Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

Future Developer Skills Academy LLC is the data controller responsible for your personal information. We are registered in the state of Texas, United States. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us using the information below:

2. Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our educational services to you. This includes:

• Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, and physical mailing address when you register for a course or request a syllabus.
• Educational Background: Information about your prior experience, degree status, and technical proficiency to ensure proper placement in our technical tracks.
• Usage Data: Information on how you access and use our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on our platform.
• Financial Information: Payment details for tuition processing (processed through secure third-party providers).

3. How We Use Your Data

We process your personal information based on several legal grounds, primarily to fulfill our contract with you as a student. Other purposes include:

• Providing and maintaining our technical training services.
• Notifying you about changes to our curriculum or enrollment periods.
• Providing admissions support and career services.
• Monitoring website usage to improve the user experience and ensure technical security.
• Complying with legal obligations under Texas state law and federal education regulations.

4. Cookie Policy

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us analyze web traffic and remember your preferences.

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function correctly (e.g., security and load balancing).
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our content so we can optimize our syllabus landing pages.
• Marketing Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements about our upcoming cohorts on other platforms.

You can manage your cookie preferences through the banner at the bottom of our site or through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may impact the functionality of our website.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. For unsuccessful applicants, we typically retain data for a period of 24 months before permanent deletion.

6. Third-Party Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our academy, such as:

• Payment processors for tuition transactions.
• Cloud infrastructure providers for hosting our learning management system.
• Email marketing services for distribution of program updates.
• Hiring partners (only with your explicit consent during the career services phase).

7. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your location, you have certain rights regarding your personal information. These generally include:

• The Right to Access: You can request copies of your personal data.
• The Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
• The Right to Erasure: You can request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.
• The Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization.
• The Right to Object: You can object to our processing of your personal data for marketing purposes.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact our Data Protection Officer at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

8. Security of Data

The security of your data is critical to us. We implement industry-standard technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including encryption of data in transit and at rest. However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

9. Right to Complain

If you believe that we have not processed your data in accordance with the law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In the United States, you may contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or the relevant state attorney general's office. In the European Union, you may contact the Data Protection Authority in your country of residence.