Who we are

Our organization is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled securely and responsibly. If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) using the contact information provided on our website.

Our website address is: https://thesimplyproject.com

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Contact forms

When you submit a contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any other information you provide in the form. This information is used to respond to your inquiry and to provide you with the requested information or services.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Your contact information

We collect contact information, such as your name and email address, when you register for an account, sign up for our newsletter, or use our contact forms. We use this information to provide the requested services, respond to your inquiries, and send you updates about our organization and offerings.
If you have any privacy concerns or would like to exercise your rights under GDPR, please contact us using the contact information provided on our website.

Tutor LMS Integration

Our website uses Tutor LMS, an online learning management system, to provide you with access to online courses. When you enroll in a course or interact with course content, Tutor LMS may collect certain information, such as your name, email address, course progress, and quiz results. This data is used to track your progress and provide you with a personalized learning experience.

E-commerce and Payment Processing

We use third party payment precessors to manage our online store and process payments. When you make a purchase, these processors collects your name, email address, billing and shipping address, and payment information. This information is used to process your order and provide you with the purchased products or services.

When you make a payment, your payment information is securely transmitted to and processed by Stripe or PayPal, depending on your choice of payment method. Both Stripe and PayPal have their own privacy policies, which you can find on their respective websites.

Analytics

We use analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to collect data about how visitors interact with our website. This data helps us understand how visitors use our website and improve their experience. We anonymize the collected data to ensure the privacy of our visitors.

Who we share your data with

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to outside parties, except for trusted third parties such as our payment processor and Google Analytics, which assist us in operating our website and providing services to our users.

These third parties are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which it was shared.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

We retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, comply with legal and regulatory requirements, and meet our legitimate business needs. Specific retention periods are determined based on factors such as legal requirements, contractual obligations, and industry practices.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

How we protect your data

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. These measures include encryption, secure servers, and access controls.

What data breach procedures we have in place

We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement a variety of security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include, but are not limited to, secure server hosting, encrypted data transmission, and access controls.

In the event of a data breach, we will promptly notify affected users and take appropriate steps to mitigate the impact of the breach, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

What third parties we receive data from

We may receive data about you from third parties, such as our online course platform, e-commerce platform, and payment providers, to help us provide services and improve your user experience.

What automated decision making and/or profiling we do with user data

We do not engage in automated decision making or profiling using user data.

Industry regulatory disclosure requirements

We comply with all applicable industry regulatory disclosure requirements, including those imposed by GDPR and other relevant data protection laws.