Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 2024-04-11

1. Introduction

Welcome to Memorize In A Flash ("us", "we", or "our"). We operate the http://memorizeinaflash.com website (the "Service").

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used here have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

2. Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Types of Data Collected

• Personal Data:** While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information includes:
  • Email address
  • Username
  • Password (stored securely using hashing - we cannot see your actual password)
• User-Generated Content:** We collect the content you create within the service, including:
  • Subject/Deck names and descriptions
  • Flashcard questions and answers
  • Frequency settings and study statistics (correct/incorrect counts) associated with your cards
• Usage Data:** We automatically collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data. We utilize Google Analytics for this purpose (see Section 4).
• Tracking & Cookies Data:** We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.
  • Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.
  • We use cookies for: Session management (keeping you logged in), "Remember Me" functionality (if you opt-in), security (e.g., potentially CSRF tokens), analytics (via Google Analytics), and advertising (via Google AdSense).
  • You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service (like staying logged in).
  • For more details, see the "Cookies, Advertisements, and Analytics" section in our Terms and Conditions.

3. Use of Data

Memorize In A Flash uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service (e.g., store your decks/cards, manage your login).
• To manage your account and registration.
• To notify you about changes to our Service (rarely, if necessary).
• To allow you to participate in interactive features like studying and sharing (when you choose to).
• To provide customer support (if you contact us).
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service (using Statcounter Analytics).
• To monitor the usage of our Service.
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues and potential security threats.
• To display advertisements (via Google AdSense) to support the free service.
• To comply with legal obligations.

4. Third-Party Service Providers & Data Processing

We employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

• Statcounter Analytics:** We use Google Analytics to track website traffic. Statcounter uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data may be shared with other Statcounter services. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Statcounter Analytics by installing the Statcounter Analytics opt-out browser add-on. For more information on the privacy practices of Statcounter, please visit the Statcounter cookies web page.
• Google AdSense & DoubleClick Cookie:** We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Service. Google's use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Service or other websites on the Internet. You may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick Cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings web page.
• hCaptcha:** We use hCaptcha as a CAPTCHA service to protect our registration and potentially other forms from spam and abuse by automated bots. Your interaction with hCaptcha is subject to the hCaptcha Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
• Hosting Provider:** Our website is hosted by Hostinger.com. Their handling of server logs containing IP addresses would be governed by their privacy policy.

5. Disclosure Of Data

We may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• To comply with a legal obligation (e.g., subpoena, court order).
• To protect and defend the rights or property of Memorize In A Flash.
• To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.
• To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.
• To protect against legal liability.
• In connection with a business transaction, such as a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

We do not sell your personal information.

6. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We use measures like password hashing and secure connections to protect your information. However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data and User-Generated Content only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, primarily as long as your account is active. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

You can delete your account and associated data via the Settings page.

8. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location (e.g., if you are in the European Economic Area (EEA) under GDPR or in California under CCPA), you may have certain data protection rights. Memorize In A Flash aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

In general, you have the following rights:

• The right to access:** You can usually view your username and email in the Settings page.
• The right to rectification:** You can update your username via the Settings page. You are responsible for keeping your information accurate.
• The right to erasure:** You can delete your account and associated data via the "Delete My Account" function in the Settings page.
• Other Rights (Jurisdiction Dependent):** Depending on your location, you might have additional rights like the right to object to processing, the right to data portability, or the right to withdraw consent.

Please contact us at support@memorizeinaflash.com if you wish to inquire about or exercise rights not directly available through the website interface.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

10. Links To Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us (e.g., links in the help section, ads, potentially user-generated content). If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

11. 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 at the top.

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.

12. Contact Us

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

• By email: support@memorizeinaflash.com

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