Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how Journalism Academy collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our website and services.
1. Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Website, including:
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Personal Information: This includes information that can be used to identify you, such as your name, email address, phone number, postal address, and payment information (if you enroll in a paid course). We collect this information when you register for an account, subscribe to our newsletter, enroll in a course, contact us with inquiries, or participate in surveys or promotions.
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Non-Personal Information: This includes information that does not directly identify you, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, pages you viewed on our Website, and the dates and times of your visits. We collect this information automatically through cookies and other tracking technologies. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track users' movements around the site, and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole.
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Course Progress Data: When you enroll in our courses, we track your progress, including the lessons you have completed, your quiz scores, and your overall performance. This data is used to personalize your learning experience, provide you with feedback, and assess the effectiveness of our courses. We also collect any submissions you make as part of course assignments.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
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To Provide and Improve Our Services: We use your information to operate our Website, provide you with access to our courses and other resources, personalize your experience, and improve the quality of our services.
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To Communicate with You: We use your information to respond to your inquiries, provide you with updates about our courses and services, send you newsletters and promotional materials, and solicit your feedback.
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To Process Payments: If you enroll in a paid course, we use your payment information to process your payment and manage your subscription.
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To Monitor and Analyze Website Usage: We use non-personal information to monitor and analyze trends, track users' movements around the Website, and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. This information helps us to improve the design and functionality of our Website and to better understand the needs of our users.
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To Protect Our Rights and Interests: We may use your information to protect our rights and interests, such as to prevent fraud, enforce our terms of service, and comply with legal requirements.
3. How We Share Your Information
We may share your information with the following parties:
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Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Website, providing our services, processing payments, and communicating with you. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and to use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
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Business Partners: We may share your information with our business partners, such as universities and media organizations, to offer you joint products or services. If we share your information with a business partner, we will obtain your consent before doing so.
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Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process, or if we believe that such disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and interests.
4. Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect non-personal information about your use of our Website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. We use cookies to remember your preferences, track your movements around the Website, and personalize your experience. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but doing so may affect your ability to use certain features of our Website. For more information, please review our Cookies Policy.
5. Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include:
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Encryption: We use encryption to protect your payment information and other sensitive data during transmission.
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Firewalls: We use firewalls to protect our servers from unauthorized access.
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Access Controls: We restrict access to your personal information to authorized personnel only.
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Regular Security Audits: We conduct regular security audits to identify and address potential vulnerabilities.
While we strive to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
6. Your Rights
You have the following rights with respect to your personal information:
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Access: You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you.
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Correction: You have the right to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
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Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete your personal information.
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Objection: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information.
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Restriction: You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal information.
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Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at Contact Us.
7. Children's Privacy
Our Website is not directed to children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete the information.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our Website and will indicate the date of the latest revision. Your continued use of our Website after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised Privacy Policy.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at Contact Us.