Privacy Policy
Your privacy and data protection are our top priorities
Last Updated: July 19, 2025
Version: v1
Last Updated: July 19, 2025
WriteClarity is committed to protecting your privacy and personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our services.
ARTICLE I - INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE
1.1 Policy Overview
1.1.1 This Privacy Policy governs the collection and use of personal information by WriteClarity;
1.1.2 This policy applies to all users of our Platform and services;
1.1.3 By using our services, you consent to the practices described herein;
1.1.4 This policy should be read in conjunction with our Terms of Service;
1.1.5 We may update this policy from time to time with notice to users.
1.2 Definitions
1.2.1 "Personal Information" means information that identifies or can identify an individual;
1.2.2 "Processing" means any operation performed on personal information;
1.2.3 "Third Parties" means entities other than WriteClarity and the data subject;
1.2.4 "Data Controller" means WriteClarity as the entity determining processing purposes;
1.2.5 "Data Subject" means the individual to whom personal information relates.
1.3 Legal Basis for Processing
1.3.1 We process personal information based on legitimate business interests;
1.3.2 Contractual necessity for service delivery;
1.3.3 Legal compliance requirements;
1.3.4 Explicit consent where required;
1.3.5 Vital interests protection in emergency situations.
ARTICLE II - INFORMATION COLLECTION
2.1 Information You Provide Directly
2.1.1 Account registration information including:
- Full name and contact details
- Email address and phone number
- Academic institution and level
- Preferred communication methods
2.1.2 Order and service information including:
- Project requirements and specifications
- Academic subject and level
- Deadlines and delivery preferences
- Special instructions and materials
2.1.3 Payment and billing information including:
- Billing address and contact information
- Payment method preferences
- Transaction history and receipts
- Refund and dispute records
2.1.4 Communication records including:
- Messages and correspondence
- Support tickets and inquiries
- Feedback and survey responses
- Phone call recordings (with consent)
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
2.2.1 Technical information including:
- IP address and geolocation data
- Device type, browser, and operating system
- Screen resolution and device capabilities
- Network connection information
2.2.2 Usage information including:
- Pages visited and time spent
- Click patterns and navigation paths
- Search queries and results
- Feature usage and preferences
2.2.3 Performance data including:
- Page load times and errors
- System performance metrics
- Crash reports and diagnostics
- Security incident logs
2.3 Information from Third Parties
2.3.1 Social media authentication including:
- Google OAuth profile information
- Social media account details
- Public profile information
- Friend and connection lists (if authorized)
2.3.2 Payment processor information including:
- PayPal transaction details
- Payment verification data
- Fraud prevention information
- Chargeback and dispute records
2.3.3 Analytics and marketing data including:
- Google Analytics information
- Advertising platform data
- Referral source information
- Campaign performance metrics
ARTICLE III - INFORMATION USE AND PROCESSING
3.1 Service Delivery and Operations
3.1.1 Order processing and fulfillment including:
- Assigning qualified writers to projects
- Monitoring progress and quality
- Coordinating delivery and revisions
- Managing customer support interactions
3.1.2 Account management including:
- User authentication and authorization
- Profile maintenance and updates
- Preference and setting management
- Access control and security
3.1.3 Payment processing including:
- Transaction authorization and completion
- Billing and invoice generation
- Refund and dispute processing
- Financial record keeping
3.2 Communication and Support
3.2.1 Customer communications including:
- Order confirmations and status updates
- Delivery notifications and reminders
- Support responses and assistance
- Important service announcements
3.2.2 Marketing communications including:
- Promotional offers and discounts
- Newsletter and blog updates
- Service feature announcements
- Educational content and resources
3.2.3 Feedback and surveys including:
- Service quality assessments
- User experience research
- Product development input
- Satisfaction measurements
3.3 Business Operations and Improvement
3.3.1 Analytics and insights including:
- Usage pattern analysis
- Performance optimization
- User behavior studies
- Market research and trends
3.3.2 Security and fraud prevention including:
- Account security monitoring
- Fraudulent activity detection
- Risk assessment and mitigation
- Compliance monitoring
3.3.3 Legal and regulatory compliance including:
- Record keeping requirements
- Audit and investigation support
- Regulatory reporting
- Legal proceeding assistance
ARTICLE IV - INFORMATION SHARING AND DISCLOSURE
4.1 Service Providers and Partners
4.1.1 Payment processors including:
- PayPal for transaction processing
- Banking partners for fund transfers
- Fraud prevention services
- Financial compliance providers
4.1.2 Technology service providers including:
- Cloud hosting and storage services
- Email delivery platforms
- Analytics and monitoring tools
- Security and backup services
4.1.3 Professional service providers including:
- Qualified academic writers
- Quality assurance specialists
- Customer support representatives
- Legal and compliance advisors
4.2 Legal and Regulatory Requirements
4.2.1 Law enforcement requests including:
