Privacy policy

CyTek Academy(“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard personal data when you use our website, courses, and related services.

1. Information we collect

Account data. When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and profile photo through our authentication provider (Clerk). We store a mirror of this data in our database to manage your enrollment and learning experience.

Payment data.Course purchases are processed by Stripe. We store transaction references (session IDs, amounts, status) but never store your full card number. Stripe’s privacy policy governs how they handle your payment information.

Usage data. We collect lesson progress (which lessons you complete), course enrollments, and contact form submissions.

2. How we use your information

• To provide and improve our courses and learning platform.
• To process payments and manage enrollments.
• To send transactional emails (enrollment confirmations, contact acknowledgments).
• To respond to your inquiries via the contact form.
• To maintain security and prevent abuse.

3. Third-party services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

• Clerk — authentication and user management.
• Supabase — database hosting and file storage.
• Stripe — payment processing.
• Resend — transactional email delivery.
• Vercel — website hosting.

4. Data retention

We retain your account data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account through Clerk, we anonymize your profile data (remove name, email, and avatar). Payment records are retained for accounting and legal compliance purposes.

5. Your rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. To exercise these rights, contact us at the email address below. EU/EEA residents have additional rights under GDPR, including the right to data portability and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

6. Cookies

We use essential cookies for authentication and session management. We do not use advertising or third-party tracking cookies.

7. Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including encrypted connections (HTTPS), row-level security on our database, and secure authentication through Clerk.

8. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries, please use our contact form or email info@cytekacademy.co.uk.