The short version
- We collect what we need to run your account, take payments and deliver courses. That's it.
- We don't sell your data.
- Trusted services process data for us: Clerk, Stripe, Resend, UploadThing, Vercel and our database host.
- You can download a copy of your data or delete your account yourself, any time, from your Account page.
This summary is for convenience. The full text below is what applies.
1. Who is responsible
Animate The Globe (https://www.animatetheglobe.com) is operated by the operator of Animate The Globe ("we", "us"). We are the data controller for personal data processed through the site.
To reach us, contact us through the contact page on this website.
2. What we collect
Account data: your name, email address and profile image, provided through Clerk when you sign up.
Purchase data: which courses you bought, when, what you paid, and any refund or payment dispute. Payment details are handled by Stripe; we never see your full card number.
Learning data: which chapters you've completed.
Technical data: IP address, browser, device and usage data collected by our hosting, video and analytics providers.
Messages: anything you send us when you contact us.
3. Why we use it (and the legal basis)
To provide the courses you bought and your account (performance of a contract).
To process payments, prevent fraud and keep accounting records (contract and legal obligation).
To keep the site secure and understand, in aggregate, how it's used so we can improve it (legitimate interests).
To send you order confirmations, invoices and account emails (performance of a contract).
To send you a welcome email when you sign up and reminders about offers on courses like the ones you bought (legitimate interests), or reminders about a checkout you didn't finish, only if you opted in at checkout (consent). Every one of these emails has an unsubscribe link, and you can unsubscribe at any time.
4. Who processes data for us
We use the following service providers. They process data on our behalf under their own privacy and data processing terms:
Clerk: Account sign-up, sign-in and session management.
Stripe: Payment processing and fraud prevention.
UploadThing: Hosting course videos, images and attachments.
Vercel: Website hosting and privacy-friendly usage analytics.
Resend: Sending our emails: order confirmations, account emails, offer reminders, and messages sent through the contact form to our inbox.
PostgreSQL database (hosted provider): Storing courses, purchases and your learning progress.
Some of these providers are based outside the EU/EEA (for example in the United States). Where data is transferred, it is protected by appropriate safeguards such as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses.
6. How long we keep it
Account and learning data: for as long as your account exists.
Purchase and billing records: as long as tax and accounting law requires.
When you delete your account, we delete your profile, sign-in account, course progress, notes, reviews, certificates, usage events linked to you and the messages you sent us from your account's email address. Purchase and refund records are kept for accounting, but anonymised: they are moved to a random identifier that can no longer be linked to you. Totals such as how many courses were sold are kept.
7. Your rights
Under the GDPR you can request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a copy of your personal data, and you can object to or restrict certain processing. Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
Most of this is self-service on your Account page (/account) while signed in:
Access and portability: "Download my data" gives you a machine-readable JSON file with your purchases, refunds, course progress, reviews and certificates (where available), coupon use and the messages you sent us.
Correction: edit your name, email address and password under "Name, email & password".
Erasure: "Delete my account" deletes your account and personal data straight away, as described in section 6. It can't be undone, and you lose access to the courses you bought. Payment records held by Stripe are kept by Stripe under its own legal obligations.
For anything else, or if you can't sign in, contact us through the contact page on this website. We answer within one month. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority (in Bulgaria, the Commission for Personal Data Protection).
8. Children
The site is not directed at children under 16. If you're younger, please use it with a parent or guardian's permission. If you believe a child has given us personal data without consent, contact us and we will delete it.
9. Changes
We'll update this policy when our practices change and revise the "last updated" date above.
This document is a template and must be reviewed by a legal professional before relying on it.