cloudskills privacy policy

 Privacy Policy for Cloudskills

**Effective Date: March 27, 2026**

Welcome to Cloudskills ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect, how we use it, and the steps we take to protect it when you use the Cloudskills mobile application (the "App").

## 1. Information We Collect

### A. Information You Provide to Us

- **Account Information:** When you sign up or log in to Cloudskills using our authentication providers (such as Supabase Auth), we may collect your email address, name, and profile picture.

- **User-Generated Content:** Any study notes, notebooks, or quiz results you create or save within the App are stored to provide you with a personalized learning experience.

- **Communication:** If you contact us for support or feedback, we may collect the information you provide in that communication.

### B. Information Collected Automatically

- **Usage Data:** We may collect information about your interactions with the App, including quiz scores, study progress, and features accessed.

- **Device Information:** We may collect information about the mobile device you use to access the App, including the hardware model, operating system and version, unique device identifiers, and mobile network information.

- **Log Data:** Our servers (via third-party providers like Supabase) may automatically record information created by your use of the App, which may include your IP address, browser type, and operating system.

## 2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

- **To Provide and Maintain the App:** Including managing your account and providing access to study materials and quizzes.

- **To Personalize Your Experience:** Customizing content, tracking your learning progress, and providing personalized recommendations.

- **To Improve the App:** Analyzing usage trends to enhance our features, design, and overall user experience.

- **To Communicate with You:** Sending technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support messages.

- **To Serve Advertisements:** We use Google AdMob to display advertisements within the App. These ads may use non-personally identifiable information to provide relevant advertisements to you.

## 3. Data Storage and Security

### A. Data Hosting

Your account data, study history, and notes are securely stored using **Supabase**, a backend-as-a-service provider. Supabase utilizes industry-standard security protocols to protect your data.

### B. Local Storage

Certain preferences and temporary session data may be stored locally on your device using encrypted local storage to ensure a fast and responsive user experience.

### C. Security Measures

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

## 4. Third-Party Services

Cloudskills integrates with several third-party services to provide its core functionality:

- **Supabase:** Used for user authentication and database management. (Privacy Policy: https://supabase.com/privacy)

- **Google AdMob:** Used to serve advertisements. AdMob may collect device identifiers and usage data to serve personalized ads.

- **Google Gemini API:** Used for our "AI Enhance" feature in the Notebook. Only the specific text you choose to "Enhance" is sent to Google's AI models for processing.

- **Google Search API:** Used within our News feed to provide relevant technical updates.

- **Unsplash:** Used to provide high-quality thematic imagery for news and study topics.

## 5. Your Rights and Choices

### A. Access and Update

You can view and update your profile information within the App settings.

### B. Data Deletion

You have the right to request the deletion of your account and all associated data. You can perform this action within the App or by contacting our support team.

### C. Opting Out of Targeted Advertising

You can reset your advertising identifier or opt-out of personalized ads through your Android device settings (Settings > Google > Ads).

## 6. Children's Privacy

Cloudskills is intended for students and professionals. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information as soon as possible.

## 7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

## 8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

**Email:** subhadipraychowdhury@gmail.com

**Website:** https://cloudcomputingskill.blogspot.com/