Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 1, 2025

Smarval Admin (“we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and safeguard your personal data when you visit the Smarval website (“the Site”).

This Policy applies to:

• website visitors
• students submitting materials
• teachers collaborating with Smarval
• forum participants
• users asking questions or using contact forms

1. Who We Are

Website operator: Smarval Admin
Contact: contact@smarval.com
Website: https://smarval.com

Smarval Admin is responsible for processing your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

2. What Personal Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of data:

2.1. Data you provide directly

• Your name (if provided)
• Email address (through contact forms or forum registration)
• Text submitted through the Forum or Valued Questions
• Files submitted for student contributions (documents, images, videos)
• Messages sent through contact forms

2.2. Automatically collected data

Collected via standard website technologies, WordPress, or analytics tools:

• IP address (anonymized when possible)
• Browser type and device information
• Pages visited and time spent on the Site
• Cookies and similar technologies (managed by Complianz)

2.3. Data processed by third-party services

Examples:

• Hosting provider (server logs)
• Spam protection (e.g., Akismet)
• Email delivery systems

3. How We Use Your Personal Data

We use personal data only for legitimate purposes such as:

3.1. Site operation and improvement

• Ensuring website functionality
• Managing the Forum and user accounts
• Displaying user-submitted content (with permission)
• Preventing spam and abuse

3.2. Communication

• Responding to messages
• Offering guidance or answers to user questions
• Sending notifications from the Forum (if enabled by the user)

3.3. Legal compliance

• Meeting GDPR obligations
• Managing cookie consent
• Responding to lawful requests

We do not sell, trade, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

We process personal data based on:

• Consent (e.g., submitting forms, subscribing, uploading content)
• Performance of a legitimate function (e.g., running the Forum, ensuring Site security)
• Legal obligation (e.g., cookie management)

You may withdraw consent at any time.

5. How We Store and Protect Your Data

We apply reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, including:

• secure hosting (HTTPS)
• access restrictions
• spam protection
• regular updates of WordPress and plugins

Your data is stored on EU-based or GDPR-compliant servers (depending on Hostinger infrastructure).

6. Cookies

Smarval uses cookies for:

• essential functionality
• analytics (if enabled)
• remembering language preferences

Cookie usage is managed by Complianz, which provides granular consent options.
For details, please see the Cookie Policy page.

7. User-Generated Content

When submitting content (Forum posts, comments, files, questions):

• your name or username may be visible publicly
• your content may remain visible unless you request removal
• you must avoid sharing sensitive or personal information

Smarval Admin may moderate or remove inappropriate content.

8. Sharing of Personal Data

We may share your data only with:

• hosting provider (technical processing)
• email delivery systems
• spam protection services
• analytics providers (if enabled and anonymized)

All third parties comply with GDPR or equivalent standards.

We never sell personal data.

9. How Long We Keep Your Data

Data is stored only as long as needed:

• Contact form messages: up to 24 months
• Forum accounts and posts: until deletion is requested
• Server logs: typically 30–180 days
• Student contributions: as long as they remain published (removable on request)

10. Your Rights (GDPR)

As an EU user, you have the right to:

• Access your data
• Request correction
• Request deletion
• Withdraw consent
• Request restriction of processing
• Receive a copy of your data (data portability)
• Object to certain processing

To exercise your rights, contact: contact@smarval.com

11. Children’s Privacy

Smarval content may include contributions from students, coordinated through teachers.
We do not directly collect data from minors without supervision or permission.

Any student materials submitted through teachers are processed with care and may be removed upon request.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Smarval Admin may update this Privacy Policy occasionally.
Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.

13. Contact

For privacy-related questions, please email:
contact@smarval.com