Effective Date: May 30, 2025
Applies To: California Residents Only
This Privacy Notice applies to California residents under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and supplements the Privacy Policy of StudyCertified.com (the “Website,” “we,” “our,” or “us”).
1. Definitions
Website: https://studycertified.com and all content and services offered under the Study Certified name.
Owner/We: The team or legal entity operating StudyCertified.com.
User/You: Any individual who uses this Website and resides in California.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal information. The list below shows examples and whether we currently collect each type:
| Category | Examples | Collected |
|---|---|---|
| A. Identifiers | Name, email, IP address | ✅ YES |
| B. Personal information | Address, contact number | ✅ YES |
| C. Protected classifications | Age, gender, ethnicity | ✅ YES |
| D. Commercial information | Browsing behavior | ✅ YES |
| E. Biometric data | Voice, fingerprints | ❌ NO |
| F. Internet activity | Cookies, pages visited | ✅ YES |
| G. Geolocation | Approximate location | ✅ YES |
| H. Sensory data | Audio, visuals (e.g., video comments) | ✅ YES |
| I. Employment info | Job title, employer (if submitted) | ✅ YES |
| J. Education info | Student records (user-submitted) | ✅ YES |
| K. Inferences | User preferences or behaviors | ✅ YES |
We do not collect:
- Social Security numbers
- Government-issued IDs
- Sensitive medical or biometric data
We gather personal data directly (e.g., via forms) and indirectly (e.g., analytics, cookies).
3. Use of Your Personal Information
We use your personal data to:
- Deliver and improve content and services
- Provide customer support
- Respond to legal or regulatory requests
- Detect security issues or fraud
- Show ads (via Google AdSense)
- Evaluate potential business changes (e.g., mergers)
We do not use your data for purposes outside these outlined uses unless you are notified and give consent.
4. Sharing Personal Information
We may share your data with:
- Trusted service providers (e.g., analytics, advertising, cloud services)
- Data aggregators (in anonymized format)
- Advertising partners (e.g., Google AdSense) to serve relevant ads
We do not sell your personal information.
We do not share sensitive personal data without consent.
5. Your CCPA Rights
Under California law, you have the right to:
✅ Request Access
Ask us what personal information we collect, use, and share.
✅ Request Deletion
Ask us to delete your personal information, unless needed to:
- Complete a transaction
- Comply with legal obligations
- Detect or prevent fraud
- Improve website security or fix bugs
- Perform internal business tasks
✅ Non-Discrimination
You will not be discriminated against for exercising your rights. We will not:
- Deny services
- Charge different prices
- Provide lower quality services
- Suggest reduced services or benefits
6. How to Exercise Your Rights
To make a request related to your personal data, email us at:
Please include enough detail to verify your identity and understand the request. We aim to respond within 45 days of receiving a valid request.
7. “Do Not Sell My Information”
We do not sell personal data, including for advertising.
You do not need to opt out under this clause at this time.
8. Other California Rights – Shine the Light
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 allows users who are California residents to request information regarding the disclosure of their personal data to third parties for direct marketing purposes.
To make such a request, email:
📧 info@studycertified.com
9. Changes to This Notice
We may update this CCPA notice to stay compliant with new laws or our internal practices. Any changes will be posted here with the updated effective date.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this CCPA notice or your data:
🌐 Website: https://studycertified.com
📧 Email: info@studycertified.com