Privacy Policy
Effective Date: July 8, 2026
Smart Step Academy ("we," "our," or "us") is dedicated to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy details how we collect, process, and secure your personal data when you use our mobile application (the "App") and its associated backend databases.
1. Information We Collect
To provide you with our educational resources, we collect the following sets of data:
- Account Registration Details: Your name, email address, password, and user type (student/teacher).
- FCM Device Tokens: Collected strictly to send push notifications regarding transactional events, upgrades, and order status updates.
- Payment Verification Data: Transaction receipt screenshots uploaded by you when ordering books or requesting premium account upgrades.
- Log Data: IP addresses, browser user-agents, HTTP methods, and requested server paths to ensure network security and monitor system performance.
2. Use of Your Data
The collected information is used solely to run, optimize, and secure Smart Step Academy. This includes:
- Setting up accounts and delivering assigned Student IDs.
- Processing textbook purchases and verifying proof of payment uploads.
- Delivering updates, administrative messages, and announcements.
- Serving contextual and reward-based ads via Google AdMob to users on our free service tier.
3. Security Measures
We secure your data using current technical industry practices. Communication between our Android app and cPanel-hosted database endpoints is encrypted using HTTPS. Sensitive local keys are stored within the app using encrypted storage containers (EncryptedSharedPreferences).
4. Third-Party Integrations
The App integrates third-party utilities that may collect details used to identify you. You can find their individual privacy policies below:
5. Data Deletion Rights
You have full authority to request the erasure of your profile and data. If you want to delete your account permanently, please contact our administrator at the support address listed below.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: