Who We Are
Our website address is: https://ivyleague-tutors.com. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit or interact with our site.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. This data is essential for maintaining site security and user experience.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to verify if you’re using it. The Gravatar privacy policy can be found here. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture, if you have one, will be visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website, which could compromise your privacy.
Cookies
We use cookies for various purposes, including enhancing user experience and remembering your preferences. Here’s how:
Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, so you don’t have to enter your details again when commenting later. These cookies last for one year.
Login Cookies: If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will be set to check if your browser accepts cookies. This contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser. When you log in, we set cookies to store your login details and screen display preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen option cookies last one year. If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for two weeks.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Content on our site may include embedded material (e.g., videos, images, articles) from other websites. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those websites to understand how they handle your data.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. However, your data may be shared under specific circumstances:
Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party service providers for website hosting, email communication, and spam detection.
Legal Obligations: We may disclose your personal data if required to comply with legal obligations, protect our rights, or enforce our Terms of Service.
Password Reset Requests: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
Data Retention
We retain your data for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:
Comments: Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
User Accounts: For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Registered users can edit, delete, or update their personal information (except usernames). Website administrators also have access to user data for administrative purposes.
Your Rights Over Your Data
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Deletion: You may request that we delete any personal data we hold about you, unless we are required to retain it for legal, administrative, or security reasons.
Correction: You can update or correct any personal information you have provided to us.
To make any of these requests, please contact us via email at info@ivyleague-tutors.com.
Data Security
We take the protection of your personal information seriously. We implement industry-standard security measures, including encryption and secure servers, to safeguard your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, or alteration. However, no method of online data transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Compliance with Legal Requirements
Our website complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other applicable privacy laws. Users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and California have specific rights under these laws, including the right to opt-out of data collection and processing.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Data may be processed and stored outside your home country in locations where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
Contact Us
For any questions about this privacy policy or your data rights, you can reach us at info@ivyleague-tutors.com.