Effective Date: 24th December 2024
At FinTechTuts, your privacy is our priority. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use and protect your personal information when you visit our website, engage with our services, or interact with our content. By using FinTechTuts, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Information We Collect
a. Information You Provide
We may collect the following information when you interact with our website:
- Contact Information: Name, email address, and phone number (when you sign up for newsletters, courses, or contact us).
- Account Information: Username and password (if account creation is offered).
- Payment Information: Billing address and payment details when you purchase our courses or other services.
- Comments: When visitors leave comments on in FinTechTuts we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
- Media: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
b. Information We Collect Automatically
When you visit our website, we automatically collect:
- Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and device type.
- Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on our site, referral sources and other analytics data.
- Cookies: Data stored on your device to enhance user experience. Refer to our Cookie Policy for more details.
- Cookies: Data stored on your device to enhance user experience. If you leave a comment on our FinTechTuts you may opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
- If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
- Embedded content: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other websites. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
c. Third-Party Information
We may receive additional data from third parties, including social media platforms, payment processors and marketing partners.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide and improve our content, services and tutorials.
- Customise your user experience.
- Process payments and manage transactions.
- Communicate updates, promotional offers and newsletters.
- Conduct website analytics to enhance performance and usability.
- Comply with legal obligations.
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. However, we may share your data with:
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who assist in payment processing, hosting, analytics and marketing.
- Legal Authorities: When required to comply with legal obligations or protect our rights.
- Business Partners: In case of mergers, acquisitions, or partnerships, where your data may be part of the transferred assets.
4. How long we retain your data
- If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
- For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
5. Your Rights and Choices
a. Access and Correction
You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and request corrections for inaccuracies.
Data request If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
b. Data Deletion
You may request the deletion of your personal data that we hold about you. However, some information may be retained for legal or administrative purposes. This includes any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
c. Opt-Out Options
- Emails: Unsubscribe from promotional emails by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link.
- Cookies: Adjust your browser settings to disable cookies.
6. Security Measures
We implement industry-standard measures to protect your data, including encryption, firewalls, and secure servers. However, no online system is completely secure. Please use caution when sharing sensitive information.
7. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.
8. Children’s Privacy
FinTechTuts is not directed at individuals under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us immediately.
9. International Users
If you access FinTechTuts from outside your home country, be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in a country different from your own. By using our services, you consent to this transfer.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.” We encourage you to review this policy regularly.
11. Contact Us
For questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- Email: support@fintechtuts.com
- Phone: [Insert Phone Number]
- Mailing Address: [Insert Mailing Address]
Thank you for trusting FinTechTuts with your privacy. We are committed to safeguarding your information while providing valuable tech-driven solutions to help you grow wealth and upskill effectively.