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Privacy Policy

We minimize data collection to operate our services securely and reliably. This policy explains what we collect and why.

Last updated 2026-05-08 Contact [email protected] · +1 (415) 555-0197

Quick summary

  • We collect only what’s needed to deliver courses, support, and basic analytics for reliability.
  • We don’t sell personal data.
  • You can control cookies and request access/correction/deletion where applicable.

Introduction

Open Consciousness Courses (“we”, “us”, “our”) provides educational content and course experiences. We use a privacy-by-design approach: collect less, retain less, and protect what we must handle. This Privacy Policy describes what we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.

This policy applies to our website and course experiences that link to it. If you use third-party services integrated with our platform, their privacy policies may also apply.

Data We Collect

Data you provide

  • Contact details (e.g., name, email) when you sign up, request support, or join updates.
  • Account identifiers you create (e.g., username, password hash).
  • Course-related submissions (e.g., reflections, assignments) when you choose to submit them.

Data collected automatically

  • Device and browser information (e.g., user agent, language, approximate region).
  • Usage events needed for reliability (e.g., page loads, errors, performance signals).
  • Security signals (e.g., rate-limit events, suspicious activity indicators).

What we do not intentionally collect

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data (such as precise location, government IDs, or health records) as a requirement to use our services. If you choose to share sensitive information in course submissions, it will be processed as part of that content.

How We Use Data

  • Deliver courses: create and maintain your access, personalize your progress where applicable, and deliver requested materials.
  • Support and communication: respond to inquiries, troubleshoot issues, and send important service messages (e.g., policy or security updates).
  • Reliability and improvement: diagnose bugs, monitor uptime, and improve content and user experience based on aggregate usage signals.
  • Security and abuse prevention: detect suspicious activity, protect accounts, and mitigate fraud or automated attacks.
  • Legal compliance: comply with applicable laws, enforce our terms, and respond to valid requests.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored in your browser. We use essential cookies and local storage for core functionality such as security, preferences (like theme), and basic consent state. You can control cookies through your browser settings and clear local storage at any time.

Essential

Used to keep the site secure, stable, and to remember necessary preferences (e.g., your cookie consent choice).

Preference

Used to store your theme choice (light/dark) so the interface stays consistent between visits.

Our interface may present a simple consent banner. If you accept or decline, we store that choice so we don’t keep asking.

Security

We use technical and organizational measures to protect data, including access controls, secure transport where supported by the browser and hosting platform, and monitoring for abuse. No system is perfect, but we aim for industry-standard safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the data.

Practical steps you can take

  • Use a strong, unique password for your account.
  • Keep your browser updated.
  • Avoid sharing account credentials.

Your Choices

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may request access, correction, export, restriction, or deletion of your personal data. You may also object to certain processing in specific circumstances.

Access & export

Ask for a copy of your data in a reasonable format where required by law.

Correction

Request updates to inaccurate or incomplete information.

Deletion

Request deletion of personal data, subject to legal obligations and legitimate interests.

Requests

To submit a privacy request, contact us at [email protected]. We may ask for verification to protect your account and prevent unauthorized access.

If any part of this policy changes, we’ll update the “Last updated” date above. For material changes, we may provide additional notice where appropriate.