Privacy Policy

Gifysee.com – Programming Fundamentals Courses for School Students

At Gifysee.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or use our services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:

  • Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, and other identifiers when you register for our courses, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us.
  • Educational Information: Course progress, completed assignments, test results, and other learning-related data.
  • Technical Information: IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, and other technical identifiers when you access our website.
  • Usage Information: Information about how you interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent, and features used.
  • Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website and collect information about your browsing activities.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

  • Providing and maintaining our educational services and platform
  • Personalizing your learning experience and recommending appropriate courses
  • Monitoring and analyzing usage patterns and trends to improve our website and services
  • Communicating with you about your account, courses, updates, and promotional offers
  • Responding to your inquiries, comments, or concerns
  • Ensuring the security and integrity of our platform
  • Complying with legal obligations and enforcing our terms and conditions

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Compliance)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: When you explicitly agree to the processing of your personal data for specific purposes.
  • Contract Performance: When processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
  • Legitimate Interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our services, preventing fraud, or ensuring network security, provided that your fundamental rights and freedoms do not override these interests.
  • Legal Obligation: When processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.

4. 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. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:

  • The duration of your relationship with us (e.g., how long you maintain an account or are enrolled in courses)
  • Legal obligations that require us to keep data for a certain period
  • Statute of limitations under applicable law
  • Our legitimate business needs

5. Data Protection and Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. These measures include:

  • Encryption of sensitive data both in transit and at rest
  • Regular security assessments and vulnerability testing
  • Access controls and authentication procedures for our systems
  • Staff training on data protection and security practices
  • Secure network architecture and firewalls

While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights, including:

  • Right to Access: You can request copies of your personal data that we hold.
  • Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
  • Right to Erasure: You can request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.
  • Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
  • Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization or directly to you under certain conditions.
  • Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section.

7. Children's Privacy

Our services are directed to school students, including minors under the age of 16. We take additional precautions to protect the privacy of children:

  • We require parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 16
  • We collect only the information necessary to provide our educational services
  • We do not make children's personal information publicly available
  • Parents can review, delete, or refuse further collection of their child's information

8. Cookies Policy

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us analyze website traffic and customize content for you. We use the following types of cookies:

  • Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly.
  • Analytical/Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website.
  • Functionality Cookies: Allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced features.
  • Targeting Cookies: Record your visit to our website, the pages you visit, and the links you follow.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may limit your ability to use some features of our website.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Last Updated: May 15, 2023