Privacy Policy

This policy explains how Tech Minds Academy ("we", "us") handles your data when you browse our site, apply, learn with us in Bwari or online, or interact with our tools and events.

• Identity & contact: name, email, phone, country, city/state, and an emergency contact for minors when needed.
• Academic & profile: courses you pick, your goals, past experience, submissions, results, and certificates.
• Payments: billing details, transaction references, and amounts. We never store your card numbers.
• Technical: device info, IP, app version, and basic logs to keep things reliable and prevent abuse.
• Communications: emails, chats, support requests, feedback, and testimonials you share.
• Media (optional): class photos or screenshots for records or marketing-only with proper permission.

• To process admissions, manage classes, track progress, and issue certificates.
• To deliver online learning, labs, and student support.
• To personalize content, improve curricula, and ensure platform reliability.
• To communicate class updates, schedules, and important notices.
• To comply with legal/financial obligations (e.g., invoicing, tax, audits).
• With your consent, to share success stories or send marketing you can opt out from anytime.

Depending on the context, we rely on one or more of the following: consent, contract necessity (to provide your course), legal obligation, and legitimate interests (e.g., service improvement, fraud prevention). We aim to align with Nigeria's NDPR and, where relevant, international standards like GDPR best practices.

We don’t sell your data. We share only what’s needed with trusted partners like payment processors, learning tools, hosting, and messaging services under strict confidentiality. We may disclose information if the law requires it or to protect our community.

Cookies help keep you signed in, remember preferences, and measure what’s working. You can adjust them in your browser, but some features (like staying logged in) may stop working.

We keep data only while we need it for teaching, records, or legal reasons. Examples: student records and certificates for about 5-7 years; support chats for roughly 1-3 years. We may keep anonymized analytics longer without personal details.

We use access controls, encryption in transit, backups, and least-privilege practices. No system is perfectly secure, but we continually improve our safeguards.

For programs like "Coding for Kids," we collect only what’s needed for learning and safety. We get parent or guardian consent when required and keep communications focused on class updates.

Some trusted providers may process data outside Nigeria. When that happens, we use reputable vendors and contracts to keep protection comparable.

• Access a copy of your personal data we hold.
• Request correction or deletion (where legally permissible).
• Object to or restrict certain processing.
• Withdraw consent at any time (processing before withdrawal remains lawful).
• Opt out of marketing messages via unsubscribe links or by contacting us.