Privacy Policy
At CodeCraft Academy, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or enroll in our courses.
Information We Collect
We collect information about you in various ways when you interact with our website and services:
Personal Information
When you register for an account, enroll in a course, or contact us, we may collect personal information such as:
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Educational background
- Professional information
- Payment information (processed through secure third-party payment processors)
Usage Data
We automatically collect certain information about your device and how you interact with our website, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages you visit
- Time and date of your visits
- Time spent on pages
- Referring websites
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- Providing and maintaining our services
- Processing course enrollments and payments
- Communicating with you about your account or courses
- Sending important updates about our services
- Sending marketing communications (with your consent)
- Improving our website and services
- Analyzing usage patterns and trends
- Preventing fraud and ensuring security
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal information based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
- Contract: Processing is necessary to perform the contract we have with you (e.g., providing courses you've enrolled in).
- Legitimate Interests: Processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our services and preventing fraud.
- Consent: You have given us consent to process your personal data for specific purposes.
- Legal Obligation: Processing is necessary to comply with legal obligations.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When determining how long to retain information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, and the purposes for which we process the information.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
Service Providers
We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, and hosting services. These service providers are contractually obligated to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to us.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
Business Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal information.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal information, under certain conditions.
- Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.
- Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us through our website contact form.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and use personal information about you. For more information about the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than the country in which you reside. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country. By using our website or services, you consent to the transfer of your information to these countries.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us through our website contact form.
Last updated: April 10, 2025