Cognify Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 2026

Cognify.study ("Cognify", "we", "our", or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that information.

1. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we may collect:

  • Username

  • Email address

  • Date of birth

  • Authentication provider information (Google, Facebook, or email login)

Optional Information

You may optionally provide:

  • Location information

  • Country information

  • Profile preferences

Learning Information

We collect information relating to your learning activity, including:

  • Quiz results

  • Challenge results

  • Scores

  • Course progress

  • Completion history

  • Achievement badges

  • Learning analytics

  • Leaderboard rankings

Technical Information

We may automatically collect:

  • IP address

  • Browser type

  • Device information

  • Operating system

  • Referring pages

  • Usage statistics

  • Cookies and similar technologies

2. How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

  • Provide educational services;

  • Personalize learning experiences;

  • Match users with geographically relevant content;

  • Generate age-appropriate content recommendations;

  • Operate leaderboards;

  • Improve platform functionality;

  • Generate learning analytics;

  • Detect abuse and fraud;

  • Process payments;

  • Communicate important service updates.

3. Artificial Intelligence

Cognify uses artificial intelligence technologies to:

  • Generate educational content;

  • Create quiz questions;

  • Analyze user answers;

  • Recommend learning material;

  • Personalize learning experiences.

AI-generated content may be processed using third-party AI service providers.

4. Location Information

Location information is optional.

Location may be obtained through:

  • User selection;

  • IP-based geographic estimation;

  • Device permissions where available.

Location information is used to:

  • Recommend geographically relevant content;

  • Improve leaderboards;

  • Provide regional learning experiences.

5. Leaderboards

Public leaderboards may display:

  • Username

  • Country

  • Scores

  • Rankings

  • Achievement information

Cognify does not publicly display:

  • Email addresses

  • First names

  • Last names

6. Payments

Payments are processed by third-party payment providers such as Stripe.

Cognify does not store complete payment card information on its own servers.

Payment providers maintain their own privacy practices and policies.

7. Analytics and Cookies

Cognify uses cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience.

We may use:

  • Google Analytics

  • Performance monitoring tools

  • Security and authentication cookies

Cookies may be used to:

  • Maintain login sessions;

  • Measure platform performance;

  • Analyze user engagement;

  • Improve educational content.

Users may disable cookies through browser settings, although some features may not function correctly.

8. Advertising

Cognify may display advertisements.

Advertising partners may use cookies, device identifiers, or similar technologies to deliver and measure advertisements.

Advertisements may be personalized based on general platform activity and geographic information where permitted by law.

9. Communications

Cognify does not send marketing newsletters or promotional email campaigns.

We may send emails regarding:

  • Account security;

  • Password resets;

  • Course updates;

  • New questions added to enrolled courses;

  • Service announcements;

  • Billing notifications.

These communications are considered service-related communications.

10. Data Sharing

We do not sell personal information.

We may share information with:

  • Payment processors;

  • Authentication providers;

  • Analytics providers;

  • Cloud hosting providers;

  • Security and fraud prevention providers;

  • Legal authorities where required by law.

11. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as necessary to:

  • Operate the platform;

  • Provide educational services;

  • Comply with legal obligations;

  • Resolve disputes;

  • Enforce agreements.

When accounts are deleted, associated personal information will be deleted or anonymized within a reasonable period unless retention is required by law.

12. Account Deletion

Users may permanently delete their accounts.

Upon deletion:

  • Access to the platform is removed;

  • Personal information will be deleted or anonymized;

  • Historical leaderboard records may be retained in anonymized form for statistical purposes.

13. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information.

However, no online service can guarantee absolute security.

14. International Users

Users may access Cognify from countries around the world.

By using the platform, you acknowledge that information may be processed in jurisdictions different from your country of residence.

15. Children's Privacy

Courses may specify age requirements and age ranges.

Cognify collects date of birth solely to:

  • Verify age eligibility;

  • Provide age-relevant content;

  • Support age-based leaderboard categories.

Parents and guardians are encouraged to supervise minors using the platform.

16. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, users may have rights to:

  • Access personal information;

  • Correct inaccurate information;

  • Delete personal information;

  • Withdraw consent where applicable;

  • Request information about data processing.

17. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Updated versions will be posted on Cognify.study with a revised effective date.

18. Contact

Questions regarding privacy practices may be submitted through Cognify.study support channels.