Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

LearnCodeNow, Inc. ("LearnCodeNow," "we," "our," or "us") provides an educational technology platform designed to help users learn to code, develop technical skills, and engage with interactive learning systems, AI mentoring, and future LearnCodeNow applications, devices, and software ecosystems.

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, store, and protect personal information when you:

• Use our website (learncodenow.org)
• Use LearnCodeNow mobile apps or desktop apps (current or future)
• Use LearnCodeNow hardware or connected devices (future products)
• Interact with our AI services, including those powered by Google Gemini API
• Participate in LearnCodeNow School/Enterprise systems
• Access any associated subdomains, APIs, or services under the LearnCodeNow ecosystem

By using our services, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Age Requirements & COPPA Compliance

2.1 Personal Accounts (13+)

• Individuals must be 13 years or older to create a standard LearnCodeNow account.
• We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 for personal accounts.

2.2 School & Enterprise Accounts (Under 13 permitted)

Students under age 13 may use LearnCodeNow only when:

• Their account is created by a school administrator, teacher, district, or enterprise organization
• The school provides documented consent under applicable laws (COPPA, FERPA, GDPR-K)
• These accounts are restricted and do not provide the same features as personal accounts.

3. Information We Collect

We collect the following categories of information across our platforms:

3.1 Account Information

• Email address
• Username
• Hashed password
• Profile picture (optional)
• Display name
• Country or region
• School/district information (for under-13 accounts)

3.2 Usage & Activity Data

• Lesson progress
• XP levels and achievements
• Quizzes, checkpoints, and completed modules
• Code editor input and sandbox interactions
• AI chat logs and feedback
• Device information (browser type, OS, IP address)
• Website analytics (pages visited, clicks, time spent)

3.3 Communications

• Support tickets
• Email exchanges
• Feedback submissions
• Bug reports

3.4 Cookies & Tracking

We use:

• Essential cookies
• Session tokens
• Analytics cookies
• Contextual ad placements (non-tracking ads)

We do not use behavioral advertising or sell user data.

4. Information We Do Not Collect

LearnCodeNow does NOT collect or store:

• Credit card numbers
• Full billing addresses
• Bank information

All payments are processed by third-party processors (such as Stripe), and we only receive non-sensitive confirmation tokens.

5. How We Use Your Information

We use data to:

• Provide access to lessons, certificates, and features
• Personalize the learning experience
• Improve lesson recommendations
• Maintain account security
• Deliver AI-powered tutoring and feedback
• Troubleshoot platform issues
• Provide contextual (non-targeted) ads
• Improve platform performance
• Comply with legal obligations

Future uses may include integrations with LearnCodeNow hardware, mobile apps, or operating systems as our ecosystem expands.

6. AI Services Disclosure (Google Gemini)

LearnCodeNow uses Google Gemini API for some AI mentorship, analysis, content generation, code guidance, and adaptive learning features.

We disclose the following:

• Your AI interactions may be sent to Google's servers for processing
• We do not allow Google to use your data for training their models
• We do not send any payment data or highly sensitive personal data
• AI outputs may contain errors and should be reviewed by the user

7. Legal Bases for Processing (GDPR)

For users in the EU/EEA, we process data under:

• Contractual necessity (account creation, lessons, certificates)
• Legitimate interest (analytics, security, product improvement)
• Consent (cookies, newsletters, AI chat logs where required)
• Legal obligation (age verification for school accounts)

8. Data Sharing

We may share information with:

• Google Gemini API (AI processing)
• Supabase (authentication/database)
• Vercel (hosting infrastructure)
• Stripe (payment processing)
• School or enterprise administrators (for under-13 accounts only)
• Service providers who support platform maintenance

9. Future Integrations & Ecosystem Expansion

This Privacy Policy also applies to future LearnCodeNow products, including but not limited to:

• Mobile apps
• Desktop applications
• Hardware devices
• Connected devices
• Custom OS
• LearnCodeNow API integrations
• Developer tools
• Extensions and plug-ins

As the LearnCodeNow ecosystem evolves, this policy will remain binding unless superseded by an updated version.

10. Data Retention

We retain data for:

• As long as an account remains active
• 24 months after account deletion (unless user requests immediate purge)
• 12 months for analytics logs
• 36 months for school-issued accounts unless school requests deletion

11. Security Measures

We use:

• AES-256 encryption
• HTTPS/TLS 1.3
• Supabase Row-Level Security (RLS)
• Strict API key barriers
• Zero-trust infrastructure
• Session expiration policies
• Password hashing using bcrypt or Argon2

No system is 100% secure, but we follow and exceed industry standards.

12. User Rights

Users may request:

• Access to their data
• Correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion of their account
• Restriction of data processing
• Export of data (data portability)
• Opt-out of non-essential cookies
• Opt-out of newsletters

Requests can be sent to privacy@learncodenow.org.

13. International Data Transfers

Data may be processed in the U.S. We comply with:

• GDPR
• EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)

14. Changes to This Policy

We will update this Privacy Policy when:

• New features launch
• We expand to apps or devices
• Laws change
• AI systems change

Users will be notified through:

• Email
• Website banners
• App notifications (when applicable)

15. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact: