Privacy Policy

BizSkill Forge ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you use our platform.

BizSkill Forge is an independent educational platform and is not affiliated with any university or business school referenced in our content.

Information You Provide

• Account information: name, email address, password
• Profile preferences: School of Thought selection, learning goals
• Content you create: business plans, ventures, course submissions
• Payment information: processed securely through Stripe (we do not store card details)
• Communications: messages, feedback, support requests

Information Collected Automatically

• Usage data: pages visited, features used, course progress, XP earned
• Device information: browser type, operating system, screen resolution
• Log data: IP address, access times, referring URLs
• Cookies and similar technologies for session management and preferences

We use your information to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve the Platform
• Personalize your learning experience (School of Thought adaptation, AI recommendations)
• Process payments and manage subscriptions
• Send transactional emails (welcome messages, streak reminders, billing notifications)
• Generate AI-powered content tailored to your preferences
• Analyze usage patterns to improve our educational content
• Prevent fraud and ensure Platform security
• Comply with legal obligations

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

• Stripe — Payment processing (PCI-DSS compliant)
• Google OAuth — Optional social login (subject to Google's Privacy Policy)
• AI Language Models — Content generation (prompts may include course context but not personal data)
• Video Generation Providers — AI lecture video creation (no personal student data is shared)
• News APIs — Business news for case study generation (no personal data is shared)

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:

• Passwords are hashed using bcrypt (never stored in plaintext)
• All data transmission is encrypted via HTTPS/TLS
• API endpoints are rate-limited to prevent abuse
• Database access is restricted and authenticated
• Regular security audits of our codebase and infrastructure

While we strive to protect your data, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access — Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Correction — Request correction of inaccurate personal data
• Deletion — Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten")
• Portability — Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Objection — Object to processing of your personal data for certain purposes
• Withdraw Consent — Where processing is based on consent, withdraw it at any time

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at the email below.

We retain your data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. Upon account deletion:

• Personal account data is deleted within 30 days
• Anonymized usage analytics may be retained for product improvement
• Financial records are retained as required by applicable tax and accounting laws
• Content shared in community features may persist in anonymized form

We use essential cookies for:

• Authentication session management (JWT tokens)
• Theme preference (dark/light mode)
• School of Thought selection persistence

We do not use third-party advertising cookies. Analytics, if implemented, will use privacy-respecting tools.

BizSkill Forge is not intended for users under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us to have it removed.

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of material changes via email or in-app notification at least 30 days before changes take effect. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates the most recent revision.

For privacy-related questions, data requests, or concerns, please contact us at:

privacy@bizskillforge.com

We aim to respond to all privacy inquiries within 30 days.