Privacy Policy

1. Introduction
At SkillPlus Academy (https://www.skillplusacademy.com), we are committed to protecting the privacy of our users, including students, employers, corporate training clients, and affiliate marketing partners. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you interact with our website, services, or programs, such as course enrollment, job recruitment, corporate training, or affiliate marketing. By using our website or services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect
Personal Information:
Students: When you enroll in a course (self-paced or instructor-led), we collect your name, email address, phone number, billing information, and any other details provided during registration.

Employers (NextGen Recruit Page): When you register to hire candidates, we collect your company name, contact person’s name, email address, phone number, and billing information.

Corporate Training Clients: When you schedule training for your employees, we collect your company name, contact person’s details (name, email, phone), participant names, and training requirements.

Affiliate Marketing Partners: When you join our affiliate program, we collect your name, email address, payment details (for commission payouts), and marketing-related information.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies:
We use cookies to enhance your experience. If you leave a comment or interact with our site, you may opt-in to saving your name and email address in cookies for convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter your details for future comments or interactions.
We also use cookies to track user behavior, such as pages visited, time spent on the site, and course progress (for students).

Embedded Content from Other Websites:
Our site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, Google Maps, social media widgets). These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged into those websites.

Analytics and Log Data:
We collect anonymized data through tools like Google Analytics, including your IP address, browser type, device information, and pages visited, to improve our website and services.

Job Application Data (Employers and Students):
For students applying for jobs via our NextGen Recruit Page, we collect resumes, certifications, and other job-related information.
For employers, we collect job posting details and candidate interaction data.

3. How We Use Your Information
For Students:
To process course enrollments, provide access to self-paced or instructor-led courses, and issue certificates upon completion.
To track your progress in courses and provide personalized learning recommendations.
To send you updates, course reminders, and promotional offers (if you opt-in).
To facilitate job placement support through our NextGen Recruit Page (e.g., sharing your resume with employers, if consented).

For Employers (NextGen Recruit Page):
To send updates about new candidates or recruitment features.

For Corporate Training Clients:
To schedule and deliver training programs tailored to your employees’ needs.
To provide training materials and certificates to participants.
To communicate with you regarding training schedules, invoices, and feedback.

For Affiliate Marketing Partners:
To manage your affiliate account, track referrals, and process commission payments.
To provide marketing materials and track the performance of your affiliate links.

4. How We Share Your Information
With Service Providers:
We share data with third-party service providers who help us deliver our services, such as payment gateways (e.g., Razorpay, PhonePe), cloud hosting providers, and email marketing platforms. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data.

For Job Placement (Students and Employers):
If you are a student using our NextGen Recruit Page, we may share your resume and profile with employers who are hiring, but only with your explicit consent. Employers’ job postings and company details may be shared with candidates as part of the recruitment process.

For Corporate Training:
Participant names and training progress may be shared with the corporate client to provide updates on the training program.

For Affiliate Marketing:
Affiliate partners’ referral data may be shared with analytics tools to track performance and calculate commissions.

With Consent:
We may share your information with third parties (e.g., for marketing partnerships) if you provide explicit consent.

5. How Long We Retain Your Data
Student Data:
Course enrollment data, progress, and certificates are retained for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with services (e.g., job placement support). If your account is inactive for 2 years, we may delete your data, except as required by law.

Employer Data:
Employer account details and job postings are retained for as long as your account is active or as needed to fulfill recruitment purposes. Inactive accounts may be deleted after 2 years.

Corporate Training Data:
Corporate training data, including participant names and training records, is retained for 5 years to comply with contractual obligations and for future reference (e.g., re-training requests).

Affiliate Marketing Data:
Affiliate partner data, including referral and commission records, is retained for 5 years to comply with tax and financial reporting requirements.

Analytics Data:
Anonymized analytics data (e.g., website visits, IP addresses) may be retained indefinitely for improving our services.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Functional Cookies: If you leave a comment or interact with our site, you may opt-in to saving your name and email address in cookies for convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter your details for future interactions.

Analytics Cookies: We use tools like Google Analytics to collect anonymized data about your browsing behavior (e.g., pages visited, time spent).

Marketing Cookies: For affiliate marketing, we use cookies to track referrals and attribute commissions to partners.
Course Progress Cookies: For students, we use cookies to track your progress in self-paced courses.

Third-Party Cookies:
Embedded content from other websites (e.g., YouTube videos, social media widgets) may set third-party cookies. These websites may track your interaction with the embedded content, especially if you are logged into their services.

Managing Cookies:
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect your ability to access certain features of our website, such as course progress tracking.

7. Third-Party Links and Embedded Content
Our website may include links to third-party websites (e.g. affiliate marketing platforms) or embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, social media widgets). These third-party sites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interactions, especially if you are logged into their services.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
SkillPlus Academy reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Modified” date. Continued use of our website or services after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.