Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2025

Last Updated: January 1, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to Academy of Speech ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website aitarget.store and use our educational services.

By using our website and services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our services.

2. Information We Collect

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

2.1 Personal Information You Provide

• Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, postal address
• Account Information: Username, password, and other registration details
• Payment Information: Credit card details, billing address (processed securely through third-party payment processors)
• Course Information: Course selections, educational background, learning preferences
• Communications: Messages, feedback, inquiries you send to us

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Usage Data: Information about how you access and use our website (pages visited, time spent, links clicked)
• Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: Data collected through cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies
• Location Data: General geographic location based on IP address

3. How We Use Your Information

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

• Providing, maintaining, and improving our educational services and courses
• Processing registrations, enrollments, and payments
• Communicating with you about courses, updates, and promotional offers
• Responding to your inquiries and providing customer support
• Personalizing your learning experience and course recommendations
• Analyzing website usage and user behavior to improve our services
• Detecting, preventing, and addressing technical issues and fraudulent activity
• Complying with legal obligations and protecting our legal rights
• Sending administrative information, such as changes to terms and policies

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information depends on the data concerned and the context in which we collect it:

• Consent: You have given us explicit permission to process your information
• Contract: Processing is necessary to fulfill our contract with you (providing courses and services)
• Legal Obligation: We need to comply with legal requirements
• Legitimate Interests: Processing is in our legitimate business interests and does not override your rights

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: Third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf (payment processing, email delivery, hosting, analytics)
• Educational Partners: Instructors and educational partners involved in delivering courses you enrolled in
• Legal Requirements: When required by law, court order, or governmental authority
• Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets
• Protection of Rights: To protect our rights, property, safety, or that of our users or others
• With Your Consent: When you have given explicit permission to share your information

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some parts of our website may not function properly without cookies.

Types of cookies we use:

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for website functionality
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website
• Marketing Cookies: Track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements
• Preference Cookies: Remember your preferences and settings

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request copies of your personal data
• Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions
• Restriction: Request restriction of processing your personal data
• Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another organization
• Objection: Object to our processing of your personal data
• Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time where we relied on consent to process your data

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only 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 we no longer need your information, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

Retention periods vary depending on the type of data:

• Account information: Retained while your account is active and for a reasonable period thereafter
• Transaction records: Retained for accounting and legal purposes (typically 7 years)
• Marketing data: Retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion
• Analytics data: Typically retained for 26 months

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:

• Encryption of data in transit and at rest
• Regular security assessments and vulnerability testing
• Access controls and authentication procedures
• Employee training on data protection practices
• Secure backup and disaster recovery procedures

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

10. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your country where data protection laws may differ. If you are located outside the United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, we transfer your data to the UK and process it there.

We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers, including standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.

11. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately, and we will take steps to remove such information.

12. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, applications, or services that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

13. Marketing Communications

With your consent, we may send you marketing communications about our courses, services, and special offers. You can opt out of receiving marketing emails at any time by:

• Clicking the "unsubscribe" link in any marketing email
• Contacting us directly at the address below
• Updating your communication preferences in your account settings

Please note that even if you opt out of marketing communications, we may still send you transactional and administrative messages related to your account and services.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by:

• Posting the new Privacy Policy on this page
• Updating the "Last Updated" date
• Sending you an email notification (for significant changes)

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

15. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us using the information above. We will investigate and attempt to resolve complaints regarding use and disclosure of personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

16. Supervisory Authority

If you are located in the EEA or UK and believe we have not adequately addressed your concerns, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.

For the UK: Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
Website: https://ico.org.uk

This Privacy Policy is compliant with GDPR, UK Data Protection Act 2018, and Google Ads policies.