Skillabyte Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
This Privacy Policy outlines how Skillabyte LLC, a company providing educational tools and services, collects, uses, and protects personal data when you use our website (the “Site”) and platform (the “Platform”). This policy adheres to applicable laws, including data retention and reporting requirements, as outlined by relevant professional standards such as those set by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) and other licensing bodies. By using our services, you agree to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.
2. Who Manages Your Personal Data?
Skillabyte acts as the data controller, which means we determine the purposes and methods for processing your personal data. Skillabyte ensures that your data is handled in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements.
3. Why Do We Collect Personal Data?
We collect personal data to provide you with access to our Site and Platform, enhance your experience, and ensure that the services we provide are compliant with professional educational standards.
Data collected may be used for:
  • Access and account management on the Site or Platform.
  • Personalizing your experience and improving our services.
  • Compliance with legal obligations, including professional education reporting standards (CPE).
  • Analyzing usage patterns to improve our services.
4. What Personal Data Do We Collect?
Skillabyte collects the following types of personal data:
  • Account Information: Your name, email address, and other details provided during sign- up.
  • Usage Data: Information about how you interact with the Site, including IP addresses, device type, and pages visited.
  • Professional Data: If applicable, data related to continuing education, such as your participation in CPE programs, CPE credits earned, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
5. Sensitive Personal Data
Skillabyte does not collect sensitive personal data such as racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, or health information.
6. Consent Mechanisms
Skillabyte obtains explicit consent from users for the collection and processing of personal data, including the use of tracking technologies such as cookies. Users are provided with the ability to opt out of such tracking where applicable.
Skillabyte uses cookies and other tracking technologies to enhance user experience and gather information about usage of our Site and Platform. For more information on the specific types of cookies used, their purposes, and how you can manage your cookie preferences, please refer to our detailed Cookie Policy, available on our website.
7. Legal Basis for Processing
Skillabyte processes personal data based on the following legal bases:
  • Consent: For collecting data related to marketing, cookies, and tracking.
  • Contractual Necessity: For providing access to our Site and Platform and managing accounts.
  • Legitimate Interest: For improving our services and ensuring compliance with professional standards. requirements.
8. Data Sharing
Your personal data may be shared with third-party service providers for:
  • Hosting and infrastructure services.
  • Data analysis and performance tracking.
  • Legal and regulatory compliance, including auditing by relevant boards of accountancy.
All third-party providers are required to adhere to strict data protection standards to ensure the confidentiality and security of your personal information.
9. Data Transfer Policy
Skillabyte stores and processes personal data within the United States. All data transfers are conducted in compliance with applicable data protection laws, and we ensure that data is protected in accordance with GDPR requirements by implementing appropriate safeguards.
10. Service Level Commitments
Skillabyte is committed to maintaining high levels of data availability and ensuring that data is backed up regularly. Our backup procedures are designed to protect personal data from accidental loss or corruption, with backups performed on a scheduled basis.
11. Data Retention
In accordance with professional standards (such as NASBA's guidelines on CPE record documentation), Skillabyte will retain personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law. Typically, data is retained for a minimum of five years from the end of the year in which a learning activity is completed, as per NASBA standards for record-keeping and CPE documentation.
Once your account is deactivated or you no longer use our services, your data will be retained for a period of up to five years before permanent deletion.
12. Security Measures
We take the security of your personal data seriously and implement reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your information. These include encryption, secure servers, and access control policies in line with industry best practices.
13. Your Rights
You have the following rights concerning your personal data:
  • Supervisory Authority: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes GDPR or any other applicable data protection regulations.
  • Access: Request details of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Correction: Request corrections to any inaccurate data.
  • Deletion: Request the deletion of your personal data (subject to legal and regulatory retention requirements).
  • Restriction: Request to limit the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
  • Data Portability: Request a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Objection: Object to the processing of your data for direct marketing or based on legitimate interest.
  • Automated Decision-Making: Request not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing, including profiling, where it significantly affects you.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@skillabyte.com.
14. Dispute Resolution
Any disputes arising out of or related to this Privacy Policy shall be resolved through formal dispute resolution procedures, which may include mediation or arbitration in accordance with the relevant rules of the jurisdiction.
15. Jurisdiction Clause
This Privacy Policy and any disputes arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States.
16. Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Skillabyte does not have a designated Data Protection Officer. However, privacy-related concerns can be directed to our privacy team at the contact details below.
17. Contact Us
18. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Skillabyte reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page with the date of the most recent change.