Privacy Policy

1. Scope & Privacy Principles

The Trade Library (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates thetradelibrary.in. This Privacy Policy outlines our procedures regarding the collection, processing, storage, and protection of personal data in compliance with international data privacy standards and fair information practices.

2. Personal Data We Collect

We collect personal data strictly necessary to deliver curriculum services, authenticate student accounts, and process course enrollments:

• Account Identity: Full name, verified email address, and encrypted password hash (bcrypt).
• Curriculum Progress: Lesson completion records, quiz scores, course bookmarks, and personal study notes.
• Doubt Desk & Support Communications: Questions and academic inquiries submitted through the interactive platform.
• Transaction Records: Order identifier, amount paid, payment reference ID, and transaction timestamps. Tuition is settled via automated USDT (BEP-20 • BNB Smart Chain) processing. Private keys, wallet seed phrases, and sensitive credentials are never stored or visible on our servers.

3. Purpose of Processing & Legal Basis

Personal data is processed exclusively for legitimate educational purposes, including:

• Authenticating registered learners and maintaining session state.
• Fulfilling course enrollments and granting 12-month access entitlements upon verified payment.
• Recording academic progress, quiz evaluations, and certificate eligibility.
• Providing technical support and responding to student doubt inquiries.
• Complying with statutory accounting, digital commerce, and tax regulations.

4. Third-Party Service Providers

We partner only with security-audited technology providers to execute platform operations:

• Payment Processing: Secure USDT (BEP-20 • BNB Smart Chain) automated settlement with cryptographic transaction confirmation.
• Cloud Hosting & Database: Vercel and hosted LibSQL (Turso) with TLS encryption in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest.
• Transactional Email: Resend for delivering mandatory 6-digit signup OTP verification codes and password recovery emails.

We do not sell, rent, monetize, or disclose student personal data to marketing brokers or third-party advertisers.

5. Learner Rights & Data Deletion

Learners maintain the right to access, inspect, or request deletion of their personal account data. To exercise your rights, email our Data Support Desk at support@thetradelibrary.in. Requests are authenticated and processed within 15 business days.

6. Platform & Inquiries Details

In accordance with international digital publication and consumer support best practices: