This Privacy Policy describes how CT Academy collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information. By using our services, you agree to the practices described here. Questions? Contact us at [email protected].
1. Who We Are
CT Academy is a registered Canadian business operated by Andrew Harder, providing online education for accounting professionals in the field of crypto tax bookkeeping. Our contact email is [email protected].
2. Information We Collect
a) Information you provide directly
- Name and email address (when joining the waitlist or registering for a course)
- Payment information (processed securely through Stripe and/or PayPal — we do not store payment card details directly)
- Communications you send us (emails, support requests, community posts)
b) Information collected automatically
- Usage data: pages visited, time spent on pages, course progress, and lesson completion
- Device and browser information
- IP address and general location data
c) Community participation data
- Posts, questions, and responses submitted in the CT Academy professional community
- Participation in Q&A calls and office hours sessions
3. How We Use Your Information
- To provide access to courses, community, and course materials
- To send you presale details, course updates, and waitlist communications you have opted into
- To send occasional educational content and CT Academy updates (you may unsubscribe at any time)
- To process payments and manage your account
- To respond to your questions and support requests
- To improve course content and the CT Academy platform
- To comply with legal obligations under Canadian law
4. Legal Basis for Processing
CT Academy complies with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA). We collect and process personal information with your consent, or where necessary to fulfill a contract with you, or where required by law. For users in the European Economic Area, we process personal data under the lawful bases of consent and contract performance as defined under GDPR where applicable.
5. Email Communications and CASL Compliance
CT Academy complies with Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL). By joining our waitlist or purchasing a course, you provide express or implied consent to receive commercial electronic messages from CT Academy related to presale details, course updates, and educational content.
You may withdraw consent and unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email or by contacting us at [email protected]. Transactional emails will continue regardless of marketing preferences.
6. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services that may collect or process your personal information on our behalf:
- Course Creator 360 (CC360) — course hosting, CRM, email delivery, and payment processing
- Stripe — payment processing (stripe.com/privacy)
- PayPal — payment processing (paypal.com/privacy)
- Google Workspace / Gmail — internal communications and customer support
- Anthropic (Claude) — AI-assisted internal content development. No student personal data is shared with Anthropic.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. If you request deletion of your account and personal data, we will action that request within 30 days, subject to any legal obligations requiring us to retain certain records.
8. Your Rights
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your personal information (subject to legal retention obligations)
- Withdraw consent for marketing communications at any time
- Lodge a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (priv.gc.ca)
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].
9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. Payment information is processed exclusively through PCI-compliant third-party processors and is never stored on CT Academy systems.
10. Cookies
Our website and course platform may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve user experience and analyze site usage. You may control cookie settings through your browser.
11. Children's Privacy
CT Academy's services are intended for accounting professionals and are not directed at individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and notify active users by email where required.
13. Contact
Andrew Harder — CT Academy
[email protected]