Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 20, 2026

This policy explains how Pro Technical Institute collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data in line with GDPR/EU, ePrivacy, and applicable state privacy frameworks.

1. Data controller

  • Entity: Pro Technical Institute.
  • Privacy contact: privacy@protechnicalinstitute.com.
  • Data rights request channel: privacy@protechnicalinstitute.com.

2. Data we collect

  • Account and contact data: name, email, language, session identifiers.
  • Purchase and certification data: purchased courses, certification status, validation codes.
  • Technical data: IP address, browser, device, and site usage events.

3. Purposes and legal bases

  • Service delivery (contract): course access, cart, purchases, and certificate validation.
  • Legal compliance: accounting, tax, anti-fraud, and security obligations.
  • Legitimate interest: platform improvements, reliability, and abuse prevention.
  • Consent: analytics and marketing where applicable.

4. Data sharing

  • Technology and infrastructure providers required to operate the service.
  • Payment processors and certification services when needed.
  • Competent authorities when legally required.

5. Retention

  • We keep data only for as long as necessary for the stated purposes and legal obligations.
  • When no longer needed, we delete, anonymize, or block data as appropriate.

6. Privacy rights

  • You may request access, rectification, deletion, objection, restriction, and portability.
  • You may also withdraw non-essential cookie consent at any time.
  • We respond within applicable legal timeframes (for example, 30 days under GDPR frameworks).

7. International transfers

  • If we transfer data across borders, we apply reasonable contractual and technical safeguards.

8. Security

  • We apply technical and organizational controls to protect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

9. Minors

  • We do not sell or share minors' personal data in ways that conflict with applicable law.