Last Updated: July 7, 2025
Shia Quran Tutors we are committed to protecting the privacy of our students, parents, and website visitors. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website www.shiaqurantutors.com and use our online Quranic and Islamic education services.
By accessing or using our website and services, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this policy, please do not use our website or services.
1. Information We Collect
We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services to you.
1.1. Personal Identification Information (PII): We may collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register for an account, enroll in a course, contact us, or engage in other activities on our website. This may include, but is not limited to: * Full Name * Email Address * Mailing Address * Phone Number * Payment Information (processed securely by third-party payment gateways, we do not store full credit card details) * Date of Birth (especially for child students to ensure age-appropriate services and consent) * Gender
1.2. Non-Personal Identification Information: We may collect non-personal identification information about users whenever they interact with our website. This may include: * Browser name (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari) * Type of computer or device * Technical information about Users’ means of connection to our Site, such as the operating system, Internet Service Provider (ISP), and other similar information. * IP address * Referring/exit pages * Date/time stamps * Clickstream data
1.3. Educational Content and Progress Data: When you use our services, we may collect information related to your learning progress, including: * Course enrollment and completion * Performance on assessments and quizzes * Class attendance records * Voice recordings of recitation (for quality assurance, personalized feedback, and teacher training, with consent where applicable).
2. How We Use Collected Information
Shia Quran Tutors collects and uses your information for the following purposes:
To Provide and Maintain Our Services: To register your account, manage your enrollment, facilitate online classes, and deliver the educational content you have subscribed to.
To Personalize User Experience: To understand how our users as a group use the services and resources provided on our site, allowing us to customize and improve your learning journey.
To Improve Customer Service: Your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs.
To Process Transactions: We may use the information users provide about themselves when placing an order only to provide service to that order. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to provide the service.
To Send Periodic Emails and Communications: We may use the email address to send users information and updates pertaining to their courses, academy news, special offers, or other relevant communications. You may opt-out of marketing emails at any time.
For Quality Assurance and Teacher Training: Voice recordings and class monitoring may be used to assess teaching quality, provide feedback to tutors, and improve our curriculum, always maintaining confidentiality.
To Ensure Security and Prevent Fraud: To protect our services and users from fraudulent activities and unauthorized access.
3. How We Protect Your Information
We adopt appropriate data collection, storage, and processing practices and security measures to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction of your personal information, username, password, transaction information, and data stored on our Site.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL): Sensitive and private data exchange between the Site and its Users happens over an SSL secured communication channel and is encrypted and protected with digital signatures.
Access Control: Access to personal data is restricted to authorized personnel who require it to perform their duties.
Regular Security Audits: We periodically review our security practices to ensure they meet industry standards.
4. Sharing Your Personal Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent Users’ personal identification information to others. We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners, trusted affiliates, and advertisers for the purposes outlined above.
We may disclose your Personal Information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
Comply with a legal obligation (e.g., court order, subpoena).
Protect and defend the rights or property of Shia Quran Tutors.
Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.
Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.
Protect against legal liability.
5. Third-Party Websites and Services
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by Shia Quran Tutors. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
We may use third-party service providers to help us operate our business and the Site or administer activities on our behalf, such as processing payments (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) or sending newsletters. We may share your information with these third parties for those limited purposes, provided that you have given us your permission.
6. Cookies
Our website may use “cookies” to enhance the User experience. Cookies are small data files placed on your device or computer that often include an anonymous unique identifier. Users’ web browsers place cookies on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and sometimes to track information about them. You may choose to set your web browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If you do so, note that some parts of the Site may not function properly.
We use cookies for:
Maintaining user sessions and login status.
Remembering user preferences.
Analyzing website traffic and usage patterns (e.g., Google Analytics, which provides anonymous data).
7. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important to us. Shia Quran Tutors is committed to adhering to all applicable laws and regulations regarding children’s privacy. While our services are available for children, we require parental consent for all students under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without verifiable parental consent. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without such consent, we will take steps to remove that information immediately. We encourage parents and guardians to supervise their children’s online activities.
8. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
Shia Quran Tutors has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.
10. Your Acceptance of These Terms
By using this Site, you signify your acceptance of this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our Site. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to this policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, reach out:
📧 Email: info@shiaqurantutors.com
