Welcome to the data usage policy of Network Fusion. This document is designed to help you understand how and why we collect, use, and manage data on our online education platform. We aim to balance improving your user experience with respecting your privacy and giving you control over your personal information. Please read this policy carefully to learn about the technologies we use, your options for managing preferences, and how we protect your data.
At Network Fusion, we use various tracking technologies to ensure that our platform is efficient, personalized, and user-friendly. These technologies help us deliver a seamless learning experience, optimize the platform’s performance, and cater to a diverse range of user needs.
Tracking technologies are tools that help websites collect and analyze information about how users interact with their services. These include cookies, web beacons, and local storage, among others. For Network Fusion, such technologies are essential for ensuring a smooth educational experience, whether it’s remembering your progress in a course or ensuring our platform runs efficiently across different devices.
Some tracking technologies are crucial for the basic operation of our platform. Without these, many fundamental features would not function properly. Examples include session cookies that keep you logged in while navigating through different modules or technologies that allow secure authentication for your account.
For instance, if you’re halfway through a lesson, these technologies ensure that your progress is saved even if you close the browser. Additionally, they enable secure payment processing for subscription plans—a necessity for maintaining the integrity of financial transactions.
Performance-related technologies allow us to measure how well our platform operates. They help us identify issues such as slow-loading pages or frequent errors so we can improve the overall user experience. By analyzing data like loading times and interaction patterns, we can optimize content delivery and ensure that our educational resources are accessible to everyone, regardless of their device or location.
For example, if certain courses are taking too long to load, performance data helps us pinpoint the problem—be it server issues or large file sizes—and fix it quickly.
Functional tracking technologies are all about enhancing your experience. These tools remember your preferences, such as language settings, preferred font sizes, or even the last chapter you viewed in a course. By storing this information, we make it easier for you to continue learning without having to reset your preferences each time you log in.
For instance, if you’re taking a language course and prefer subtitles in English, functional cookies store this choice, so you don’t need to adjust it every time you watch a video.
Our platform also employs technologies to personalize your learning journey. These tools analyze your activity to recommend courses, tutorials, or resources that align with your interests and skill level. For example, if you’ve completed several beginner coding courses, the system might suggest intermediate-level content to help you progress.
This level of customization allows us to provide a more tailored experience, ensuring that you spend less time searching for relevant content and more time learning.
All these technologies work together to create a cohesive system. Necessary technologies ensure the platform functions, performance tools help us improve it, functional systems enhance usability, and customization tools make it personal. Together, they enable us to deliver a comprehensive and user-friendly educational experience.
We believe in giving our users control over their data. You have several options for managing the tracking technologies used on our platform, from browser settings to in-platform tools. Below, we’ll explain your rights, how to manage your preferences, and the potential impact of disabling certain technologies.
As a user, you have the right to control how your data is collected and used. Laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grant you rights like accessing your data, requesting its deletion, or opting out of certain types of data collection.
You can manage cookies and other tracking technologies directly through your browser. For example:
Network Fusion also offers tools to manage your preferences directly on our platform. Through our preference center, you can enable or disable specific categories of tracking technologies, such as performance or customization tools. Simply navigate to your account settings and select “Privacy Preferences” to adjust these options.
Disabling certain types of tracking technologies can affect your experience. For example, turning off necessary cookies may prevent you from staying logged in, while disabling customization tools means you won’t receive personalized course recommendations. We encourage you to carefully consider which technologies you disable to maintain a balance between privacy and functionality.
In addition to browser and platform tools, third-party services like Ghostery or Privacy Badger can help you manage tracking technologies. These tools provide additional layers of control, making them especially useful for users who prioritize privacy while navigating educational platforms.
We retain data only as long as necessary for its intended purpose. For example, account data is stored while your account remains active, while browsing data may only be retained for a few months for performance analysis. Once data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.
We implement robust security measures to protect your data, including encryption, regular audits, and secure access protocols. Our systems are designed to prevent unauthorized access and ensure that your information remains safe.
We recognize the importance of protecting younger users and other sensitive groups. For users under 18, we apply stricter data collection and usage policies, ensuring compliance with regulations like COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act).
Our platform integrates with external vendors to provide essential services like payment processing, analytics, and content delivery. These partners collect limited data to fulfill their roles, such as processing transactions or analyzing performance metrics to help us improve.
Beyond cookies, we utilize web beacons and local storage to enhance your experience. Web beacons help us understand email engagement, while local storage ensures smoother navigation across courses.