Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 4, 2026

1. Information We Collect

When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and profile information through our authentication provider (Clerk). As you use the platform, we collect learning progress data, quiz responses, lab session metadata, and usage analytics.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • Provide and personalize the learning experience
  • Track your progress, XP, streaks, and certifications
  • Generate skill assessments and learning recommendations
  • Enable trainer and institute features (batch management, student monitoring)
  • Enable organization features (candidate discovery, job matching)
  • Send transactional emails (certificates, account updates)
  • Improve platform performance and content quality

3. Data Storage & Security

Your data is stored securely using Supabase (PostgreSQL) with Row-Level Security (RLS) policies ensuring users can only access their own data. Authentication is handled by Clerk with industry-standard encryption. All data is transmitted over HTTPS with TLS 1.2+.

4. Third-Party Services

  • Clerk — Authentication and user management
  • Supabase — Database and storage
  • Stripe — Payment processing (for paid plans)
  • Resend — Transactional emails
  • Vercel — Hosting and analytics
  • Sentry — Error monitoring (anonymized)

Each service has its own privacy policy. We do not sell your personal data to any third party.

5. Profile Visibility

You can control your profile visibility in Settings. Public profiles display your username, bio, skills, badges, and certifications. Private profiles are not discoverable by other users or organizations.

6. Cookies & Analytics

We use essential cookies for authentication and session management. We use Vercel Web Analytics for aggregated, privacy-friendly usage statistics. We do not use third-party advertising cookies or cross-site tracking.

7. Data Retention

Your learning progress, certifications, and account data are retained as long as your account is active. You may request deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us.

8. Your Rights

  • Access the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your account and data
  • Export your learning data
  • Control your profile visibility

9. Open Source

DevOps Engineers is open-source software licensed under the MIT License. You can inspect the codebase, data models, and security practices on our GitHub repository.

10. Contact

For privacy inquiries or data requests, please open an issue on our GitHub repository or contact the maintainers directly.