Studyvibez Privacy Policy

Welcome to Studyvibez! Your privacy is a top priority for us. This Privacy Policy outlines how Studyvibez ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information when you use our software, website, and related services (collectively, the "Service").

Our policy is designed to be transparent and to comply with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

For the purpose of the GDPR, the data controller is:

We collect information necessary to provide and improve our Service. This data is categorized as follows:

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Service Provision: To provide, maintain, and improve our Service, including processing your documents, generating summaries, and creating personalized study materials.
• Account Management: To create and manage your account, authenticate your identity, and provide customer support.
• Personalization: To customize your experience, recommend relevant content, and adapt our Service to your learning preferences and goals.
• Communication: To send you important updates about our Service, respond to your inquiries, and provide customer support.
• Analytics and Improvement: To analyze usage patterns, understand user behavior, and improve our Service's functionality and user experience.
• Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes, and to protect our rights and the rights of our users.

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

• Contract Performance: Processing necessary to perform our contract with you (providing the Service you've signed up for).
• Legitimate Interest: Processing necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our Service, ensuring security, and conducting analytics.
• Consent: Where you have given explicit consent for specific processing activities, such as marketing communications.
• Legal Obligation: Processing required to comply with legal obligations, such as tax reporting or responding to lawful requests.

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Service, such as cloud hosting providers, payment processors, and analytics services. These providers are contractually bound to protect your information.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, regulation, or legal process, or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users or others.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of the transaction, subject to the same privacy protections.
• With Your Consent: We may share information for other purposes with your explicit consent.

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

• Encryption of data in transit and at rest
• Regular security assessments and updates
• Access controls and authentication measures
• Employee training on data protection practices

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: The right to request access to your personal information
• Rectification: The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Erasure: The right to request deletion of your personal information
• Portability: The right to request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Restriction: The right to request restriction of processing under certain circumstances
• Objection: The right to object to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise these rights, please contact us at techfinds.live@gmail.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our Service and fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. Specifically:

• Account Information: Retained while your account is active and for a reasonable period after account deletion to comply with legal obligations
• User Content: Retained while your account is active and deleted upon account deletion, unless you've shared content publicly
• Usage Data: Typically retained for up to 2 years for analytics and improvement purposes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. We will notify you of any material changes by:

• Posting the updated policy on our website
• Sending you an email notification
• Displaying a prominent notice in our Service

Your continued use of our Service after the effective date of the revised Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.