Privacy Notice

1. Who we are

Empowered Earners Community ("we", "us") operates this website and the membership platform. We act as the data controller for personal information collected through the Service.

2. Information we collect

• Account data: name, email address, login credentials, profile details you choose to add.
• Support & communication data: messages you send us, feedback, survey responses.
• Community content: posts, comments and submissions you contribute to community spaces.
• Usage & device data: pages viewed, lessons completed, browser type, device identifiers, IP address, approximate location.
• Cookies: see section 8 below.

Payment card details are collected and processed directly by Paddle — we do not receive or store full card numbers.

3. How we use your information

• To create and manage your account (contract).
• To deliver memberships, courses and community access (contract).
• To provide customer support (contract / legitimate interests).
• To secure the platform, prevent fraud and enforce our Terms (legitimate interests).
• To improve our product, content and user experience (legitimate interests).
• To send service announcements (legitimate interests) and, with your consent, marketing emails (consent).
• To comply with legal and tax obligations (legal obligation).

4. Who we share data with

• Paddle — our Merchant of Record, who processes payments, manages subscriptions, calculates and remits applicable taxes, issues invoices and handles refunds.
• Service providers / subprocessors — hosting, database, email delivery, analytics, error monitoring and customer-support tooling, all bound by contract to handle data securely.
• Professional advisers — legal, accounting and tax advisers where reasonably necessary.
• Authorities — where required by law or to protect our rights.

We do not sell your personal information.

5. Data retention

We retain account data for as long as your account is active and for a reasonable period afterwards to handle support, disputes and legal obligations (typically up to 7 years for invoicing and tax records). Inactive accounts and associated content may be deleted or anonymised when no longer needed.

6. Your rights

Subject to applicable law (including the DPDP Act, 2023 in India and GDPR where relevant), you may have rights to: access your data, correct inaccuracies, request deletion, restrict or object to certain processing, withdraw consent, and lodge a complaint with the appropriate supervisory authority. To exercise your rights, contact us via the support email in your dashboard.

7. Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including encryption in transit, access controls, secure cloud infrastructure and limited internal access on a need-to-know basis. No system is perfectly secure; please use a strong, unique password.

8. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for: essential platform functioning (login session, security), analytics (understanding aggregate usage to improve the product) and, where applicable, marketing measurement. You can manage cookies through your browser settings; disabling essential cookies may break login.

9. International transfers

Some of our service providers may process data outside India. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses and provider certifications.

10. Changes

We may update this notice from time to time. Material changes will be notified via email or an in-product banner.

11. Contact

Privacy questions or requests? Email us via the support email shown in your account dashboard.