Welcome to YourCyberSecMentor (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your data when you use our website, courses, and services.
By accessing or using our platform, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. Please read this document carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information.
Information We Collect
Personal Information
When you sign up for our courses or services, we collect:
Name
Email address
Age
Gender
Physical address
Payment information (processed securely through RazorPay)
Course-Related Information
As you progress through our courses, we collect:
Course enrollment details
Progress and completion data
Quiz and assessment results
Interactions with course materials
Technical Information
We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website:
IP address
Browser type and version
Device information
Operating system
Referring website
Pages visited on our site
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. These technologies help us remember your preferences, analyze site usage, and deliver targeted content.
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Third-Party Services
We integrate various third-party services to improve our platform:
Google Analytics: Collects anonymized data about site usage and performance
WooCommerce: Processes and stores order information
Tutor LMS: Manages course enrollments and progress
RazorPay: Handles payment processing (Note: RazorPay collects and processes payment information directly)
Marketing Information
If you opt-in to our marketing communications, we collect:
Email engagement data (opens, clicks)
Preferences for types of content and courses
How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for the following purposes:
Provide and Improve Services:
Deliver course content and materials
Process payments and manage subscriptions
Personalize your learning experience
Analyze usage patterns to improve our platform and courses
Communication:
Send important updates about your courses or account
Respond to your inquiries and support requests
Deliver marketing communications if you’ve opted in
Marketing and Promotions:
Send promotional emails about new courses or special offers
Conduct market research to understand our audience better
Create targeted advertising campaigns
Legal and Security:
Comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests
Detect and prevent fraud or unauthorized access
Enforce our terms of service and other policies
Analytics and Reporting:
Generate aggregated, non-identifying reports on platform usage
Measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
Identify trends and areas for improvement in our services
We process your data based on the following legal grounds:
Performance of a contract when we provide you with services
Your consent, particularly for marketing communications
Our legitimate interests in improving our services and protecting our platform
Compliance with legal obligations
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who We Share Your Data With
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
Service Providers: We work with trusted third-party service providers who perform essential functions for our platform:
RazorPay for payment processing
Google Analytics for website analytics
MailChimp for email marketing (if you’ve opted in) These providers are bound by confidentiality agreements and are prohibited from using your data for any other purpose.
Affiliated Platforms: Your name and email may be used to enroll you in courses on affiliated learning platforms owned by Animesh Shaw, including YourCyberSecMentor and CyberPrepX. This sharing is done to provide a seamless learning experience across our family of brands.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or governmental authority.
Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or part of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of the deal. We will notify you via email or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or use of your personal information.
With Your Consent: We may share your information in other ways if you have given us specific consent to do so.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your Rights and Choices
You have certain rights regarding your personal information:
Access and Update: You can review and update your account information at any time by logging into your account settings.
Data Portability: You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
Deletion: You can request the deletion of your account and associated personal information. Note that we may retain certain information as required by law or for legitimate business purposes.
Marketing Communications: You can opt-out of marketing emails at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link in the email or updating your communication preferences in your account settings.
Cookies: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, limiting cookies may impact your experience on our site.
Do Not Track: We do not currently respond to “Do Not Track” browser signals.
To exercise these rights or ask questions about your data, please contact us using the information provided in the “Contact Us” section.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information:
Encryption of data in transit and at rest
Regular security assessments and penetration testing
Access controls and authentication measures
Employee training on data protection and security practices
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Where Your Data is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the updated Privacy Policy on this page with a “Last Updated” date.
For significant changes, we will notify you by email or through a prominent notice on our website. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your personal information.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
