Privacy Policy

At Motara Consult (operating Motara Academy), accessible from motaraconsult.com.ng, protecting your personal privacy is one of our top priorities. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect, how it is stored and processed, and your rights regarding your data.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information to provide, maintain, and improve our educational and consultancy services:

• Account Information: When you register on Motara Academy, we collect your full name, email address, password, and optional profile details.
• Certificate Validation Information: To issue official, verifiable certificates, you may optionally provide your official National Identity Name (`national_id_name`).
• Payment Data: Payment details processed via Paystack or direct transfer receipts for course fees and extension fees. Financial credentials (card numbers/PINs) are securely handled by Paystack and are never stored on our servers.
• Learning Progress & Activity: Course enrollments, lesson completions, quiz submissions, scores, and discussion forum contributions.
• Technical & Usage Data: IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, and pages visited collected via server logs and cookies.

2. How We Use Your Information

Your information is used strictly for legitimate educational and business purposes:

• To create and manage your student account and provide access to purchased courses.
• To verify course completion, grade quizzes, and generate authentic PDF certificates featuring partner institution logos.
• To process course enrollment transactions and verify payment proofs.
• To communicate course updates, password resets, financial assistance decisions, and customer support responses.
• To maintain platform security, prevent fraudulent activities, and comply with legal obligations.

3. Cookies, Analytics & Third-Party Advertising

Motara Consult uses standard cookies and tracking technologies to enhance user experience, remember session state, and deliver relevant content.

• Essential Cookies: Required for authentication, security, and navigation.
• Google AdSense: We may display Google AdSense advertisements. Google uses cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on users' visits to our website and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

4. Data Sharing & Third-Party Services

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share data with trusted third parties only under the following circumstances:

• Partner Certification Institutes: Partner organizations (such as Google Professional Institute, Meta Developers Institute, Ashraf Tech Institute) associated with co-branded certificates.
• Payment Service Providers: Paystack API for secure payment processing.
• Legal Requirements: When required by law, regulation, or court order to comply with legal obligations.

5. Data Protection & Security

We employ industry-standard technical and organizational security measures, including HTTPS encryption, secure database access control, hashed passwords, and CSRF protection to safeguard your personal data.

6. Your Data Rights

You have the right to:

• Access, update, or correct your personal profile information in your student dashboard.
• Request details on the personal data we hold about you.
• Request account deletion or removal of non-essential personal data, subject to certificate verification and accounting record retention requirements.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us: