Privacy policy

Nerdy Pixels Academy (“NPDA”, “we”, “us”) provides digital-skills training, certification and a verified talent network. This policy explains what personal data we collect, why, and the choices you have. It applies to our website and services.

What we collect

• Account data - your name, email and password (stored only as a secure hash) when you create an account.
• Learning data - courses you enrol in, lesson progress, assessment submissions and certificates earned.
• Talent-profile data - if you join the talent pool: your headline, bio, skills, country, portfolio links and any CV you upload.
• Enquiry data - messages you send us, and employer hiring briefs.
• Technical data - basic request information (such as IP address) used to keep the service secure and rate-limit abuse.

How we use it

• To run your account, deliver courses, mark assessments and issue verifiable certificates.
• To operate the verified talent directory and connect verified members with employers - only when you set your profile to public.
• To send essential service email (verification, password reset, assessment results). Marketing email is opt-in and always has an unsubscribe.
• To keep the platform secure, prevent abuse and meet legal obligations.

Uploaded files

Files you submit - assessment work, CVs, portfolio assets - are stored in secured object storage, not on our application servers. Private files (such as CVs and submissions) are served only through short-lived signed links to authorised staff, never publicly listed.

Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with service providers who help us operate (for example, email delivery and file storage) under contract, and with employers only for the public information in a talent profile you have chosen to make public. We may disclose data where required by law.

Your choices and rights

• Access or correct your account data by contacting us.
• Control talent-profile visibility - a profile is listed only when you opt in.
• Request a copy of your data, or its deletion, by contacting us.
• Unsubscribe from any non-essential email at any time.

Retention

We keep account and learning data while your account is active and for as long as needed to provide certificates you can verify. Certificates are part of a public verification record and are not deleted, though they can be revoked. You can ask us to close your account and remove personal data we are not legally required to keep.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data? Reach us through the help channels or the contact options on our contact page. See also our Terms of service.