Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 8, 2025

Introduction

Welcome to AI Upskill Center. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it.

We value your privacy and believe in transparency about how we handle your data. If you have any questions or concerns about this policy or our practices with your personal information, please contact us at aiupskillcenter@gmail.com.

Data We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us, as well as information about how you interact with our platform:

  • Email addresses: Used for account registration and newsletter subscriptions
  • Account information: Your name and securely hashed password
  • Assessment results: Your answers to AI skills assessment questions, skill profiles, and scores
  • Gap analysis data: Career goals, target role, industry preferences, and time availability
  • Learning paths: Courses you select, save, and track progress on
  • User activity: Page views, course clicks, and interaction events (with your consent)
  • Cookies: Essential cookies for site functionality, analytics cookies (with consent), and marketing cookies (future use)

How We Use Your Data

We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, and improve our services:

  • Personalization: Generate learning path recommendations based on your assessment results and career goals
  • Analytics: Understand how users interact with our platform using Vercel Analytics (only with your consent)
  • Communication: Send you newsletters and transactional emails via SendGrid (only if you opt in)
  • Service improvement: Analyze usage patterns to optimize features and user experience

Third-Party Integrations

We work with trusted third-party service providers to deliver our services. These providers only have access to the data necessary to perform their functions:

  • SendGrid: Email delivery and newsletter distribution. SendGrid acts as a data processor and has a Data Processing Agreement in place to protect your information.
  • Vercel Analytics: Website analytics to understand user behavior and performance. Vercel Analytics respects our consent mode settings per GDPR requirements. We only enable analytics tracking after you consent.
  • Sentry: Error tracking and monitoring to identify and fix technical issues. Sentry captures diagnostic information (error messages, stack traces, browser info) but does not collect personally identifiable information.
  • Affiliate Platforms: When you click on course links, you may be redirected to platforms like Coursera, Udacity, edX, and LinkedIn Learning. Your data is then subject to their respective privacy policies. We may earn a commission from these platforms at no additional cost to you.
  • Vercel: Hosting infrastructure for our platform. Data is stored in secure US/EU regions with industry-standard security measures.
  • PostgreSQL/Supabase: Database hosting for user accounts, assessments, and learning paths.

Cookie Usage

We use cookies to make our site work properly and to improve your experience:

  • Essential cookies: Required for site functionality, including session management, authentication, and security. These cannot be disabled.
  • Analytics cookies: Vercel Analytics cookies that help us understand how users interact with our site. These are only enabled with your consent.
  • Marketing cookies: Reserved for future use to deliver personalized content.

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by opening from our footer or visiting our detailed Cookie Policy.

Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

We respect your rights to control your personal data. Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

GDPR Rights (European Users)

  • Right to Access: Request a copy of all personal data we hold about you. You can export your data at any time from your account settings.
  • Right to Deletion: Request deletion of your account and all associated data. This can be done through your account settings.
  • Right to Portability: Download your data in a machine-readable JSON format for transfer to another service.
  • Right to Object: Opt out of analytics tracking by adjusting your cookie preferences.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: Unsubscribe from our newsletter or change your cookie preferences at any time.

CCPA Rights (California Users)

  • Right to Know: Request disclosure of what personal information we collect, use, and share.
  • Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information.
  • Right to Opt-Out: We do not sell your personal information. You can opt out of analytics tracking via cookie settings.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at aiupskillcenter@gmail.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with legal obligations:

  • Account data: Retained until you delete your account
  • Assessment results: Retained for logged-in users until account deletion. Anonymous assessment results are retained for 30 days.
  • Analytics data: Retained according to Vercel Analytics retention policies
  • Newsletter subscriptions: Retained until you unsubscribe

Security Measures

We take the security of your personal information seriously and implement industry-standard measures to protect it:

  • Password security: All passwords are hashed using bcrypt with salt rounds ≥ 12
  • Encryption: All data transmission is encrypted using HTTPS/TLS
  • Database access controls: Strict access controls limit who can access your data
  • Regular security audits: We conduct regular security reviews and updates
  • Third-party security: Our hosting providers (Vercel, Supabase) maintain SOC 2 compliance and industry certifications

While we strive to protect your information, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but continuously work to improve our defenses.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email: aiupskillcenter@gmail.com

We will respond to all GDPR-related requests within 30 days.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will notify you by email (if you have an account) or by displaying a prominent notice on our website.

Your continued use of our services after such changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.