This Privacy Policy describes how CodeBack Academy Philippines ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit our website at codebackacademy.ph, use our services, or otherwise interact with us. It also describes the choices available to you regarding our use of your personal information and how you can access and update this information.
Information We Collect
Personal Information You Provide to Us:
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Register for our courses or services
- Create an account on our website
- Fill out a form on our website
- Contact us via email, phone, or other communication channels
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Participate in surveys, contests, or promotions
The personal information we collect may include:
- Contact information (such as name, email address, phone number)
- Demographic information (such as age, education level, employment status)
- Professional background and experience
- Payment information (such as credit card details, billing address)
- Account login credentials
- Course preferences and interests
- Communications and feedback you provide to us
Information Collected Automatically:
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns. This may include:
- Device information (such as IP address, browser type, operating system)
- Usage data (such as pages visited, time spent on pages, links clicked)
- Location information (based on IP address or device settings)
- Referral source (how you found our website)
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies (as described in our Cookie Policy)
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our services
- Process transactions and fulfill orders
- Create and manage your account
- Communicate with you about our services, promotions, and events
- Provide customer support and respond to inquiries
- Personalize your experience on our website
- Analyze usage patterns and optimize our website and services
- Protect against, identify, and prevent fraud and other illegal activities
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and policies
How We Share Your Information
We may share your personal information with the following categories of recipients:
Service Providers:
We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processors, cloud service providers, email service providers, and analytics providers.
Business Partners:
We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services, or promotions that may be of interest to you, such as potential employers or educational institutions.
Legal Requirements:
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency) or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
Business Transfers:
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, but we will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information.
Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- Access: You can request to access the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you.
- Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Objection: You can object to our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Restriction: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.
- Data Portability: You can request a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- Withdraw Consent: If we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you can withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this policy.
Account Information:
You can update or correct your account information at any time by logging into your account settings on our website. If you wish to delete your account, please contact us directly.
Marketing Communications:
You can opt out of receiving promotional emails from us by following the unsubscribe instructions included in these emails or by contacting us directly. Even if you opt out of receiving promotional emails, we may still send you transactional or administrative emails related to your account or our ongoing business relationship.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies:
You can manage your preferences for cookies and similar tracking technologies through your browser settings and our cookie preference center. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, or damage. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process the information, whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and applicable legal requirements.
Children's Privacy
Our services are not directed to children under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information as soon as possible. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us immediately.
International Data Transfers
We primarily process personal information in the Philippines. However, we may transfer your personal information to countries outside of your country of residence for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. When we transfer personal information internationally, we take steps to ensure that the information is protected in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical, or business developments. When we update our Privacy Policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. We will obtain your consent to any material Privacy Policy changes if and where this is required by applicable data protection laws.
You can see when this Privacy Policy was last updated by checking the "Last Updated" date displayed at the top of this Privacy Policy.