Tutoruu Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy is fueled by our commitment to these Privacy Principles:

1. We’re deeply committed to creating a safe and secure online environment for you.

2. We do not sell your personal information to third parties. 

3. We strive to provide you with access to and control over the information you give us, and we take the protection of your information very seriously.

4. We do not display advertising on Tutoruu. Our mission is to provide you a safe community with academic, financial, and mental support thrughout your university experience, not to sell you products.

Overview

Tutoruu, Inc. (“Tutoruu”, “our”, “us”, or “we”) is an Egyptian organization. We use the information we collect to provide you with a better experience and fulfill our mission of providing a free university community for anyone in Egypt. 

We are committed to protecting your privacy. We understand how important privacy is to you, and we are committed to protecting your privacy and to creating a safe and secure environment for learners of all ages. This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used, shared, and protected by Tutoruu when you use (or access) our website at www.tutoruu.com and online service (collectively, our “Service”).

Collection of information

We collect information in the following ways, depending on your use of the Service and your account settings:

• We collect information from you directly, such as when you create an account, communicate with us, participate in activities, events or surveys, or otherwise provide information during your use of the Service.

• We may collect information from others, such as your University, or third parties (meaning organizations outside of Tutoruu), such as third party applications that you use to connect to the Service (e.g. Google).

• We collect some information automatically, such as information about your use of the Service and the devices you use to access the Service. We may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information.

Examples of information we may collect includes:

• Account registration information (username, birthdate, and email)

• Information about your browser or device, and general location

• Information you choose to include in your profile or post in public areas of the Service

• Information you may provide in connection with specific features or special programs

• Non-personal information which may be linked to your personal information, including Information about your use of our Service

Use of information

Tutoruu uses information collected for the purposes of:

• providing the Service

• personalizing your experience

• communicating with you about your account and our Service (including responding to inquiries and sharing information about new features and offerings that may be of interest)

• enabling your participation in special programs that we may offer in partnerships with third parties (if you choose to participate in such special programs)

• understanding and improving our Service, and developing new or improved educational offerings

We may also use de-identified or aggregated information for product development, research, analytics and other purposes, including for the purpose of analyzing, improving or marketing our Service, for demonstrating the impact of our Service, or conducting educational research.

Sharing and disclosure of information

Tutoruu takes great care to protect the personal information you provide to us. We do not sell your personal information to third parties. This section explains circumstances in which we may share personal information with third parties.

We may share personal information:

• with other users of our Service, if you use features that enable you to share your information with (or make it accessible to) others.

• with Vendors, consultants and other service providers working on our behalf

• with other users that are associated with your account, such as a parent, teacher or coach.

• with your university, if you are using our Service as a member of a university 

• with your consent (including third party applications that you choose to use, such as complementary services or an Authentication Service). If you choose to use a third-party application or service, the use of your information by the third party will be governed by that party’s privacy policy.

• in connection with business transfers (due to mergers and acquisitions).

• for compliance purposes, such as when reasonably necessary to protect the security and safety of our users or Service, or when permitted by law.

We may also share de-identified or aggregated information that does not reasonably identify any individual.

Sponsorship and Advertising

Tutoruu does not share any of your personal information with sponsors or advertisers without your consent. We do not provide these sponsors with the ability to track or collect information about our site visitors or users.

Tutoruu does not display third party advertisements on our Service. We may, from time to time, incorporate content or link to content provided by third parties that may be of interest to you and relevant to the educational context of our Service. Some of these materials or websites may include branding or advertisements as permitted by the third party owner or operator. 

Transparency and your choice

We take privacy very seriously. We strive to put you in control of the choices and decisions regarding your personal information.

We understand that your personal information is important to you, and that is why you have choices in how your personal information is used and shared. We want you to have access to your personal information, so that you can help keep it as accurate as possible.

For example, you can choose whether to create an account (or use the Service without registering). If you register for an account, you can:

• Limit optional information you provide

• Choose whether you wish to share personal information with (and use) third party services

• Choose whether you wish to receive optional emails

• Update, correct, and delete your account information through your account settings

Your account settings

We want you to have access to your information, so that you can help keep it as accurate as possible. If you register and provide Tutoruu with information, you may update, correct, or delete your account and information at any time by reviewing your profile information and preferences on your account settings page.

Security of your personal information

Tutoruu is committed to securing your personal information.

Some of the ways in which we protect your personal information include:

• We protect your personal information with encryption during transmission over the public Internet

• We use reasonable organizational and technical safeguards designed to help protect the privacy and security of your personal information

Some of the ways in which we encourage you to protect your personal information include:

• We encourage you to create (and keep) a strong password

• We encourage you to be thoughtful about what you post and continue to learn about online safety

We use reasonable safeguards to protect our Service and your personal information, but no security measures are perfect.

Links to Third Parties

The Service may link to and may be linked by websites operated by other entities or individuals. If we include links to third parties and you click on that link, you will be leaving Tutoruu and the privacy policy of that third party applies. Similarly, if you see a link to Tutoruu on a third party website, then the privacy policy of that third party applies.

• For example:

  • If you click on a link to College Board, then you will go to College Board’s website and College Board’s privacy policy applies.

  • If you are on the Tutoruu Instagram page, the privacy policy of Instagram applies to that Tutoruu Instagram page.

• This Tutoruu Privacy Policy does not apply to (and we cannot control the activities of) such other third party websites.

• You should consult the privacy policies of those third party websites.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Tutoruu may modify or revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. Tutoruu will notify users of any changes to our Privacy Policy by posting the revised Privacy Policy with an updated date of revision on our Service. If we change this Policy in a material manner, we will do our best to notify you of the changes by posting a notice on our website. We recommend that you review the Privacy Policy each time you visit the Service to stay informed of our privacy practices.

We will not make any material changes to our Privacy Policy that relate to the collection or use of Personal Data without first giving notice to users and providing a choice before Personal Data are used in a materially different manner than was disclosed when the information was collected.

Contact Tutoruu

Please contact Tutoruu with any questions or comments by email: info@tutoruu.com