Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

PestleBank is an educational platform designed to help medical students prepare for their exams through collaborative learning. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website or services. Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

2. Information We Collect

To provide you with the best possible experience, we collect and process the following information:

• Personal Data: Account information (email, username, profile data)
• Usage Data: Information on how you use our platform (question attempts, study progress)
• Performance Statistics: Data about your performance on quizzes and tests
• User-Generated Content: Questions, answers, and comments you submit
• Technical Data: IP address, browser information, device information, cookies and tracking data

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

PestleBank uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience, analyze platform usage, and deliver personalized content. These include:

• Essential cookies: Required for platform functionality
• Analytics cookies: Help us understand how users interact with our site
• Authentication cookies: Keep you logged in during your session
• Advertising cookies: Allow us to show you relevant ads and measure ad campaign effectiveness

Third parties, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices or by adjusting your browser settings to refuse cookies.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our platform
• To personalize your experience and deliver tailored content
• To improve our website and services
• To communicate with you about updates and features
• To monitor and analyze usage patterns
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
• To display relevant advertising content

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information with:

• Service Providers: Third parties that help us operate our platform (hosting, analytics, payment processing)
• Advertising Partners: To show you relevant advertisements
• Business Partners: Educational institutions or organizations we collaborate with
• Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights

We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share anonymized, aggregate data that does not identify individual users.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information. Your data is stored in secure databases and encrypted during transmission. We regularly review and update our security practices to ensure the highest level of protection, but no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of every site you visit.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access to the personal information we have about you
• Correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Deletion of your personal information
• Restriction or objection to certain processing activities
• Data portability (receiving your data in a structured format)
• Withdrawal of consent for future processing

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this Policy.

9. Children's Privacy

Our platform is not intended for individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will promptly delete that information from our servers.

10. 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 "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

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

Email: privacy@pestlebank.com