Effective Date: 05-09-2025
Last Updated: 05-09-2025
At Alpela Academy, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit our website https://alpelaacademy.com. By using our site, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://alpelaacademy.com.
We are committed to providing education, mentorship, and training resources while respecting your right to data privacy.
Information We Collect
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect:
- The data entered into the comments form.
- The visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string (to help with spam detection).
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar Privacy Policy can be found here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible publicly alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to our site, please avoid uploading files with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location information from images posted online.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience:
- Comments: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These last for one year.
- Login: Temporary cookies are set when you visit the login page to test cookie support (discarded when the browser closes).
- Login cookies last for two days.
- Screen preference cookies last for one year.
- “Remember Me” keeps your login active for two weeks.
- Publishing: If you edit or publish an article, an extra cookie (post ID) will be stored for one day.
You can control cookies in your browser settings at any time.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles and posts on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the external website directly.
These third-party websites may:
- Collect data about you.
- Use cookies.
- Embed additional tracking.
- Monitor your interactions with the content (if you are logged in to their service).
How We Use and Share Data
We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Data Retention
Website administrators can also access and edit this data.
Comments: Retained indefinitely (including metadata) for recognition of follow-up comments.
User Accounts: For registered users, we store personal details in your user profile.
You may view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time (username cannot be changed).
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you.
- Request that we erase your data, except for information required by law, security, or administrative reasons.
To make a request, please contact us at: alpelaacademy@gmail.com
Data Protection
We take reasonable steps to secure your data against unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse. However, no method of data transmission over the internet is 100% secure.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated effective date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please reach us at:
📧 Email: alpelaacademy@gmail.com
📍 Address: Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
☎️ Phone: +234 70822 41952