Privacy Policy

Introduction

This page outlines our vital policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal data when you engage with our service. It also highlights the choices available to you regarding your data.

We utilize your information to enhance and deliver the service effectively. By accessing or using the service, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this policy. Unless specified otherwise, terms in this Privacy Policy carry the same definitions as provided in our Terms and Conditions, available at our website.

Information Collection And Usage

We gather various types of information for diverse purposes, all aimed at delivering and enhancing our service to better meet your needs.

Personal Data

We may use your personal data to keep you informed through newsletters, marketing materials, promotional content, and other updates that we believe may interest you. Should you prefer not to receive these communications, you can easily opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link or following the instructions included in our emails.

We may collect personally identifiable information when you participate in surveys conducted by us. This information may include, but is not limited to, details about your race, educational background, and employment history.

Social Login Information

We may obtain personally identifiable information when you access or log in to a third-party platform, such as Facebook,Google, or Instagram through our service. This may include text and/or images of your information that are available on the respective third-party platform. We do not access or store your social media passwords. The information collected via social login is subject to the privacy policies of the respective providers.

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using personal information depends on the specific context in which we collect it. We process your data under the following bases:

• Consent: When you voluntarily provide information (e.g., social login)
• Contract: To fulfill our contractual obligations (e.g., account setup)
• Legal Obligation: To comply with applicable laws
• Legitimate Interests: To improve and secure our services

Your Rights

Under GDPR and other applicable privacy laws, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction or deletion of your data
• Object to or restrict the processing of your data
• Withdraw your consent at any time
• File a complaint with a data protection authority

Public Content

Any information you share such as reviews, interests, follows, transcripts, lists, or account profiles, is intended for public visibility. This content may be displayed, shared with partner businesses, and further distributed to a broader audience via third-party platforms and services.

Usage Data

We may collect information such as accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This may include details such as your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, pages visited within the Service, time and date of your visit, duration spent on those pages, ads viewed or clicked, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data. From an IP address, we may be able to infer the Internet Service Provider and approximate geographic location of the user’s connection point.

To better understand and improve our Service, we may utilize both internal and third-party analytics tools, including Google Analytics.

Tracking And Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity and store certain information.

Cookies are small files containing a limited amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Use Of Data

We never sell your personal data - such as your name and contact details - to third parties for their own marketing purposes.

We use the collected data for various legitimate purposes, including:

• To provide and maintain our service
• To inform you of any changes to our service
• To enable you to engage with interactive features of our Service
• To offer customer support
• To collect analytical insights that help us improve our service
• To conduct statistical analysis on the use of our services
• To monitor and enhance the performance of our service
• To detect, prevent, and resolve technical issues
• To send you relevant updates, recommendations, or general information unless you opt out
• To personalize the service based on your preferences and activity

We engage a range of service providers, vendors, and contractors to help deliver our products and services to you. These contractors may have limited access to your personally identifiable information, but only to the extent necessary to perform their specific functions.

Additionally, we may share aggregated or de-identified information with third parties for purposes such as research, marketing, analytics, and other uses, as long as the information does not identify any individual.

Retention Of Data

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal data to the extent required to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Usage data is typically stored for a shorter duration unless needed for security, functionality, or legal reasons.

Transfer Of Data

Your information may be transferred to, and stored on, servers or jurisdictions where data protection laws differ from those in your region.

By submitting your information, you consent to this transfer. We take reasonable steps to ensure secure data handling.

Business Transactions

If HitTheGrade.com is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your data may be transferred. We will notify you in advance, and your data will be protected under the new privacy policy.

Disclosure To Law Enforcement

We may disclose your data to comply with legal obligations or valid government/legal requests.

Legal Requirements

HitTheGrade.com may disclose your personal data if necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation
• Protect and defend the rights or property of HitTheGrade.com
• Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• Protect the personal safety of users or the public
• Protect against legal liability

Security Of Your Data

While we use industry-standard security practices, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We strive to protect your data but cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Rights To Access, Update, Or Delete Your Information

You can access, update, or delete your information via your account settings. If you're unable to do so, contact us for help.

Links To External Sites

Our service may contain links to third-party sites not operated by us. We advise reviewing their privacy policies.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy occasionally. Any changes will be posted here, and you will be notified via email or an in-service notice.

Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@hitthegrade.com.