Privacy Policy

At Muslim Professionals Mentorship Platform, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our mentorship services. Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Data

When you register on our platform, we may collect:

• Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number, etc.)
• Professional information (Education, work experience, skills, etc.)
• Profile picture
• Demographic information
• Any other information you choose to provide on your profile

Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the website is accessed and used. This may include:

• Your computer's Internet Protocol address (IP address)
• Browser type and version
• Pages of our website that you visit
• Time and date of your visit
• Time spent on those pages
• Unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our services
• Match mentees with appropriate mentors
• Process and complete transactions
• Send administrative information, such as updates, security alerts, and support messages
• Respond to your comments, questions, and requests
• Communicate with you about products, services, offers, events, and other news and information we think will be of interest to you
• Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our services
• Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities
• Comply with our legal and regulatory obligations

We strive to respect Islamic principles of privacy, honesty, and integrity in our data handling practices.

3. Sharing Your Information

We may share information in the following situations:

• With Mentors/Mentees: When you participate in a mentorship relationship, your profile information will be shared with your mentor or mentee.
• Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where required to do so by law or subpoena.
• With Your Consent: We may share your information with your consent or at your direction.

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

4. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as:

• The right to access the personal information we have about you
• The right to request the correction of inaccurate personal information
• The right to request deletion of your personal information
• The right to withdraw consent
• The right to data portability

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

8. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 18 without parental consent. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

10. Changes to This 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. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.