Privacy Policy - Online Prep Academy

Effective date: August 5, 2026
Last updated: August 5, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Online Prep Academy (“Online Prep Academy,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects personal information when you visit https://www.onlineprepacademy.com, create an account, complete a quiz or practice test, request a result or free resource, subscribe to email communications, purchase a product or service, submit a form, leave a comment, or otherwise interact with us (collectively, the “Services”).

1. Who we are

The Services are operated by GIANCARLO SEBASTIAN PUGLISI, doing business as Online Prep Academy, located at 6 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL, 60603, US.

For privacy questions or requests, contact us at info@onlineprepacademy.com.

2. Personal information we collect

The information we collect depends on how you use the Services.

Information you provide

Contact information: your name, email address, telephone number, mailing address, and information submitted through contact or inquiry forms.
Quiz and learning information: your answers, scores, results, completion status, selected topics, and other information provided while using quizzes, practice tests, courses, or study resources.
Newsletter and consent information: your subscription status, date and method of consent, email engagement, and unsubscribe requests.
Account information: your username, password or authentication data, profile details, subscription status, and account preferences.
Purchase information: products or services ordered, billing and shipping details, transaction amount, order status, and related communications. Payment card information is processed by the payment provider displayed at checkout; we generally receive transaction details rather than your full card number.
Communications and user content: messages, support requests, survey responses, reviews, comments, and materials you choose to submit.

Information collected automatically

When you use the Services, we and our service providers may automatically collect:

Your IP address.
Browser and device type.
Operating system.
Approximate location derived from your IP address.
Referring and exit pages.
Pages viewed and links clicked.
Date and time of access.
Cookie identifiers.
Quiz and website activity.
Diagnostic and security information.

Information received from third parties

We may receive information from companies that help us operate the Services, including email and newsletter providers, payment processors, analytics providers, hosting and security providers, social media platforms, and advertising or referral partners.

The information received depends on your settings and your interaction with those services.

3. How we use personal information

We may use personal information to:

Provide, operate, maintain, and improve the Services.
Administer quizzes, practice tests, courses, subscriptions, and accounts.
Calculate, store, display, and email quiz scores, personalized results, answer summaries, and requested resources.
Process purchases, payments, refunds, subscriptions, and customer support.
Send newsletters, educational resources, updates, promotions, and offers in accordance with your subscription choices.
Respond to questions, requests, comments, and support messages.
Understand website usage, measure performance, troubleshoot errors, and develop new content and services.
Personalize content and recommendations.
Detect, prevent, and investigate fraud, misuse, security incidents, and violations of our terms.
Comply with legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory obligations.
Protect our rights and the rights of others.

4. Quizzes, results, and free resources

When you complete a quiz or request a free resource, we may collect your name, email address, responses, score, result, and subscription choice.

Some quizzes, personalized results, downloads, or other free resources are offered only to Online Prep Academy newsletter subscribers.

Where this applies, the form will clearly state that selecting the required checkbox:

Authorizes the delivery of the requested result or resource by email.
Subscribes you to the Online Prep Academy newsletter and promotional email communications.

If you do not wish to subscribe under these terms, do not submit the form.

You may unsubscribe from future marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in any marketing message.

Unsubscribing does not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before the unsubscribe request. It also does not prevent us from sending non-promotional messages necessary to complete a purchase, maintain an account, provide a requested service, or address security or legal matters.

5. Email communications

We use email service providers, including Mailchimp, to manage subscriptions and send email communications.

These providers may process your:

Email address.
Name.
Subscription status.
Campaign engagement.
Device information.
Related identifiers.

Marketing emails include an unsubscribe mechanism.

We may retain limited suppression-list information after you unsubscribe so that we can respect your request and demonstrate compliance.

6. Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies. These technologies may be set by us or by third parties.

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies support essential functions such as security, shopping carts, account access, form submission, and cookie preferences.

Functional cookies

These cookies remember your choices and improve website features.

Analytics cookies

These cookies help us understand traffic, engagement, errors, and performance. We may use analytics tools such as Google Analytics through MonsterInsights.

Advertising and social media technologies

These technologies may measure campaigns, support embedded content, or personalize advertising where enabled.

Our cookie banner and preference tool, provided through CookieYes, allows you to manage non-essential cookies where required.

You may also control cookies through your browser. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

Where applicable law requires us to recognize an opt-out preference signal, such as Global Privacy Control, we will process that signal as legally required.

7. Purchases and payments

Our store and checkout may be operated through WooCommerce and third-party payment processors.

The payment processor displayed at checkout collects and processes payment information under its own privacy policy and security practices.

We may receive:

Order identifiers.
Payment status.
Billing and shipping information.
Limited transaction information.

We use this information to fulfill orders, provide support, prevent fraud, and meet accounting or legal obligations.

8. How we disclose personal information

We may disclose personal information to the following categories of recipients:

Service providers and contractors supporting website hosting, WordPress functionality, email delivery, newsletters, quizzes, forms, analytics, security, customer support, file delivery, payments, accounting, and order fulfillment.
Professional advisers, including accountants, attorneys, insurers, and consultants, when reasonably necessary.
Government authorities or other parties when required by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, property, users, or the public; investigate fraud or security issues; or enforce our agreements.
A successor or transaction participant in connection with a merger, financing, reorganization, sale of assets, acquisition, bankruptcy, or similar business transaction, subject to appropriate safeguards.
Other parties at your direction or with your consent.

9. Sale, sharing, and targeted advertising

We do not sell personal information for money.

Certain analytics, advertising, or social media technologies may be considered a “sale,” “sharing,” or processing for targeted advertising under some U.S. state privacy laws, even when no money changes hands.

If those laws apply to our activities, you may use our cookie preference tool or contact us to exercise the applicable opt-out right.

We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of children under 16.

10. Data retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:

Providing the Services.
Maintaining business and transaction records.
Honoring subscription and opt-out choices.
Resolving disputes.
Enforcing agreements.
Preventing fraud.
Satisfying legal, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Retention periods vary according to the type of record.

For example:

Quiz results and account data may be retained while an account, subscription, or learning relationship remains active and for a reasonable period afterward.
Order records may be retained for the period required by tax and accounting rules.
Consent and unsubscribe records may be retained to demonstrate compliance.
Approved comments and related metadata may remain on the website unless deletion is requested or otherwise appropriate.

We may retain information for a longer period when required by law, needed for a legal claim, or preserved in secure backups until removed through the normal backup cycle.

11. Data security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information.

However, no transmission or storage system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for notifying us if you suspect unauthorized use of your account.

12. Your choices and privacy rights

Email communications

You may use the unsubscribe link included in a marketing email to stop future promotional messages.

Cookies

You may use the cookie preference tool or your browser settings to control non-essential cookies.

Account information

Where account controls are available, you may review or update certain profile information.

Privacy requests

Depending on your state of residence and applicable law, you may have the right to:

Request access to or confirmation of your personal information.
Obtain a copy of your personal information.
Correct inaccurate personal information.
Request deletion of personal information.
Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.
Opt out of targeted advertising or certain forms of profiling.
Limit certain uses of sensitive personal information.
Receive equal service without unlawful discrimination for exercising a privacy right.

To submit a privacy request, email info@onlineprepacademy.com with the subject line “Privacy Request” and describe the right you wish to exercise.

We may need to verify your identity and may request only the information reasonably necessary to complete that verification.

You may use an authorized agent where applicable. We may request proof of authorization and identity verification.

If we deny a request, residents of states that provide an appeal right may appeal by replying to our decision and stating that they wish to appeal.

These rights are not absolute. We may deny or limit a request where an exception applies, where we cannot verify the request, or where the relevant law does not apply to us or to the information at issue.

13. Children’s privacy

The Services are intended for a general audience and are not directed to children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information online from a child under 13 without the notice and verifiable parental consent required by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”).

If you believe that a child under 13 has provided personal information to us, contact us at [PRIVACY EMAIL] so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete it.

Users who are minors under the law of their place of residence should use the Services with the involvement of a parent or legal guardian.

14. Comments and Gravatar

When visitors leave comments, we collect the information entered in the comment form and may also collect the visitor’s IP address and browser user-agent string to support moderation, security, and spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to determine whether you use it.

After a comment is approved, any associated public profile image may be visible with the comment.

Gravatar is operated by Automattic. Its Privacy Policy is available at:

Privacy Policy

15. Embedded content and third-party links

The Services may contain embedded videos, images, social media features, payment tools, or links to third-party websites.

Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party website directly.

Third parties may collect information, use cookies, and monitor your interaction under their own terms and privacy policies.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of unaffiliated third parties.

17. International visitors

Online Prep Academy is operated from the United States.

If you access the Services from another country, your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States and other countries where our service providers operate.

Privacy laws in those locations may differ from the laws in your country.

Where applicable law grants additional rights, you may contact us to exercise them.

18. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our Services, technology, business practices, or legal obligations.

We will post the revised version on this page and update the “Last updated” date.

If required by law, we will provide additional notice or request consent.