Table of Contents
1. Introduction
Welcome to EconTeen ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our financial literacy education platform.
🛡️ Our Commitment
We believe that financial education should be accessible and secure. Your trust is essential to our mission, and we're committed to transparency about our data practices.
2. Information We Collect
Personal Information
We collect information you provide directly to us, including:
- Account Information: Name, email address, username, and password
- Profile Information: Age range, education level, and learning preferences
- Communication Data: Messages you send us and feedback you provide
- Payment Information: Billing details (processed securely by third-party payment processors)
Usage Information
We automatically collect certain information about your use of our platform:
- Learning Progress: Lessons completed, quiz scores, and time spent learning
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device information, and operating system
- Analytics Data: How you navigate and interact with our platform
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Provide Services: Deliver lessons, track progress, and issue certificates
- Personalize Experience: Customize content and recommendations
- Communicate: Send important updates, educational content, and support responses
- Improve Platform: Analyze usage patterns to enhance our educational offerings
- Security: Protect against fraud, abuse, and security threats
- Legal Compliance: Meet legal obligations and enforce our terms
4. Information Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in these limited circumstances:
- Service Providers: Trusted partners who help us operate our platform (hosting, analytics, payment processing)
- Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect rights and safety
- Business Transfers: In connection with mergers, acquisitions, or asset sales
- Consent: When you explicitly authorize us to share your information
🔒 Your Data Stays Private
We never share your learning progress, personal information, or educational data with advertisers, marketers, or other third parties for commercial purposes.
5. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information:
- Encryption: All data transmission uses SSL/TLS encryption
- Secure Storage: Data is stored on secure servers with access controls
- Regular Audits: We conduct security assessments and updates
- Access Controls: Limited employee access on a need-to-know basis
- Incident Response: Procedures for detecting and responding to security breaches
7. Your Rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: Request a copy of your personal data
- Correction: Update or correct inaccurate information
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data
- Portability: Export your data in a common format
- Opt-out: Unsubscribe from marketing communications
- Restriction: Limit how we process your information
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.
8. Data Retention
We retain your information for as long as necessary to:
- Provide our services and maintain your account
- Comply with legal obligations
- Resolve disputes and enforce agreements
- Improve and develop our platform
When you delete your account, we will remove your personal information within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.
9. Children's Privacy
Our platform is designed for teenagers and young adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 18, please have a parent or guardian review this policy and supervise your use of our platform.
If we discover we have collected information from a child under 13, we will delete it immediately and terminate the account.
10. Policy Changes
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will:
- Post the updated policy on our platform
- Update the "Last Updated" date
- Notify you of significant changes via email or platform notification
- Provide 30 days' notice before material changes take effect
11. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
- Email: support@econteen.com
Questions About Your Privacy?
Our privacy team is here to help you understand how we protect your information.
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