Who We Are
Welcome to Academic Masterclass, a platform owned and operated by The Struggling Scientists, based in Diemen, the Netherlands. Our website address is http://academicmasterclass.com.
This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use our website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in compliance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
What Data We Collect and Why
Account Information
When you create an account on our website, we collect the following personal data:
- Email Address: Used to create your account, send you course-related information, and communicate with you.
- Payment Information: Collected when you purchase a course. This includes your payment details and billing address, which are processed securely by our payment service providers.
- Location Data: Collected during the purchase process to comply with tax regulations and to tailor content and services to your location.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture (if you have one) is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide a better user experience and analyze site traffic.
- Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter your details for future comments. These cookies will last for one year.
- Login: When you log in, we set several cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences. 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, these cookies will be removed.
- Content Editing: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie does not contain personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on our site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that content, including tracking your interaction with embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data to:
- Provide and manage your access to our courses and services.
- Process your course purchases and manage payments.
- Communicate with you about your account, courses, and updates to our services.
- Improve our website and services based on usage data.
- Comply with legal obligations and regulations, particularly regarding payments and tax compliance.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically, rather than holding them in a moderation queue.
- Account Information: For users who register on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. 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 this information.
- Payment Information: We retain payment information as long as necessary for tax and legal purposes.
Your Rights Over Your Data
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access Your Data: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correct Your Data: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- Delete Your Data: You can request that we delete your personal data, provided we are not legally obligated to retain it.
- Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit how we use your personal data.
- Data Portability: You can request that we provide your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@academicmasterclass.com.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Additionally, your payment details are processed securely by our payment processors, who are GDPR-compliant.
Data Security
We take the security of your personal data seriously and use industry-standard security measures to protect it. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your personal data.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at:
The Struggling Scientists
Diemen, The Netherlands
Email: info@academicmasterclass.com