Privacy Policy

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Information We Collect

Depending on how you use Course Advice, we may collect the following information.

Information you provide

When you register, subscribe, contact us, or use personalized features, this may include:

• Your name and email address.
• Account credentials or authentication information.
• Your profession, specialization, experience level, and professional interests.
• Courses you save, preferences you select, and information you voluntarily provide.
• Messages or inquiries submitted through our website.

Information collected automatically

When you visit our website, we may receive technical information, including:

• IP address and approximate location derived from it.
• Browser type, device information, and operating system.
• Pages visited, referring websites, and interactions with our services.
• Cookies and similar technologies used for functionality, security, or analytics.

We encourage users not to submit patient records, identifiable patient information, or other sensitive personal information through our website.

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How We Use Your Information

We use personal information, where applicable, to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve Course Advice.
• Create and manage member accounts.
• Personalize course discovery and recommendations based on your professional interests.
• Save preferences and provide requested member features.
• Respond to inquiries and support requests.
• Send newsletters or course updates when you have subscribed.
• Understand website usage and improve the user experience.
• Protect the website against abuse, fraud, and security threats.
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.

Personalized recommendations may use automated analysis of your selected preferences and course information. These recommendations are intended to assist course discovery, not to make professional licensing or employment decisions.

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Cookies and Analytics

Course Advice may use cookies and similar technologies to support essential website functions, remember user preferences, and understand how visitors use the website.

Depending on the technologies implemented, cookies may include:

• Essential cookies: Support login sessions, security, and basic website functionality.
• Preference cookies: Remember selected settings and preferences.
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand website traffic and improve performance.

Where legally required, we will request your consent before using non-essential cookies.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings and through any consent controls provided on the website.

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Personalized Recommendations

If you choose to provide information about your profession, specialization, experience, or interests, we may use it to identify and prioritize potentially relevant educational courses.

These recommendations are informational. They do not determine your professional eligibility, qualifications, or continuing education compliance.

You may request correction or deletion of your personal information, subject to applicable law and legitimate retention requirements.

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Sharing Information With Third Parties

We may share information with trusted service providers where reasonably necessary to operate our website.

These may include providers of:

• Website hosting and technical infrastructure.
• Authentication and account management.
• Website analytics.
• Email communications.
• Security and fraud prevention.
• Other services necessary to operate features you use.

These providers may process information on our behalf under their own contractual and legal obligations.

We may also disclose information when required by law, necessary to protect legal rights, or in connection with a legitimate business transfer.

External course providers

Course Advice links to third-party educational providers. When you visit an external website, that provider's own privacy policy applies.

We do not control how external providers collect or process information.

Referral links may contain tracking identifiers that allow a provider or referral partner to identify traffic originating from Course Advice. Where applicable, these identifiers may be used for referral attribution.

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Email Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter or course updates, we may send you information about relevant courses, educational opportunities, and Course Advice developments.

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe link included in those messages.

We may still send essential account or service-related communications when necessary.

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Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, fulfill the purposes described in this policy, comply with applicable laws, resolve disputes, and maintain security.

Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information and the reason it was collected.

When information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to delete or anonymize it.

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Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or loss.

However, no internet-based service or electronic storage system can guarantee absolute security.

Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their account credentials.

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International Data Processing

Course Advice may use service providers operating in different countries.

As a result, personal information may be processed or stored outside your country of residence.

Where applicable, we take steps required by relevant data protection laws to protect information transferred internationally.

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Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of eligible personal information.
• Object to or restrict certain processing activities.
• Withdraw consent where processing relies on consent.
• Request a portable copy of eligible information.
• Opt out of certain marketing communications.
• Submit a complaint to an appropriate data protection authority.

To exercise an applicable right, contact us using the details below.

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.

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Children's Privacy

Course Advice is designed for professionals and adult learners.

Our services are not directed toward children under 18, and we do not intentionally solicit personal information from children.

If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child in circumstances where the collection is not legally permitted, we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

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Third-Party Websites

Our website contains links to independent course providers and other external resources.

We are not responsible for their privacy practices, website content, or data security.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of external websites before providing personal information.

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Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to our services, data practices, or legal requirements.

The latest version will be published on this page with an updated revision date.

Where required by law, we will provide additional notice of material changes.

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Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact:

Course Advice
Operated by: [Legal entity name]
Email: [Privacy contact email]
Website: https://course-advice.com
Business address: [Business address, where legally required]