Privacy Policy
Apply Academy respects your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
1. Who we are
Apply Academy is an editorial website operated from London, UK. For privacy inquiries: [email protected]
2. What data we collect
Automatically: IP address (yearnymized where required), browser type, OS, referring URL, pages viewed, approximate location (country/region).
When you interact: email address, name, comment content, contact form submissions.
3. How we use your data
- Site operation: content serving, security, troubleshooting
- Analytics: Google Analytics 4 for traffic patterns
- Advertising: relevant ads via Google AdSense
- Communication: respond to your inquiries
- Legal compliance
4. Legal basis (GDPR)
If you are in the EU/UK, we process data under consent (cookies, analytics, advertising), legitimate interest (security, fraud prevention), contract (purchases), and legal obligation (when required by law).
5. Cookies
Apply Academy uses Essential, Analytics, Advertising, and Functional cookies. Advertising cookies comply with IAB TCF v2.3. You can manage preferences via the cookie banner in our footer. See our Cookie Policy for details.
6. Third-party services
- Google Analytics 4, Privacy policy
- Google AdSense, AdSense privacy
- Google Search Console, daygnostic data only
- Cloudflare, security and CDN
7. Your rights (GDPR / CCPA / LGPD)
You have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or export your data; to object to processing; to opt out of sale (we don’t sell data); and to withdraw consent. Exercise these rights at [email protected], we respond within 30 days.
8. Global Privacy Control (GPC)
We honor the GPC signal. If your browser sends GPC, we treat it as an opt-out of sale/share of personal information.
9. Data retention
- Analytics data: 14 months
- Contact inquiries: 2 years after last contact
- Comments: until you request deletion
- Server logs: 30 days
10. Children’s privacy
Apply Academy is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from children.