We're committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about how we collect, use, and share your data.
At Ways Direct, we believe that privacy is a fundamental right. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our learning platform and community features.
By using Ways Direct, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. We will not use or share your information except as described in this Privacy Policy.
When you create an account, we collect your email address, username, full name, and optional profile information like your bio and avatar.
We track your learning progress, course completions, XP earned, achievements unlocked, and community participation to provide personalized experiences.
We collect information about how you use our platform, including pages visited, features used, and time spent on different activities.
We may collect information about your device, including IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
To provide, maintain, and improve our learning platform, including personalized recommendations and progress tracking.
To enable community interactions, leaderboards, achievements, and connecting you with other learners with similar interests.
To send you important updates about your account, courses you're enrolled in, and platform announcements.
To protect our platform, prevent fraud, and ensure a safe learning environment for all users.
Your public profile information, achievements, and leaderboard standings may be visible to other community members.
Course creators can see aggregated data about their students' progress and engagement, but not individual personal information.
We share information with trusted service providers who help us operate our platform, such as payment processors and analytics services.
We may share information when required by law or to protect our rights, users' safety, or investigate violations of our terms.
All data transmitted to and from our servers is encrypted using industry-standard TLS encryption.
We implement strict access controls and only authorized personnel can access user data on a need-to-know basis.
We conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to identify and address potential threats.
We maintain secure backups of user data to ensure continuity of service and prevent data loss.
You can access and update your personal information through your account settings at any time.
You can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.
You can delete your account and associated data at any time from your account settings.
You can control what communications you receive from us through your notification settings.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please don't hesitate to contact us.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.
If we make significant changes that affect how we use your personal information, we will notify you by email or through a prominent notice on our platform before the changes take effect.
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.