skilldesign.site Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 04.11.2025

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how skilldesign.site (hereinafter "we," "us," or "our"), operated by Individual Entrepreneur SERGEI IUNIN, collects, uses, processes, and protects your personal information when you use our website skilldesign.site and our services (online design courses conducted via video conference).

Your privacy is very important to us. We are committed to protecting your personal data and complying with the provisions of the Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection.

Individual Entrepreneur: Individual Entrepreneur SERGEI IUNIN
Registration Number / Taxpayer Identification Number: 336065867
Legal Address: Georgia, Mtskheta Region, Tsilkani Village
Email: skilldesign.site@proton.me
Phone: +995 593 307 817

2. What Information Do We Collect?

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services:

Personal Identification Data:
* When registering on the website or course: your first name, last name, email address, and phone number.
* When contacting support: any information you provide to resolve your issue.
Payment Information:
* When purchasing a course: information required to process the payment (bank card information, payment details). Please note that we do not store your full bank card information. All payments are processed through secure third-party payment systems such as Visa, Mastercard, and American Express, which comply with international security standards. We only receive confirmation of the successful or unsuccessful payment.
Course usage data:
* Your course progress, participation in video conference classes, completed assignments, and feedback from instructors.
* Video conference class recordings (subject to your consent, if recordings are made).
Technical and usage data:
* IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, browser language, pages you visited on our website, time and date of your visit, and time spent on those pages.
* Data collected through cookies and similar technologies (see Section 8).

3. How do we collect your information?

We collect information in several ways:

Directly from you: When you register on the website, enroll in a course, fill out forms, or communicate with us via email or phone.
Automatically: When you interact with our website, we may collect technical and usage data through cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies.
From third parties: We may receive information from our payment providers regarding the status of your payments.

4. How do we use your information (purposes and legal bases)?

We use the information we collect for the following purposes and on the following legal bases:

Performance of a contract:
* To provide you with access to purchased courses and services.
* To process your payments and provide confirmations.
* To manage your account and provide technical support.
* To enable your participation in video conference classes.
Our legitimate interest:
* To improve our courses, services, and website functionality.
* To analyze website usage and user behavior to optimize the user experience.
* To ensure the security of our platform and prevent fraud.
* To respond to your inquiries and communicate with you.
* For internal reporting and statistics.
Your Consent:
* To send you marketing and promotional messages about our new courses, promotions, and offers (you can withdraw your consent at any time).
* To record video conference classes (if required).
Fulfilling Legal Obligations:
* To comply with applicable Georgian law, including tax laws and data protection requirements.

5. Sharing Your Information with Third Parties

We may share your personal information with the following categories of third parties, but only to the extent necessary for the specified purposes:

Service Providers:
* Payment Processors: To process your Visa, Mastercard, and American Express payments.
* Video Conferencing Platforms: To conduct online classes (Zoom, Google Meet).
* Hosting and IT Service Providers: To operate our website and store data.
* Analytics Services: To analyze website usage (Google Analytics).
* Newsletter Services: To send you notifications and marketing messages (Mailchimp).
Law enforcement agencies and government agencies: If required by law or in response to a legitimate request.
Successors to a business: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sales, your information may be transferred to the new owner.

We require all third parties to maintain the confidentiality and security of your data and to process it in accordance with the Georgian Law on Personal Data Protection.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with our legal obligations (tax or accounting requirements). After this period, your data will be securely deleted or anonymized.

7. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include, but are not limited to, data encryption, access controls, regular backups, and the use of secure communication channels (SSL/TLS). However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

8. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website, skilldesign.site, uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your user experience.

What are cookies? These are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit the website.
How we use cookies:
* Essential cookies: These are necessary for the basic functionality of the site (logging in, using the shopping cart).
* Analytics cookies: These help us understand how users interact with the site so we can improve its performance and content.
* Functionality cookies: These remember your preferences (language, settings).
Managing cookies: You can set your browser to reject all or some cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable cookies, some site features may not be available or function properly.

9. Your Data Protection Rights (According to the Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection)

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right of access: You may request confirmation as to whether we are processing your personal data and request access to it.
Right of rectification: You have the right to request that inaccurate or incomplete data be rectified.
Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): You may request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions (for example, if the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected).
Right to restriction of processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your data in certain cases.
Right to data portability: You may request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit this data to another controller, where technically feasible.
Right to object: You may object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests, under certain conditions. Right to withdraw consent: If the processing of your data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw it at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out before its withdrawal.
Right to file a complaint: If you believe your rights have been violated, you have the right to file a complaint with the Office of the Personal Data Protection Inspector of Georgia.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us by email at skilldesign.site@proton.me or by phone at +995 593 307 817.

10. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and become aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

11. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated Date" at the top of the document. We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy periodically for changes.

12. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Individual Entrepreneur: Individual Entrepreneur SERGEI IUNIN
Email: skilldesign.site@proton.me
Phone: +995 593 307 817
Legal Address: Georgia, Mtskheta region, village Tsilkani