Privacy Policy

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Privacy Policy for Smart Study Central

Effective Date: 09/12/2024

At Smart Study Central, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website, purchase products or services, and interact with us online. We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to ensure the protection of your data.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data is:

Smart Study Central
Address: Athens, Greece
Email: hello@smartstudycentral.com

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

• Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, postal address, phone number, etc.
• Payment Information: Data necessary to process payments for ebooks and lessons (e.g. PayPal account information).
• Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our website (e.g., IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, etc.).
• Marketing Data: Your consent-based preferences related to receiving newsletters and other promotional emails.

3. How We Use Your Information

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

• To Provide Services: To fulfill your orders for ebooks and lessons, manage your account, and communicate with you regarding your purchases.
• To Send Marketing Communications: With your consent, we may send you newsletters and promotional materials about new lessons or ebooks. You can opt-out of marketing communications at any time.
• To Improve Our Services: We use your data to analyze how users interact with our website to enhance user experience and ensure it meets your needs.
• Legal Obligations: We may need to process your data to comply with legal requirements, such as accounting, tax laws, and data retention obligations.

4. Legal Basis for Data Processing

Under the GDPR, we process your data based on the following legal grounds:

• Contractual Necessity: To provide the services you have requested (e.g., processing your payment and sending you ebooks or lessons).
• Consent: For activities such as sending marketing emails. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
• Legitimate Interests: For improving our services and managing customer relationships.
• Legal Obligation: To comply with laws and regulations, such as record-keeping and tax laws.

5. Data Sharing and Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your personal data with third parties to help us provide our services, including:

• Payment Processors: We use third-party payment processors like PayPal to process transactions securely.
• Email Marketing Providers: We may use services like Mailchimp to manage email communications, newsletters, and promotional content.
• Analytics Providers: Tools like Google Analytics may collect data on website usage for service improvement.

These third parties are bound by data protection obligations and will only process your data in accordance with our instructions.

6. International Data Transfers

We may transfer your personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), such as the United States, when using services like PayPal or Mailchimp. In such cases, we ensure that adequate safeguards are in place to protect your data, including the use of standard contractual clauses or relying on companies certified under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including any legal, accounting, or reporting obligations. When we no longer need your data, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR:

• Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification: You can request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete your personal data under certain conditions.
• Portability: You can request your personal data in a structured, commonly used format for transfer to another organization.
• Restriction: You can ask us to restrict how we process your data under certain circumstances.
• Objection: You can object to our processing of your data based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
• Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent for data processing at any time.

To exercise your rights, please contact us at hello@smartstudycentral.com

9. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. Cookies are small data files stored on your device that help us understand how you interact with our site. You can control cookie settings through your browser, but please note that disabling certain cookies may impact the functionality of the site.

For more information, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

10. Security

We take the protection of your personal data seriously and employ various technical and organizational measures to ensure that your data is secure, including encryption and access controls.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and the date of the most recent update will be indicated at the top of the page. Please review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your personal data.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your rights regarding your personal data, please contact us:

Smart Study Central
Email: hello@smartstudycentral.com
Website: www.smartstudycentral.com