Privacy Policy
How Examlit collects, uses and protects your information when you study, take quizzes, join classrooms, subscribe or buy from the shop — and the choices you have.
01Overview
This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service, and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.
We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
02Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
Words with a capitalised first letter have the meanings defined below. These definitions have the same meaning whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
- Account
- A unique account created for You — as a student, teacher or institution (partner) — to access the Service or parts of it.
- Affiliate
- An entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where "control" means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
- Company
- "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" refers to Examlit, a product of Masomo Point, 65001, Wazo, Dar es Salaam.
- Cookies
- Small files placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, used among other things to keep You signed in and remember Your choices.
- Country
- Tanzania.
- Device
- Any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, a mobile phone or a tablet.
- Order
- A purchase from the Examlit Shop of a digital (PDF) or printed bundle.
- Personal Data
- Any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
- Service
- The Website and everything offered through it: past papers, quizzes, topical Q&A, flashcards, simulations, the exam builder, live classrooms, trivia, the blog, subscriptions and the Shop.
- Service Provider
- Any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company — third-party companies or individuals that help Us provide, operate, pay for or analyse the Service.
- Usage Data
- Data collected automatically when the Service is used, or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
- Website
- Examlit, accessible from https://examlit.com.
- You
- The individual accessing or using the Service, or the school, company or other legal entity on whose behalf that individual is accessing or using it.
03Information We Collect
Information You give Us
While using the Service, We may ask You for personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You, including:
- Account details: name, email address, phone number, password, and Your education level and subjects. If You sign in with Google, We receive Your name, email address and profile picture from Google.
- Institution details: for partner (school) accounts, the institution name, contact person and the students and staff added to it.
- Learning activity: quiz and trivia attempts, scores and reports, flashcard and Q&A progress, exam builder papers and classroom (room) participation.
- Shop orders: the items You order, Your name, phone number and email, the pickup point You choose for printed copies, and any note You add.
- Payments: the payment method used, amount, currency, phone number (for mobile money) and the transaction references returned by the payment provider.
- Messages: what You send Us through the contact form, live chat or WhatsApp, together with Your name, email and phone number.
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. It may include Your Device's IP address, browser type and version, the pages You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, sign-in activity, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When You use the Service on a mobile device, We may also collect the type of device, its unique ID, IP address, operating system and the mobile browser You use.
05How We Use Your Information
Give You access to papers, quizzes, Q&A, flashcards, simulations, the exam builder, trivia and classrooms, and save Your progress and results.
Register and manage Your account and the plan or institution package You are subscribed to.
Confirm subscription payments and shop orders with our payment providers, and keep a record of each transaction.
Unlock and email Your PDF downloads, print Your bundles and contact You when printed copies are ready at Your pickup point.
Send receipts, download links, password-reset codes, subscription expiry reminders, security notices and replies to Your messages.
Show a teacher the results of students in their room, and show an institution the activity of the students and staff on its account.
Tell You about new content, offers and events similar to what You use, unless You opt out.
Analyse usage trends, measure what works, and fix problems.
Business transfers
We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganisation, dissolution, or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, in which Personal Data about Our users is among the assets transferred.
07How Long We Keep Data
We keep Your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes in this Privacy Policy, and as needed to comply with Our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce Our agreements.
Payment and order records are kept as long as required for accounting and tax purposes. Usage Data is generally kept for a shorter time, unless it is used to strengthen security or improve the Service, or We are legally required to keep it longer.
08International Transfers
Your information is processed at the Company's offices and wherever the parties involved in processing are located — including the servers of Our cloud providers. It may be transferred to and stored on computers outside Your country, where data protection laws may differ.
By accepting this Privacy Policy and submitting Your information, You agree to that transfer. We take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy, and do not transfer it to an organisation or country unless adequate controls are in place.
09Your Rights and Choices
- Access and correct: view and update Your details from Your profile at any time.
- Delete: ask Us to delete the Personal Data We hold about You.
- Cookies: accept or reject optional cookies from Cookie Settings in the footer.
- Marketing: opt out of news and offers at any time.
To make a request, contact Us using the details below.
10Legal Disclosure
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will give notice before it becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
We may be required to disclose Your Personal Data by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities, such as a court or government agency.
We may disclose Your Personal Data in the good-faith belief that it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect rights, prevent wrongdoing or protect public safety.
11Security
We protect Your data with measures such as encrypted connections (HTTPS), hashed passwords, access controls, and short-lived, signed links for Shop downloads.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
12Children's Privacy
The Service is built for students preparing for examinations, many of whom are under 18. Students under 18 should use the Service with the knowledge and consent of a parent, guardian or their school.
We do not knowingly collect Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verifiable consent from a parent, guardian or school. If You are a parent or guardian and believe Your child has given Us Personal Data without consent, please contact Us and We will remove it.
Where Your country requires parental consent to process Your information, We may require it before We collect and use that information.
13Links to Other Websites
The Service may contain links to websites We do not operate. If You click a third-party link, You will be taken to that site. We strongly advise You to review the privacy policy of every site You visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of third-party sites or services.
14Changes to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the new version on this page and update the "Last updated" date above, and let You know by email and/or a prominent notice on the Service before the change takes effect.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes are effective when they are posted on this page.
15Contact Us
If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise Your rights, contact Us: