Privacy Policy

Overview

Active Study Guides ("we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.

Information We Collect

When you make a purchase:

• Email address (to send your download link)
• Payment information (processed securely by Stripe - we don't store card details)
• Products purchased

When you sign up for free materials:

• Email address
• Exam you're preparing for

Automatically collected:

• Affiliate referral information (if you clicked an affiliate link)
• Country (from IP address, for analytics only)
• Browser type (for compatibility troubleshooting)

How We Use Your Information

• To deliver your products - We send download links to your email
• To communicate with you - Purchase confirmations, study tips, and occasional promotions
• To improve our products - Understanding which exams are popular helps us create better materials
• To pay our affiliates - We track which affiliates referred customers so we can compensate them

Cookies

We use cookies for:

• Affiliate tracking - If you clicked an affiliate link, we store a cookie (30 days) to credit them for your purchase
• Consent preferences - We remember your cookie consent choice

You can decline non-essential cookies when the banner appears. This won't affect your ability to purchase or download products.

Third-Party Services

We use:

• Stripe - For payment processing (Stripe Privacy Policy)
• Cloudflare - For hosting and security (Cloudflare Privacy Policy)
• Resend - For sending emails (Resend Privacy Policy)

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access your data - Request a copy of the information we have about you
• Delete your data - Request that we delete your information
• Unsubscribe - Click the unsubscribe link in any email to stop receiving marketing messages
• Decline cookies - Use the cookie banner to decline non-essential cookies

To exercise these rights, email us at privacy@activestudyguides.com.

Data Retention

We retain your purchase information for accounting and legal purposes (typically 7 years). Email subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe. You can request deletion of non-essential data at any time.

Security

We use industry-standard security measures including HTTPS encryption, secure payment processing via Stripe, and access controls on our systems. We never store your credit card information directly.

Children's Privacy

Our products are intended for adults preparing for professional certification exams. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We'll post the updated version here with a new "Last updated" date. For significant changes, we may notify you by email.