Effective Date: 8 July 2025

Nakfa Academy (“Nakfa,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share information when you visit https://nakfa-academy.com, use our services, or interact with us.

Who We Are

Our website address is https://nakfa-academy.com. Nakfa Academy is dedicated to providing quality educational services while respecting and protecting your privacy.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information:
– Name, email address, phone number (if provided)
– Account login credentials
– Payment details (processed securely by third-party providers)

Technical & Usage Data:
– IP address
– Browser and device information
– Website activity (pages visited, duration, referral sources)
– Cookies and tracking technologies

Comments and User-Generated Content:
– Data you provide in comments or uploads, including IP and browser user agent for spam detection

2. How We Collect Information

– Directly from you when you fill forms, sign up, comment, or contact us
– Automatically via cookies, tracking tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel)
– Through third-party services integrated with our site (e.g., payment processors, email providers)

3. Why We Use Your Information & Legal Basis

We use your data to:
– Provide, maintain, and improve our educational services
– Process payments and communicate transactional information
– Personalize your experience and analyze usage
– Send marketing communications (with your consent)
– Comply with legal obligations and protect our legitimate interests

Legal bases include: your consent, contractual necessity, compliance with law, and legitimate interest balanced with your privacy.

4. Cookies and Tracking

Nakfa Academy uses cookies to improve user experience:
– Comment cookies: Save your name/email for one year if you comment
– Login cookies: Temporary cookies lasting 2 days (or 2 weeks if “Remember Me” is selected) to verify browser and login state
– Display preference cookies: Last one year
– Post-editing cookies: Store post ID for 1 day when editing content

You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings, but this may affect site functionality.

5. Comments

When visitors leave comments, we collect the data in the comment form plus IP address and browser agent to detect spam. We may send a hashed version of your email to Gravatar to check your avatar. After approval, your profile picture (if any) appears publicly.

6. Media

If you upload images, please avoid embedding location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors could access this.

7. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Our site may embed content (videos, articles) from third parties, who may collect data or track you. Review their privacy policies as we are not responsible for their practices.

8. Who We Share Your Data With

We only share your data with trusted providers necessary to run our service (hosting, payment processors, analytics). We do not sell your data. We may disclose information to authorities if legally required.

9. Data Transfers

Some data may be stored or processed outside your country. We ensure adequate safeguards for such transfers under applicable law.

10. Data Retention

– Comments and related metadata are kept indefinitely to facilitate ongoing conversations
– User profiles retain data until deletion, except usernames which are permanent for integrity
– We delete or anonymize data no longer needed unless retention is required by law

11. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may:
– Access, correct, or delete your personal data
– Restrict or object to processing
– Request data portability
– Withdraw consent at any time
– Object to marketing communications

Contact us at support@nakfa-academy.com to exercise these rights.

12. Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13 or the applicable legal age. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected such data, we will delete it promptly.

13. Automated Decision-Making

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that significantly affects you legally or otherwise.

14. Marketing Communications

We will only send marketing emails with your consent. You can unsubscribe anytime via links in emails or contacting us directly.

15. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including encryption, firewalls, and access controls to protect your data. However, no system is completely secure, so please use strong passwords and keep your credentials confidential.

16. Data Breach Notification

If a data breach occurs that risks your rights or freedoms, we will notify affected individuals and relevant authorities as required by law.

17. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in law or our practices. Updates will be posted here with a new effective date. Significant changes will be communicated to registered users.

18. Contact Us

For privacy questions or concerns, contact us at:
Email: support@nakfa-academy.com
Website: https://nakfa-academy.com

You may also file a complaint with your data protection authority (e.g., UK ICO at https://ico.org.uk).

Last updated

8 July 2025

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