Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

When you create an account, we collect your email address and display name. During quiz sessions, we track your answers and performance data to provide adaptive learning and spaced repetition features. We also collect basic usage analytics to improve the platform.

2. How We Use Your Data

Your data is used to: personalize your learning experience, track your quiz progress and streaks, calculate spaced repetition schedules, display leaderboard rankings, and improve our question quality. We never sell your personal data to third parties.

3. Cookies

We use essential cookies to maintain your login session and theme preferences. We also use Google AdSense cookies to serve relevant advertisements, which helps keep BrainForge free for all users.

4. Third-Party Services

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google may use cookies and tracking technologies as described in their privacy policy. We do not share your personal quiz data with advertisers. For European users, we implement the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF v2.3) to manage advertising consent in compliance with GDPR.

5. Data Security

We use industry-standard security measures including HTTPS encryption, secure password hashing (bcrypt), and JWT-based authentication to protect your data.

6. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or port your personal data. You also have the right to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise these rights, contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo@brainforgequiz.com. We will respond within 30 days.

7. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

• Right to Know — You can request information about the personal data we collect, use, and disclose.
• Right to Delete — You can request deletion of your personal data.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale — We do not sell your personal information. If this changes, we will provide a clear opt-out mechanism.
• Right to Non-Discrimination — We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To make a CCPA request, email us at support@brainforgequiz.comwith the subject line "CCPA Request."

8. Children's Privacy

BrainForge is designed for educational purposes. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

9. Contact & Data Protection Officer

For general privacy inquiries, contact us at support@brainforgequiz.com.

Data Protection Officer (DPO): dpo@brainforgequiz.com
EU/EEA residents may contact our DPO for any GDPR-related requests.