Privacy Policy

Your privacy matters to us. Learn how we protect your personal information and data rights.

Effective Date: 4/14/2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to SparkMinds ("Company", "we", "our", "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our platform. This Privacy Policy outlines our practices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your information through our website located at https://sparkminds.com ("Site") and the services we provide ("Services").

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

  • Personal Information: When you register for an account, we collect personal details such as your name, email address, and any other information you provide.
  • Learning Progress Data: We track your quiz progress, code challenges, topic progress, and other related activities to personalize your learning experience and save your progress.
  • Usage Data: Information about your interactions with our platform, such as IP addresses, browser types, and device information, is collected to improve our Services.

3. How We Use Your Information

Your information is used to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our Services.
  • Personalize your learning experience.
  • Communicate with you, including sending updates and promotional materials.
  • Monitor and analyze usage to enhance platform performance and user experience.
  • Ensure compliance with legal obligations.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. However, we may share your data with third parties in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We use third-party services to facilitate our Services:
    • Clerk: For user authentication and account management. Clerk's Privacy Policy can be found here.
    • PostHog: For analytics to understand user behavior and improve our platform. PostHog's Privacy Policy is available here.
  • Legal Requirements: If required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use first-party cookies to:

  • Authenticate users and maintain sessions.
  • Remember user preferences and settings.
  • Analyze site traffic and usage patterns.

You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Services.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights under data protection laws, including:

  • Accessing the personal data we hold about you.
  • Requesting correction or deletion of your personal data.
  • Objecting to or restricting our use of your personal data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@sparkminds.com.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to provide you with our Services and for legitimate business purposes. When we no longer need your data, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

9. International Data Transfers

If you are accessing our Services from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy on our Site and updating the effective date.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

SparkMinds
123 Learning Lane
Knowledge City, ED 54321
Email: privacy@sparkminds.com