This Privacy Policy explains how Certcalendar (“we,” “us”) collects, uses and protects information when you visit certcalendar.com (the “Site”).
Information we collect
Information you give us.
When you email us or use our contact form, we receive your name, email address and the contents of your message. We use this only to reply to you and to act on corrections or feedback.
Information collected automatically.
Like most websites, our server and the services we use automatically collect technical information. This includes:
- your IP address
- browser type
- device type
- pages visited
- referring website
- the date and time of your visit
Analytics.
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information in aggregated form. You can opt out with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Advertising and cookies
We use Google AdSense to show advertisements.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this Site and other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies allows it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this Site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- You can also opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info.
- To learn more about how Google uses data from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
What cookies are.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. The Site uses three kinds:
- Essential cookies, needed for the Site to work
- Analytics cookies, which measure usage
- Advertising cookies, which serve and measure ads
Your choices.
You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Some parts of the Site may not work properly if you do. Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are shown a consent message, and personalized advertising cookies are used only with consent. You can change your choice at any time using the privacy settings link at the bottom of the page.
How we use information
We use information to:
- operate and improve the Site
- respond to your messages
- display advertising
- understand which content is useful
- protect the Site against abuse
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share it except with the service providers described here, or where the law requires it.
Legal basis
We process personal information in line with Ghana’s Data Protection Act, 2012 (Act 843). For visitors in the EEA and UK, our legal bases are:
- your consent, for advertising and analytics cookies
- our legitimate interests, for operating and securing the Site and replying to messages
How long we keep information
- We keep emails and contact-form messages for as long as needed to deal with your enquiry, and for no more than [24 months].
- Analytics data is retained according to the Google Analytics retention settings, [14 months].
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:
- access the personal information we hold about you
- correct it
- delete it
- object to or restrict how we use it
- withdraw consent
To make a request, email enquire@certcalendar.com. If you are in Ghana, you may also complain to the Data Protection Commission. If you are in the EEA or UK, you may complain to your local data protection authority.
California residents.
We do not sell or share personal information for money. You can limit personalized advertising through the Google Ads Settings link above.
International transfers
Our service providers, including Google and our web host, may process data in countries other than your own, including the United States. These providers use contractual and technical safeguards to protect it.
Children
The Site is intended for adults researching professional credentials. It is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.
Security
We use reasonable technical measures to protect information, including encrypted (HTTPS) connections. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.
Third-party links
The Site links to certifying bodies, government agencies and other external sites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date below shows when we last changed it.
Contact
Questions about privacy: enquire@certcalendar.com
Effective date: October 5, 2026