Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2025

Social Skills Course ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that data when you visit socialskillscourse.com ("the Site").

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Information You Provide

• Newsletter Subscription: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address via our email service provider MailerLite. Your email is used solely for sending newsletters and is governed by MailerLite's Privacy Policy.
• Contact Form: If you contact us via our contact page (powered by Tally.so), we collect the information you submit (e.g., name, email, message). This data is processed by Tally.so.
• AI Conversations: If you use our Social Skills Guide Assistant, your messages are processed in real time by Anthropic (Claude) to generate responses. We do not permanently store conversation transcripts on our servers. Do not share sensitive personal, medical, or financial information with the assistant.

1.2 Information Collected Automatically

• Usage Data: Pages visited, courses viewed, interactions with site features, referral source, device type, and browser — collected via Google Analytics in anonymised form.
• Cookies: We use essential cookies for theme preference storage and analytics cookies via Google Analytics. See Section 4 for details.

1.3 Information Stored Locally

• Skill Stack / Cart: Your course selections (Skill Stack) are stored in your browser's local storage — not on our servers. This data never leaves your device unless you choose to export it as a PDF.
• Theme Preference: Your light/dark mode preference is stored in local storage.
• Favourites and Filters: Any saved favourites or filter settings remain in your browser only.

2. How We Use Your Data

• To deliver and improve our course recommendation service
• To send newsletters (only if you opted in via our subscription form)
• To respond to your enquiries submitted through our contact form
• To analyse aggregate, anonymous site usage patterns to improve the user experience
• To generate AI-powered course recommendations in real time

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third parties for marketing purposes.

3. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

When you click a course link, you are redirected to the third-party platform's website, which operates under its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of Mindvalley, MasterClass, Studio.com, and BBC Maestro before enrolling.

4. Cookies

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential Cookies: Required for theme preference and basic site functionality. These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics Cookies: Used by Google Analytics to collect anonymised usage data. You can opt out by disabling cookies in your browser settings or using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Data Retention

• Newsletter data: Retained by MailerLite until you unsubscribe or request deletion
• Contact form submissions: Retained by Tally.so per their data retention policy
• Analytics data: Retained by Google Analytics for up to 14 months
• AI conversations: Not permanently stored on our servers
• Local storage data: Persists in your browser until you clear it

6. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights under data protection laws such as the GDPR (EU/EEA/UK) or CCPA (California):

• Right of Access: Request a copy of any personal data we hold about you
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
• Right to Restriction: Request that we limit processing of your data
• Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to Object: Object to the processing of your data for certain purposes
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for newsletter subscription at any time by clicking "Unsubscribe" in any email

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

7. Health and Sensitive Data

Social Skills Course does not intentionally collect sensitive personal data, including health or medical information. While our content relates to topics such as social skills, communication, confidence building, and personal well-being, any information you choose to share (e.g., in AI conversations or contact messages) is done voluntarily.

We strongly advise against sharing specific medical conditions, diagnoses, treatment details, or other sensitive health information through any feature on the Site.

8. Children's Privacy

Social Skills Course is not directed at individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 16, we will delete it promptly.

9. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the data we process. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your data.

10. International Transfers

Your data may be processed by third-party services located outside your country of residence. These services (Google, Anthropic, MailerLite, Tally.so) maintain their own data transfer safeguards in compliance with applicable regulations.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. We encourage you to review this page regularly. Continued use of the Site after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

12. Contact

For privacy-related questions, data requests, or concerns, email us at [email protected].