Privacy Policy
Last updated: December 1, 2024
At AcademiaTrack, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our academic tracking service.
Please read this privacy policy carefully. By using AcademiaTrack, you consent to the practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
Personal Information
When you register for an account, we may collect personal information that can identify you, such as:
- Full name
- Email address
- Academic institution information
- Student identification details (if provided)
Academic Information
To provide our services, we collect academic data including:
- Course information and schedules
- Grades and academic performance data
- Assignment deadlines and details
- Semester information
- Academic goals and progress tracking
Technical Information
We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, including:
- IP address and browser type
- Device information
- Usage patterns and preferences
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our services
- Process your transactions and send related information
- Send you technical notices, updates, and support messages
- Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
- Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities
- Personalize your experience and deliver content relevant to your academic interests
- Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
3. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties without your consent, except in the following circumstances:
Service Providers
We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, and contractors who perform services on our behalf and require access to such information to carry out their work.
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
In connection with any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company, we may transfer your information.
Aggregated or De-identified Data
We may share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you for research or analytical purposes.
4. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect your personal information against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. 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 we no longer need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it.
6. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: You can request copies of your personal information.
- Correction: You can request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
- Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information under certain conditions.
- Restriction: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
- Data Portability: You can request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.
8. Children's Privacy
Our service is intended for use by students in higher education institutions. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
9. International Data Transfers
Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside Nigeria and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data to Nigeria and process it there.
10. 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. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Email: privacy@academiatrack.com
Address: AcademiaTrack Privacy Team
FUTO, Owerri, Nigeria
By using AcademiaTrack, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.