Privacy Policy

Edutekie Coding and Technology School considers privacy to be one of its top priorities. It therefore undertakes to guarantee the privacy of the personal data of users of this website and its respective subdomains.

This Privacy Policy seeks to clarify the purposes for which your data will be used, how it will be processed, whether it will be shared and how it will be stored, defining appropriate means of contact in the event that you need to defend your rights.

This document may be modified at any time without prior notice to users.

Collection and processing of Personal Data

1. Edutekie Coding and Technology School, hereinafter referred to as the Company, is responsible for processing Users' personal data, under the terms set out in this privacy policy.

2. When contacting the Company through our website, you will be asked to provide some personal data.

3. All Users have the right to access, rectify, cancel, transfer, and oppose their data. If you wish, at any time, to no longer be part of the Company's database, you may exercise this right through the following means: Email: [email protected].

Registration on the platform

1. This website allows users to register on the Edutekie platform. Registration is mandatory for accessing courses.

2. In order to be contacted about the Company's products and/or services, as well as for the storage and processing of the data entered in the registration, the User's consent is required.

3. The Company guarantees the privacy of all data provided by the User.

How long your personal data is kept

1. The Company keeps your personal data for as long as it's needed to meet legal requirements.

2. When you contact the Company by registering on this website, your data will be kept indefinitely, allowing any subsequent contacts to be automatically recognized and approved.

3. Your data will be deleted when you exercise your right to have your data deleted under the terms of this privacy policy.

Connection to social networks

We allow connection to social networks, but we are not responsible for their privacy and security policies. Each network has its own Privacy Policy, so we recommend that Users check them. These networks may record information relating to Users' activities on the Internet, including on this website.

Personal Data of Minors

Edutekie is a platform exclusively for children and teenagers. All collected data benefits from enhanced protection under GDPR (Article 8) and Online Minors Protection Regulations. We apply enhanced protection for minors' data under GDPR Article 8 and Portuguese Law 58/2019 (age threshold: 13 years). All accounts use parent/guardian email addresses for communication and require our mandatory signup checkbox.

1. Age Verification Process (GDPR Article 8 compliant):

1.1. Required checkbox: "I confirm: I am the parent/guardian OR the student is 13+ years old."

1.2. Parent/guardian email collected on all registrations (used for all notifications).

1.3. Date of birth field for age confirmation.

2. Unauthorized Data: Contact [email protected] to delete under-13 data without verification.

Right of access, rectification, opposition, and deletion

1. The information collected from the contact forms is stored in the User profile.

The User may, at any time:

1.1. Request access to the information that the Company holds about them: the User has the right to confirm whether or not their data is being processed and, if so, has the right to access it.

1.2. Request the rectification of inaccurate or incomplete information: the User retains the right to have their personal data rectified by the Company.

1.3. Request the deletion of your personal data: You have the right to request that the Company delete your data, without undue delay, in the following cases:

i. When personal data is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or processed;

ii. The User has withdrawn their consent for data processing (when processing is based on consent) and there is no other basis for such processing;

iii. The User objects to the processing and there are no legitimate prevailing interests that justify the processing.

1.4. Request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in the

following situations:

i. Contest the accuracy of the personal data, within a period that allows the Company to verify its accuracy;

ii. The processing of the data is lawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests, instead, the restriction of its use;

iii. The Company no longer needs the personal data for processing purposes, but this data is required by the data subject for the purposes of declaring, exercising, or defending a right in legal proceedings;

iv. If you have objected to the processing, until it is verified that the legitimate reasons of the controller prevail over those of the data subject.

1.5. Objecting to the processing of personal data

2. The User may also, at any time, object to the processing of their personal data when such processing is directed towards legitimate interests pursued by the Company or for the purposes of direct marketing or profiling.

3. If the processing of personal data is dependent on the User's consent, the User has the right to withdraw it at any time.

4. If the User wishes to exercise any of the above rights, they should contact the Company via email at: [email protected]

5. The Company undertakes to process your requests in order to ensure the effectiveness of your rights. Therefore, it may be necessary for the User to prove their identity in order to ensure that their personal data is only shared with its owner.

6. The Company will process your request, however, it may not be immediately satisfied. In any case, the User will be informed of the measures taken by the Company to resolve their request.

7. The user may lodge a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission (via the link https://www.cnpd.pt/) or with the competent authority of the Member State in which they consider that a violation of the legal provisions on the protection of personal data has occurred.

1. The company and Thinkific (our platform) use cookies on the website to ensure functionality, improve navigation, and track educational progress.

2. Cookies are small text files that store generic information on the access device for faster, more efficient use. Thinkific session cookies save lesson progress and login status (max 30 days).

3. All browsers allow Users to accept, refuse, or delete cookies through browser settings. Users can disable cookies partially or totally at any time. Cookie consent banner available (GDPR compliant).

4. Disabling cookies may prevent access to platform features.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this website may include embedded content from other websites. If you are logged in to these websites, our website may monitor and record your interactions with the embedded content on these websites.

Sharing of personal data

1. The Company may use external entities in the context of providing services and producing digital content. Therefore, by providing their personal data, Users consent to the sharing of such data with these entities.

2. Users' personal data may also be disclosed to third parties to satisfy requirements imposed by law or by competent governmental or judicial authorities, or requirements necessary to initiate or sustain legal proceedings or defense in a lawsuit.

Applicable law

1. This Privacy Policy complies with the GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation (EU Regulation 2016/679) of the European Parliament and Council of April 27, 2016, as well as Law No. 58/2019 of August 8 (GDPR implementation in Portugal) and Law No. 67/98 of October 26 (personal data protection).

2. Portuguese law applies to any disputes or complaints related to this website. Portuguese courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

3. If you have any questions, you can contact the National Data Protection Commission and consult the information available at www.cnpd.pt.