Effective Date: May 15, 2026
The AI Academy (“The AI Academy,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard information when you visit https://theacademy.ai (the “Site”), enroll in our courses, or otherwise interact with our services.
By using the Site or our services, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
Information You Provide Directly
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Course interests and preferences
- Messages and inquiries you submit through our contact forms or chat assistant
- Billing and payment details when you enroll in a course (processed by our payment provider)
Information Collected Automatically When you visit the Site, we and our service providers may automatically collect:
- IP address and approximate location
- Browser type, device type, and operating system
- Pages viewed, time spent, referring URLs, and click activity
- Cookies, pixels, and similar tracking technologies
Information from Third Parties We may receive information about you from analytics providers, advertising partners, and payment processors that help us operate the Site and our courses.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide access to our courses, training materials, and related services
- Respond to inquiries and provide customer support
- Process payments and manage enrollments
- Send course updates, onboarding instructions, and educational content
- Send marketing communications (where permitted by law and subject to your right to opt out)
- Improve our Site, courses, and user experience
- Detect, prevent, and address fraud, security, or technical issues
- Comply with legal obligations
3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site, remember your preferences, analyze traffic, and support marketing. You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may limit some features of the Site.
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with:
- Service providers that help us operate our business (hosting, email delivery, analytics, payment processing, customer support, CRM tools)
- Payment processors to complete transactions
- Legal and regulatory authorities when required by law, subpoena, or to protect our rights
- Business transfers in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, in which case any successor will be required to honor this Privacy Policy
5. Data Retention
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When information is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.
6. Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Opt out of marketing communications
- Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information (where applicable)
- Restrict or object to certain processing
- Request data portability
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@theacademy.ai. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.
California Residents (CCPA/CPRA): You have the right to know, delete, correct, and opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell personal information.
EU/UK Residents (GDPR): You have the rights listed above and may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. Our legal bases for processing include consent, contract performance, legal obligation, and legitimate interests.
7. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. Children’s Privacy
The Site and our courses are intended for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
9. Third-Party Links
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies.
10. International Users
If you are accessing the Site from outside the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from those in your country.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Effective Date.” Material changes will be communicated by reasonable means.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at:
The AI Academy Email: hello@theacademy.ai Phone: 1-800-679-3309 Website: https://theacademy.ai