- Court orders and subpoenas
- Criminal investigation assistance
- National security requirements
- Emergency disclosure situations
4.2.2 Regulatory compliance including:
- Tax authority reporting
- Financial regulation compliance
- Consumer protection requirements
- Data protection authority requests
4.2.3 Legal proceedings including:
- Civil litigation support
- Dispute resolution processes
- Intellectual property enforcement
- Contract enforcement actions
4.3 Business Transfers and Restructuring
4.3.1 Merger and acquisition activities including:
- Due diligence processes
- Asset transfer procedures
- Integration planning
- Successor entity obligations
4.3.2 Corporate restructuring including:
- Subsidiary transfers
- Partnership formations
- Spin-off transactions
- Bankruptcy proceedings
ARTICLE V - DATA SECURITY AND PROTECTION
5.1 Technical Security Measures
5.1.1 Encryption and data protection including:
- SSL/TLS encryption for data transmission
- AES encryption for data storage
- End-to-end encryption for sensitive communications
- Regular encryption key rotation
5.1.2 Access controls including:
- Multi-factor authentication requirements
- Role-based access permissions
- Regular access reviews and updates
- Automated access revocation procedures
5.1.3 Network security including:
- Firewall protection and monitoring
- Intrusion detection systems
- DDoS protection measures
- Network segmentation and isolation
5.2 Operational Security Measures
5.2.1 Personnel security including:
- Background checks for sensitive positions
- Regular security training and awareness
- Confidentiality agreements and obligations
- Incident response training
5.2.2 Physical security including:
- Secure data center facilities
- Access control and monitoring systems
- Environmental controls and protection
- Equipment disposal and destruction procedures
5.2.3 Monitoring and auditing including:
- Continuous security monitoring
- Regular security assessments
- Vulnerability scanning and testing
- Compliance audits and reviews
5.3 Incident Response and Recovery
5.3.1 Incident detection including:
- Automated threat detection systems
- Security event correlation
- Anomaly detection and alerting
- User reporting mechanisms
5.3.2 Response procedures including:
- Immediate containment measures
- Impact assessment and analysis
- Stakeholder notification processes
- Regulatory reporting requirements
5.3.3 Recovery and remediation including:
- System restoration procedures
- Data recovery and validation
- Security improvement implementation
- Post-incident review and learning
ARTICLE VI - COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
6.1 Types of Cookies Used
6.1.1 Essential cookies including:
- Session management and authentication
- Security and fraud prevention
- Load balancing and performance
- Basic functionality enablement
6.1.2 Performance cookies including:
- Website analytics and usage statistics
- Error tracking and diagnostics
- Performance monitoring
- User experience optimization
6.1.3 Functional cookies including:
- User preference storage
- Language and region settings
- Customization features
- Accessibility enhancements
6.1.4 Marketing cookies including:
- Advertising personalization
- Campaign effectiveness tracking
- Cross-site behavior analysis
- Retargeting and remarketing
6.2 Third-Party Tracking
6.2.1 Analytics providers including:
- Google Analytics for usage tracking
- Heatmap and user behavior tools
- Conversion tracking systems
- A/B testing platforms
6.2.2 Advertising networks including:
- Google Ads and display networks
- Social media advertising platforms
- Affiliate marketing tracking
- Retargeting service providers
6.2.3 Social media integration including:
- Social login authentication
- Social sharing functionality
- Social media widgets
- Cross-platform integration
6.3 Cookie Management and Control
6.3.1 User control options including:
- Browser cookie settings and preferences
- Opt-out mechanisms for tracking
- Cookie consent management
- Granular cookie category controls
6.3.2 Impact of cookie restrictions including:
- Reduced website functionality
- Limited personalization features
- Repeated login requirements
- Generic content delivery
ARTICLE VII - DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS AND CONTROLS
7.1 Access and Transparency Rights
7.1.1 Right to access including:
- Confirmation of personal data processing
- Copy of personal data held
- Information about processing purposes
- Details of data recipients
7.1.2 Right to information including:
- Processing purposes and legal basis
- Data retention periods
- Third-party sharing practices
- Data subject rights explanation
7.1.3 Data portability including:
- Machine-readable data formats
- Structured data export
- Direct transfer to other services
- Comprehensive data packages
7.2 Correction and Update Rights
7.2.1 Right to rectification including:
- Correction of inaccurate data
- Completion of incomplete data
- Update of outdated information
- Verification of data accuracy
7.2.2 Account management including:
- Profile information updates
- Preference modifications
- Contact detail changes
- Communication settings
7.3 Deletion and Restriction Rights
7.3.1 Right to erasure including:
- Complete account deletion
- Selective data removal
- Third-party notification of deletion
- Verification of deletion completion
7.3.2 Right to restriction including:
- Processing limitation requests
- Data use restrictions
- Temporary processing suspension
- Conditional data retention
7.3.3 Right to object including:
- Marketing communication opt-out
- Profiling and automated decision objections
- Legitimate interest processing challenges
- Direct marketing restrictions
7.4 Rights Exercise Procedures
