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Your privacy is important to us. This policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use LearnCodingFast.

Our Privacy Principles

1. Introduction & Scope

This Privacy Policy ("Policy") explains how LearnCodingFast ("the Service", "the Platform", "we", "us", or "our"), a service operated by BKesellers LTD (a company registered in England and Wales, Company No. 15793709), collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website, create an account, interact with courses, or use any features of the platform.

By using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Policy and consent to the practices described herein.

• UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) — Data Protection Act 2018
• EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) — Regulation (EU) 2016/679
• ePrivacy Directive — Directive 2002/58/EC (as amended)
• Google AdSense Programme Policies — including Consent Mode v2 requirements

The data controller for personal data collected through the Service is BKesellers LTD (registered in England and Wales, Company No. 15793709), which operates LearnCodingFast. For enquiries, please use the Contact page .

2. Legal Bases for Processing

Under GDPR, we process your personal data based on the following legal bases:

For marketing emails, analytics cookies, ad personalisation, and non-essential data processing. You can withdraw consent at any time.

To provide account services, save course progress, and deliver the educational platform you registered for.

For platform security, fraud prevention, service improvement, and essential operational analytics.

To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and lawful government requests.

3. Information We Collect

A. Information You Provide Directly

When you create an account or interact with the Service:

• Account data: Name, email address, password (securely hashed — we never store plaintext passwords)
• Profile preferences: Display name, notification settings, theme preference
• Learning data: Course progress, completed lessons, bookmarks, last activity timestamps
• Consent records: Cookie consent choices, email opt-in/opt-out preferences with timestamps
• Communications: Messages sent through the Contact page

B. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Service, we may automatically collect (subject to your consent choices):

• Device information: Browser type, operating system, screen resolution, device type
• Network information: IP address (for security and fraud prevention)
• Usage data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, click patterns, navigation paths
• Referral data: How you arrived at the Service (search engine, direct link, social media)

C. Advertising & Analytics Data (Consent Required)

Only if you grant consent, Google and analytics tools may collect:

• Cookie identifiers and advertising IDs
• Ad interaction data (impressions, clicks)
• Browsing activity related to ad targeting
• Device identifiers for cross-device measurement

You can reject or withdraw this consent at any time — see Section 9.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

Purpose

Legal Basis

Provide and operate the learning platform

Contract

Save and sync course progress

Authenticate and secure your account

Contract / Legitimate Interest

Send learning reminders (if opted in)

Consent

Send news & updates (if opted in)

Display advertisements via AdSense

Analyse website usage and performance

Consent / Legitimate Interest

Prevent fraud and ensure security

Legitimate Interest

Comply with legal obligations

Legal Obligation

We never sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties for their marketing purposes.

5. Email Communications

📚 Learning Reminders

• Triggered after 72+ hours of inactivity
• Contains your last course and progress
• Designed to maintain learning momentum
• Maximum frequency: once per week

📰 News & Updates

• New courses and lesson announcements
• Platform improvements and features
• Educational blog posts and tips
• Sent no more than twice per month
• All email types are off by default — we never pre-check consent boxes
• Every email includes a clear, one-click unsubscribe link
• Preferences can be changed anytime in Account Settings
• We never share your email with third parties for marketing
• Unsubscribe requests are honoured within 24 hours

6. Cookies & Google Consent Mode v2

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies as described in our Cookie Policy . Key points:

• A cookie consent banner appears on every first visit, regardless of entry point
• No analytics or advertising cookies are loaded before you make a consent choice
• We implement Google Consent Mode v2 with four signals: ad_storage , ad_user_data , ad_personalization , analytics_storage
• Google's AdSense tag loads in a cookieless state (Consent Mode v2, default-denied) and only stores advertising cookies or serves personalised ads after you consent
• Strictly necessary cookies (authentication, security, consent storage) are always active

You can change your cookie preferences at any time via the cookie settings in your account or by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site.

7. Google AdSense Disclosure

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on the platform. This is required disclosure under Google's programme policies.

In our mobile apps (iOS and Android) we use Google AdMob to show ads. AdMob may access your device's advertising identifier (IDFA on iOS, Advertising ID on Android) to serve and measure ads. On iOS you'll be asked for tracking permission (App Tracking Transparency) — if you decline, you'll see non-personalised ads. You can reset or limit your advertising ID in your device settings at any time.

• Use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits (if you consent to ad personalisation)
• Display non-personalised, contextual ads (if you reject personalisation)
• Use the DoubleClick cookie for ad serving and frequency capping
• Collect and process data for ad measurement and fraud prevention
• Google's advertising policies: policies.google.com/technologies/ads
• Manage your Google ad settings: google.com/settings/ads
• Opt out of personalised advertising: aboutads.info/choices

8. Data Sharing & Third Parties

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data.

We may share data with the following categories of recipients:

Hosting, database, email delivery, and infrastructure providers who process data on our behalf under strict data processing agreements.

Only if you consent to analytics and/or advertising cookies. Subject to Google's privacy policies.

When required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, safety, or property of our users or the public.

All third-party processors are bound by contractual obligations to protect your data in accordance with GDPR and applicable data protection laws.

9. Your Data Rights (GDPR / UK GDPR)

Under GDPR and UK GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

How to exercise your rights: Visit your Account Settings to manage preferences or delete your account. For formal requests, use the Contact page . We will respond within 30 days as required by GDPR.

10. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data:

• Encryption in transit: All data is transmitted over HTTPS/TLS encrypted connections
• Encryption at rest: Sensitive data is encrypted in our database
• Password security: Passwords are hashed using industry-standard algorithms (never stored in plaintext)
• Access controls: Strict role-based access with principle of least privilege
• Row-Level Security: Database-level policies ensure users can only access their own data
• Regular reviews: Periodic security assessments and dependency audits
• Incident response: Procedures in place to detect, report, and respond to data breaches within 72 hours as required by GDPR

While no system is 100% secure, we are committed to maintaining the highest practical level of data protection. If you discover a security vulnerability, please report it responsibly through the Contact page .

11. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Policy:

Data Type

Retention Period

Account data

Until you delete your account

Course progress

Consent records

3 years (GDPR compliance)

Server logs (IP, access)

90 days

Contact form messages

1 year after resolution

Cookie preferences

Until consent is withdrawn

When you delete your account, all associated personal data is permanently removed within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.

12. International Data Transfers

Your personal data may be processed in countries outside the UK or EEA where our service providers operate. When we transfer data internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place:

• Adequacy decisions: Transfers to countries recognised as providing adequate data protection
• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs): EU/UK-approved contractual protections with processors
• Data Processing Agreements: Binding obligations on all sub-processors

You may request information about the safeguards in place for international transfers by contacting us through the Contact page .

13. Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. Users aged 13-15 in the EEA/UK require verifiable parental consent.

If you believe we have collected personal data from a child under the applicable age, please contact us immediately through the Contact page . We will promptly investigate and delete the data if confirmed.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or platform features. When we make material changes:

• The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page will be revised
• A notification may be displayed on the platform
• Registered users who opted in to communications may receive an email notification

We encourage you to review this Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.

15. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data rights, or need to report a privacy concern, please contact us through the Contact Us page .

We aim to respond to all privacy-related enquiries within 30 days .

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. For UK residents, this is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) .

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