Privacy Policy

This policy covers how we handle and use any of your personal information and other information that we gather when you use our website or services. This policy is not applicable to third party companies or individuals that we do not employ or manage.

We collect some information about you as you interact with Microverse, either through the website, emails, web forms or any other means. The data and/or information we can collect includes but may not be limited to:

• Contact information, like email and name.
• Quiz and assessment performance and results.
• Usage and activity data about your interaction with the website.
• IP and client information.
• Code or words submitted to us in Slack, email, live conversations, feedback, web forms or any other means.
• Preferences and settings to customize your experience, like time zone and notification settings.

We collect this data to help us run the business of educating students, and data will be used to help us improve our training program, answer support questions, prevent abuse, make assessment decisions, to provide you with marketing communications where you have opted-in to receiving such communications (including information about Microverse, its products and services, competitions and promotions), and any other activities related to running Microverse. Microverse staff may review data collected about you, including personal information submitted to us, either through the website, emails, or other means, for support reasons, quality assurance, assessment decision, or any other reason.

We won’t abuse your information.

• We will not sell your personal information to third parties.
• We will not use your name or company name in marketing statements without your permission.
• Any information you provide publicly on our website may be read, collected, and used by others who access the website and classrooms.
• Your account while applying to the program and once you join as a student is protected by a password for your privacy and security. It is your responsibility to prevent unauthorized access to your account and personal information by selecting a password appropriately and protecting that password.
• The only instances we will share your information is to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspect fraud, or violations of our Terms of Services, or otherwise required by law.

Microverse reserves the right to change this policy at any time without prior consent or notification.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy or practices, please contact us at support@microverse.org.

Special note to EU Users about GDPR

If you are located in the EU, United Kingdom, Lichtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, or Iceland, you may have additional rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) related to your personal data, as further described below. Microverse will be the controller of your personal data processed in connection with the service. You have certain rights with respect to your personal data, and we want to help you review and update your information to ensure it is accurate and up-to-date.

• Access: You can request more information about the personal data we hold about you and request a copy of such personal data.
• Rectification: If you believe that any personal data we are holding about you is incorrect or incomplete, you can request that we correct or supplement such data.
• Erasure: You can request that we erase some or all of your personal data from our systems.
• Portability: You can ask for a copy of your personal data in a machine-readable format.

You may send all requests or further questions to support@microverse.org. You can also read our GDPR FAQ.