Course Centrals (“Course Centrals”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently.
This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored and shared when you visit CourseCentrals.com (the “Website”).
Course Centrals is currently operated by an individual owner. For privacy-related enquiries, you can contact us at coursecentrals@gmail.com.
1. About Course Centrals
Course Centrals is an independent educational discovery and editorial website that helps users research and discover courses, professional certifications, exams, learning resources and related educational opportunities.
Course Centrals does not currently provide user accounts, accept payments, process course enrolments or directly provide the courses featured on the Website.
When you choose to visit or enrol with a third-party course provider, you leave Course Centrals and interact directly with that provider. Their own terms and privacy practices will apply.
2. Information We Collect
You can browse Course Centrals without creating an account or directly providing personal information to us.
However, certain information may be collected automatically when you use the Website.
This may include:
- IP address or pseudonymised/masked IP information
- browser type and version
- device type and operating system
- approximate geographic location
- pages viewed
- referring and exit pages
- date and time of visits
- interactions with Website content
- clicks, scrolling and navigation behaviour
- session and performance information
- cookie identifiers and similar technical identifiers
- affiliate referral or click information
We do not currently offer user registration, newsletter subscriptions or direct online purchases through Course Centrals.
3. Analytics and Website Improvement
We use analytics technologies to understand how visitors use Course Centrals and to improve the Website.
Google Analytics
Course Centrals uses, or may use, Google Analytics to understand Website traffic and usage.
Google Analytics may process information such as device and browser information, approximate location, Website interactions, session information and identifiers associated with analytics cookies.
We use this information to understand matters such as which pages are visited, how visitors find the Website and how users interact with Course Centrals.
Microsoft Clarity
Course Centrals uses Microsoft Clarity to better understand how visitors interact with the Website.
Clarity may collect information relating to Website interactions such as clicks, scrolling, navigation, device and browser information, performance information and session behaviour. Clarity may also provide session playback and aggregated behavioural analytics.
We use this information to identify usability issues and improve Website design, navigation and user experience.
We do not intentionally use these analytics tools to collect sensitive personal information.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Course Centrals uses cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:
- essential Website functionality
- remembering cookie preferences
- analytics and Website measurement
- understanding Website performance
- improving user experience
- measuring referral or affiliate activity where applicable
Some cookies are necessary for the Website to function. Other cookies, including certain analytics cookies, may depend on your consent where required by applicable law.
We currently use CookieYes to help manage cookie preferences and consent.
Where available, you can use the cookie banner or cookie-preference controls on Course Centrals to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies.
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some Website functionality or analytics.
5. Affiliate Links and Referral Tracking
Course Centrals may participate in affiliate programmes with course providers, educational platforms or other third parties.
Some links on the Website may therefore contain affiliate or referral identifiers.
If you click an affiliate link, the relevant third party or affiliate network may use cookies, referral parameters or similar technologies to identify that your visit originated from Course Centrals.
If you subsequently make a qualifying purchase or enrolment, Course Centrals may receive a commission.
This generally does not increase the price you pay.
Affiliate relationships do not give Course Centrals access to payment-card details or other payment information that you provide directly to a third-party provider.
Please see our Affiliate Disclaimer for further information about how affiliate relationships are handled.
6. How We Use Information
Information collected through Course Centrals may be used to:
- operate and maintain the Website
- understand Website traffic and usage
- improve content, navigation and user experience
- diagnose technical or performance issues
- maintain Website security
- understand which content is useful to visitors
- measure referrals and affiliate performance
- comply with legal obligations
- protect our rights and prevent misuse of the Website
We do not currently sell personal information provided directly by users to third parties.
7. Third-Party Service Providers
Course Centrals relies on third-party technology and service providers to operate and improve the Website.
These may include:
- website hosting and infrastructure providers
- WordPress and related Website technologies
- Google Analytics
- Microsoft Clarity
- CookieYes
- affiliate networks and course providers
- security, performance and optimisation services
These third parties may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable contractual or legal requirements.
Because some providers operate internationally, information may be processed or stored outside the country in which you are located.
8. Links to Third-Party Websites
Course Centrals contains links to websites and services operated by third parties, including universities, course providers, educational platforms and affiliate partners.
Course Centrals does not control the privacy practices of those third parties.
Once you leave Course Centrals, the privacy policy and terms of the third-party website will apply. We encourage you to review those policies before providing personal information or completing a transaction.
9. Data Retention
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including Website operation, analytics, security, legal obligations and legitimate business requirements.
Different third-party services used by Course Centrals may apply their own retention periods.
Where information is processed by a third-party provider, retention may also be governed by that provider’s policies and the settings available to us.
10. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures intended to protect information associated with the Website from unauthorised access, loss, misuse or alteration.
However, no internet transmission, website or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
11. Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live and the privacy laws that apply to you, you may have rights concerning your personal information.
These may include rights to:
- request information about personal data processed about you
- request access to personal data
- request correction of inaccurate information
- request deletion where applicable
- object to or restrict certain processing
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- manage your cookie preferences
- exercise other rights available under applicable data-protection law
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exceptions or verification requirements.
To make a privacy request, contact coursecentrals@gmail.com.
We may need to request reasonable information to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.
12. Children’s Privacy
Course Centrals is a general educational discovery website and is not specifically directed at children.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information directly from children through account registration, newsletters or purchasing functionality.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information directly to Course Centrals in circumstances where this should not have occurred, please contact us at coursecentrals@gmail.com.
13. International Visitors
Course Centrals is accessible internationally.
Privacy and data-protection rights can differ depending on the visitor’s location. We aim to handle personal information in accordance with applicable privacy and data-protection requirements relevant to our Website operations.
Where legally required, consent mechanisms or other privacy controls may be provided based on applicable requirements.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to Course Centrals, the technologies we use, our business model, or applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
We encourage visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or the handling of information through Course Centrals, please contact:
Course Centrals
Email: coursecentrals@gmail.com
Website: CourseCentrals.com