Effective Date: March 11, 2026

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how mySkillForge ("mySkillForge," "we," "us," and "our") collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information when you use our website, products, and services.

1. Scope

This policy applies to personal information processed through mySkillForge experiences, including account creation, authentication, waitlist signup, challenge execution, subscriptions, and learner progress features. This policy is intended to support users in the United States, European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), and California.

2. Information We Collect

Account and profile data: name, email address, role, authentication identifiers, and account metadata.

Authentication data: email login activity, session tokens, and OAuth profile information when you use third party identity providers.

Learning and product usage data: progress, streaks, completion history, challenge outcomes, and similar learning interaction data.

Challenge execution data: code submissions, selected language, test results, and execution output for coding challenges.

Waitlist and communication data: first name, last name, email, role, and related waitlist source metadata.

Subscription and transaction data: subscription status, plan information, and transaction references provided by our payment partners. We do not store full payment card details.

Technical and device data: IP address, browser/device metadata, and event-based interaction signals.

3. How We Collect Information

  • Directly from you (for example, account signup, waitlist forms, and support requests).
  • Automatically when you use the platform (for example, session and usage events).
  • From third parties you choose to use, such as OAuth providers and payment processors.

4. How We Use Information

  • Provide, maintain, and improve mySkillForge features and learner experiences.
  • Authenticate users, secure accounts, and prevent fraud or abuse.
  • Run coding challenges and return execution/test outcomes.
  • Process subscriptions and related billing workflows.
  • Send service communications, onboarding messages, and product updates.
  • Analyze performance, reliability, and user engagement trends.
  • Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms.

5. Legal Bases (EEA/UK)

  • Performance of a contract (for account access and core product functionality).
  • Legitimate interests (for service security, analytics, and product improvements).
  • Compliance with legal obligations.
  • Consent where required by law.

6. Cookies and Tracking

mySkillForge may use cookies, local storage, and event-based tracking to support authentication, product operation, and limited advertising/measurement activities. Tracking technologies may include conversion measurement tools and similar analytics events. By using the service, you acknowledge this tracking as described in this policy. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

7. Sharing and Disclosure

We may share personal information with service providers that process data on our behalf, such as authentication providers, payment processors, waitlist/email tools, cloud infrastructure providers, and code execution services. We may also disclose data to comply with law, enforce our agreements, or protect rights, safety, and security.

We do not sell personal information for money. Depending on your jurisdiction, certain ad or analytics data transfers may be considered "sharing" under applicable law.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal information for up to 24 months from your last meaningful account activity or from account closure, unless a longer period is required by law, contractual obligations, or legitimate security and dispute-resolution needs. After this period, we delete or de-identify information.

9. Security

We use administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information. No method of transmission or storage is fully secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. International Data Transfers

Your information may be processed in countries other than where you reside. Where required, we use appropriate transfer safeguards for international personal data transfers.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or export your personal information, and to limit certain processing activities.

EEA/UK rights: access, rectification, erasure, portability, restriction, objection, and complaint rights with your local supervisory authority.

California rights: right to know, delete, correct, and opt out of sale/sharing (where applicable), plus non-discrimination for exercising privacy rights.

We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before fulfilling rights requests.

12. Children's Privacy

mySkillForge is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child provided personal information, contact us so we can take appropriate action.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version with a revised effective date. Your continued use of mySkillForge after changes become effective means you acknowledge the updated policy.

14. Contact Us

For privacy requests or questions, contact us at privacy@myskillforge.dev.

You can also review related terms at Terms of Service.