Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 2025-08-01

This Privacy Policy explains how Writeen Media ("Writeen", "we", "our", "us") collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data related to our digital literacy platform, writing & thesis learning resources, mentoring / thesis guidance bookings, and other related services (collectively the "Services").

1. What This Covers

  • Platform account usage (web application).

  • Course enrollment, progress tracking, quiz attempts, video streaming.

  • Writing skill paths, thesis planning tools, structured content drafts.

  • Mentoring / thesis guidance sessions (booking, schedule & notes).

  • Instructor / mentor profile data and payouts (where applicable).

  • Promo code usage & subscription management.

  • Support tickets, feedback, messaging, notifications.

2. Data We Collect

  • Account & Identity: name, display name, email, password (hashed), role (student / instructor / mentor / admin).

  • Profile Enhancements: bio, avatar, academic focus, writing interests.

  • Learning Activity: course/module/material progress, timestamps, quiz attempts, scores, completion rates, watch time (aggregated video analytics), bookmark / likes.

  • Content & Submissions: notes you save, drafts you create, thesis outlines, uploads you intentionally provide.

  • Mentoring / Thesis Guidance: booking metadata (requested topic, preferred time), session status, internal session notes (only visible to assigned mentor and you unless escalated).

  • Payment & Subscription: plan, status, renewal dates, transaction reference tokens (we do NOT store full card numbers—handled by payment processor).

  • Promo / Discount Usage: applied codes, validity checks, redemption counts.

  • Technical & Usage: device/browser info, IP (for security & regional compliance), session tokens, error logs, performance metrics.

  • Communications: support requests, feedback messages, system notifications, email engagement (open / bounce data).

  • Security & Abuse Prevention: authentication tokens, refresh token identifier (hashed), rate‑limit counters, audit trails (admin actions).

3. Why We Process Data

  • Account creation, authentication, secure session management.

  • Delivering courses, tracking progress, enabling adaptive learning paths.

  • Facilitating writing & thesis mentoring: matching, scheduling, follow‑up.

  • Improving instructional content quality & platform usability.

  • Video delivery & performance optimization (via Mux).

  • Fraud, abuse, cheating and plagiarism pattern detection.

  • Subscription billing, entitlement enforcement, promo validation.

  • Regulatory compliance (tax, accounting, lawful requests).

  • Personalized recommendations (courses, mentors, learning sequences).

  • Analytics to enhance digital literacy outcomes (aggregated & de‑identified where possible).

4. Legal Bases (If Applicable – e.g. GDPR)

  • Contract: providing requested educational & mentoring services.

  • Legitimate Interest: platform safety, analytics, service improvement.

  • Consent: marketing emails, optional profile fields, promo participation.

  • Legal Obligation: tax, compliance, safeguarding inquiries.

5. How We Store & Retain Data

  • Core account + progress data retained while account is active.

  • Inactive accounts may be pseudonymized or archived after a defined retention window.

  • Mentor session notes retained for continuity & dispute resolution (limited access).

  • Aggregated analytics retained indefinitely (non-identifiable).

  • You may request deletion; certain financial / compliance records must remain.

6. Sharing & Disclosure

  • Service Providers: hosting, email delivery, analytics, payment, video (Mux).

  • Mentors / Instructors: only data needed to deliver guidance (no full payment data).

  • Admin / Trust & Safety: limited access for moderation & compliance.

  • Legal & Security: disclosed if required by law or to prevent harm.

  • We do NOT sell personal data.

7. Video & Media Processing

  • Videos streamed via Mux; playback analytics (buffering, watch segments) may be collected in aggregated form.

  • We request only minimal metadata for streaming tokens and do not embed raw private keys client‑side.

  • Thumbnails auto‑generated; no biometric analysis performed.

8. Mentoring & Thesis Guidance Data

  • Session requests include topic, objective, urgency, preferred schedule.

  • Mentor notes: strictly for educational continuity; not publicly visible.

  • You control what draft content you upload—keep sensitive unpublished research private unless sharing is intended.

  • We encourage anonymization for proprietary or confidential research data.

9. Security Measures

  • Hashed passwords (industry standard algorithms).

  • Role-based access control (student / mentor / instructor / admin).

  • Rate limiting & anomaly detection for abusive patterns.

  • Encrypted transport (HTTPS) required.

  • Principle of least privilege for internal tooling.

10. Your Choices & Rights

  • Access / Export: request a copy of core profile & progress data.

  • Rectification: update profile fields directly or via support.

  • Deletion: request account deletion (retention exceptions may apply).

  • Withdraw Consent: unsubscribe from marketing communications.

  • Objection / Restriction: where lawful grounds apply.

11. Cookies & Tracking

  • Essential cookies: authentication/session continuity.

  • Preference cookies: interface, theme, accessibility settings.

  • Analytics: aggregated usage to improve learning pathways.

  • You can adjust browser settings to limit non-essential cookies.

12. Children & Age

  • Platform intended for users who can lawfully consent to data processing per local regulations.

  • If we learn we hold data from a child without proper authorization, we will initiate removal.

13. International Transfers

  • Data may be processed in regions where our service or vendors operate.

  • Safeguards (standard contractual clauses / equivalent) applied where required.

14. Changes to This Policy

  • We may update for legal, technical or operational reasons.

  • Material changes: reasonable notice via email or in‑app alert.

15. Contact

  • Questions, requests, concerns:

  • Email: writeenmedia@gmail.com.

By continuing to use the Services you acknowledge this Privacy Policy.

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