7.4.1 Request submission including:
- Online request forms
- Email submission procedures
- Identity verification requirements
- Request tracking systems
7.4.2 Response timelines including:
- 30-day standard response period
- Extension notifications for complex requests
- Interim status updates
- Completion confirmations
7.4.3 Appeal and complaint procedures including:
- Internal review processes
- Supervisory authority complaints
- Dispute resolution mechanisms
- Legal remedy options
ARTICLE VIII - DATA RETENTION AND DELETION
8.1 Retention Periods
8.1.1 Account data retention including:
- Active account data: Duration of service use
- Inactive account data: 2 years after last activity
- Deleted account data: 30 days for recovery
- Backup data: 90 days maximum retention
8.1.2 Transaction data retention including:
- Payment records: 7 years for tax compliance
- Order history: 5 years for warranty support
- Communication logs: 3 years for quality assurance
- Dispute records: 7 years for legal protection
8.1.3 Technical data retention including:
- Log files: 12 months for security analysis
- Analytics data: 26 months for trend analysis
- Cookie data: As specified in cookie policy
- Session data: 24 hours after session end
8.2 Deletion Procedures
8.2.1 Automated deletion including:
- Scheduled data purging processes
- Retention period monitoring
- Systematic deletion execution
- Deletion verification procedures
8.2.2 Manual deletion including:
- User-requested deletions
- Legal requirement deletions
- Security incident responses
- Data quality maintenance
8.2.3 Secure deletion including:
- Cryptographic data destruction
- Multi-pass overwriting procedures
- Physical media destruction
- Deletion certificate generation
ARTICLE IX - INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
9.1 Transfer Mechanisms
9.1.1 Adequacy decisions including:
- EU Commission adequacy determinations
- Country-specific adequacy assessments
- Regional adequacy frameworks
- Ongoing adequacy monitoring
9.1.2 Standard contractual clauses including:
- EU-approved standard clauses
- Supplementary security measures
- Regular compliance assessments
- Clause update procedures
9.1.3 Binding corporate rules including:
- Intra-group transfer frameworks
- Consistent protection standards
- Enforcement mechanisms
- Regular review processes
9.2 Transfer Safeguards
9.2.1 Technical safeguards including:
- End-to-end encryption
- Secure transmission protocols
- Access control measures
- Data minimization practices
9.2.2 Legal safeguards including:
- Contractual protection requirements
- Local law compliance assessments
- Government access limitations
- Remedy and redress mechanisms
9.2.3 Organizational safeguards including:
- Staff training and awareness
- Regular compliance monitoring
- Incident response procedures
- Third-party audit requirements
ARTICLE X - CHILDREN'S PRIVACY PROTECTION
10.1 Age Restrictions and Verification
10.1.1 Minimum age requirements including:
- 18 years minimum for service use
- Parental consent for minors 13-17
- Prohibited use for children under 13
- Age verification procedures
10.1.2 Detection and prevention including:
- Age verification during registration
- Ongoing age compliance monitoring
- Automated detection systems
- User reporting mechanisms
10.2 Child Data Protection
10.2.1 Data collection limitations including:
- Minimal data collection practices
- Parental consent requirements
- Enhanced security measures
- Regular compliance reviews
10.2.2 Incident response including:
- Immediate account suspension
- Data deletion procedures
- Parental notification processes
- Regulatory reporting requirements
ARTICLE XI - POLICY UPDATES AND NOTIFICATIONS
11.1 Update Procedures
11.1.1 Regular review schedule including:
- Annual policy comprehensive review
- Quarterly compliance assessments
- Ad-hoc updates for legal changes
- Stakeholder feedback incorporation
11.1.2 Approval processes including:
- Legal team review and approval
- Management authorization
- Compliance verification
- Version control management
11.2 User Notification
11.2.1 Notification methods including:
- Email notifications to registered users
- Website banner announcements
- In-app notification messages
- Social media announcements
11.2.2 Notification timing including:
- 30 days advance notice for material changes
- Immediate notice for legal requirements
- Reasonable notice for minor updates
- Effective date specifications
ARTICLE XII - CONTACT INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS
12.1 Privacy Contact Information
12.1.1 Data Protection Officer contact:
- Email: privacy@writeclarity.com
- Phone: +1 (555) 123-4567 ext. 101
- Address: WriteClarity Privacy Team
- Response time: Within 48 hours
12.1.2 General privacy inquiries:
- Email: support@writeclarity.com
- Subject line: "Privacy Inquiry"
- Online contact form available
- Business hours: Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 6 PM EST
12.2 Complaint Procedures
12.2.1 Internal complaint process including:
- Formal complaint submission
- Investigation procedures
- Resolution timelines
- Appeal mechanisms
12.2.2 External complaint options including:
- Supervisory authority complaints
- Consumer protection agencies
- Industry ombudsman services
- Legal action alternatives
Your Privacy Rights
We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring transparency in our data practices. You have significant rights regarding your personal information, and we provide multiple channels for exercising these rights.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact our Privacy Team using the information provided above.
Questions or Concerns?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- Email: support@writeclarity.com
- Phone: +1 (555) 123-4567