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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: July 6, 2025

Section 1: Introduction

Welcome to Syntax Pathways. This Privacy Policy outlines our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your information when you use our Service. It also informs you of your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

We use your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Key Definitions:

  • Account: A unique account created for you to access our Service or parts of our Service.
  • Company: (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us”, or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Syntax Pathways.
  • Cookies: Small files placed on your computer or device by a website, containing details of your browsing history.
  • Country: refers to: United States & India.
  • Device: Any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, cellphone, or digital tablet.
  • Personal Data: Any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
  • Service: Refers to the website syntaxpathways.com, including all its pages, features, and content.
  • Service Provider: Any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company. This includes third-party companies or individuals we employ to facilitate the Service.
  • Usage Data: Data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (e.g., the duration of a page visit).
  • You: The individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service.

Section 2: Information We Collect and How

We collect information to provide a rich, interactive, and secure educational experience. This data is gathered in several ways.

2.1 Information You Provide to Us Directly

  • Account and Profile Data: When you register for an Account, we collect your name and email address. You may also voluntarily provide additional information in your user profile to personalize your experience.
  • User-Generated Content: We collect the content you create and submit through our Service. This includes:
    • Quiz and Assignment Submissions: Your answers and scores from quizzes and assignments you complete within our tutorials.
    • Code Submissions: The code (e.g., SQL, Python) you write and execute in our live code testing sections, including any inputs you provide and the resulting outputs.
    • Public Communications: Any comments you post on tutorials or messages you post in community forums.
  • Direct Communications: If you contact us directly for support or feedback, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.

2.2 Information We Collect Automatically

  • Usage Data: When you use our Service, we automatically collect data such as your Device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, and time spent on those pages. This is standard for most websites and helps us with security and analytics.
  • Course Progress Data: We track your progress through our tutorials, including which lessons and topics you complete, to help you manage your learning journey.
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and store certain information. Please see Section 5 for more details.

Section 3: How and Why We Use Your Information

We use your Personal Data for the following purposes:

  • To Provide and Maintain our Service: This includes managing your account, providing access to our tutorials, and executing the code you submit in our interactive editors.
  • To Manage Your Learning Experience: We use your quiz results and course progress to help you track your learning and to power gamification features like points and rewards.
  • To Improve Our Service: We analyze Usage Data to understand how our Service is used, identify trends, and improve the user experience, content, and features.
  • To Communicate with You: We use your email address to contact you regarding your account, provide updates about the Service, and respond to your requests. We will only send you marketing or promotional materials if you have explicitly opted in to receive them.
  • For Security and Fraud Prevention: We monitor Usage Data to protect our Service from malicious activity, brute-force attacks, and other security threats.

Section 4: Sharing and Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell your Personal Data. We may share your information in the following limited situations:

  • With Service Providers: We share information with third-party companies that help us operate our Service, such as hosting providers, security services, and analytics providers. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it only for the purposes we specify.
  • With Other Users (Publicly): When you share personal information in public areas, such as posting in a community forum, that information may be viewed by all users and may be publicly distributed. Your user profile may also be visible to other members of the community.
  • For Business Transfers: If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
  • For Legal Requirements: We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, or protect the personal safety of our users or the public.

Section 5: Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate and analyze our Service.

  • What are Cookies? A cookie is a small file placed on your Device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept Cookies, you may not be able to use some parts of our Service.
  • Types of Cookies We Use:
    • Necessary / Essential Cookies: These are essential to provide you with services available through the website, such as authenticating users and preventing fraudulent use of accounts.
    • Functionality Cookies: These allow us to remember choices you make, such as your login details, to provide a more personal experience.
    • Analytics and Performance Cookies: These help us collect information about traffic to our Service and how users use it. The information gathered is aggregated and anonymous.
    • Advertising Cookies: We may use third-party advertising partners, like Google AdSense, which use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings.

Section 6: Data Security, Retention, and Transfer

  • Security of Your Personal Data: The security of your data is important to us. We implement a variety of security measures, including SSL encryption and security plugins, to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
  • Retention of Your Personal Data: We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes, generally for a shorter period.
  • Transfer of Your Personal Data: Your information is processed at the Company’s operating offices and stored on servers in the United States. If you are accessing the Service from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States.

Section 7: Your Data Protection Rights

You have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

  • Access, Update, or Delete: You may update, amend, or delete your information at any time by signing in to your Account and visiting the account settings section. You may also contact us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information you have provided.
  • Right to Object and Restrict: You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data and the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
  • Right to Data Portability: You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable, and commonly used format.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests and may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Section 8: Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Section 9: Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Section 10: Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Section 11: Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us:

  • By email: contact@syntaxpathways.com