Introduction

Ensolanka LLC ("Company", "we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, pythonplayground.org and its subdomains, including pythonplayground.club (collectively referred to as the "Website"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Website.

Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following data about you:

Personal Information

Contact Information:
Name, email address, phone number, and WhatsApp number.

Account Information:
Username, PLC-CODE, password, and profile details.

Transaction Information:
Payment details and purchase history.

Usage Data:
Information about how you use our Website, products, and services.

Non-Personal Information

Technical Data:
IP address, browser type, operating system, and device information.

Usage Data:
Time spent on the Website, pages visited, and links clicked.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in the following ways:

Personal Information

To Provide Services:
To manage your account, process transactions, and deliver the products and services you have requested.

To Communicate:
To send you updates, promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you.

To Improve Services:
To understand how you use our Website, personalize your experience, and enhance our offerings.

To Enforce Policies:
To enforce our terms and conditions, manage security, and prevent fraud.

Non-Personal Information

To Analyze Usage:
To analyze trends and usage patterns to improve our Website and services.

To Maintain Security:
To ensure the security and integrity of our systems and data.

Sharing Your Information

We may share your information with third parties in the following circumstances:

With Your Consent:
We may share your information with third parties when you have given us your explicit consent to do so.

Service Providers:
We may share your information with service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, and email delivery.

Legal Obligations:
We may disclose your information to comply with legal obligations, respond to legal requests, and protect our rights, property, and safety, or that of our users and the public.

Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. This includes retaining your data to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When your personal information is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

Children's Privacy

Our services are directed to children under the age of 13, and we are committed to complying with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). We take special precautions to protect the privacy of children.

Information We Collect from Children

We may collect personal information such as name, email address, and parent or guardian contact information for account creation and communication purposes.

We may also collect usage data, such as the time spent on the Website, pages visited, and links clicked.

Parental Consent

We require verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13. Parents or guardians must provide consent through an email verification process or other acceptable means as required by COPPA.

Parents have the right to review, delete, and refuse the further collection of their child's personal information. To exercise these rights, please contact us at our provided contact information.

How We Use Children's Information

To provide access to educational materials and services.

To communicate with parents or guardians about their child's account and activities on the Website.

To personalize and improve the user's experience.

Sharing Children's Information

We do not share children's personal information with third parties, except as necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, or with parental consent.

Data Security and Retention for Children

We implement strict security measures to protect children's personal information.

Children's information is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or as required by law.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Access:
You have the right to request copies of your personal information

Rectification:
You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.

Erasure:
You have the right to request that we erase your personal information, under certain conditions.

Restrict Processing:
You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.

Object to Processing:
You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information, under certain conditions.

Data Portability:
You have the right to request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organization or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our provided contact information.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the 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 Website.

Links to Other Websites

Our Website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site.

Donor & Fundraising Privacy Addendum

Last updated: 25-09-2025

These additions explain how we handle personal data of donors, supporters, and beneficiaries (students) for fundraising pages and scholarship disbursements on Python Playground.

1) What we collect about donors

Identity & contact: name, email, country, billing address (when provided).

Donation details: amount, currency, fundraiser supported, donor message, anonymity preference, recurring settings.

Payment processing data (via Stripe): transaction ID, last4 of card, card brand, outcome codes, fees, currency conversion. We do not store full card numbers on our servers.

Compliance data (where required): fraud-screening signals, sanctions/KYC checks, and documentation if law requires additional verification.

Technical data: IP address, device/browser info, cookies, interaction logs (security and analytics).

If you post a public message or choose to appear on a donor wall, we display your name/message as selected. You may choose Anonymous.

2) What we collect about beneficiaries (students)

Eligibility & use-of-funds info: application data, invoices/quotes, enrollment/admission evidence, vendor details for direct payment, updates you submit.

Identity & contact: name, email, program details. Guardian consent required for minors.

3) Why we process this data (purposes & legal bases)

Process donations and issue receipts (contract / legitimate interests).

Prevent fraud, abuse, and violations (legitimate interests / legal obligation).

Compliance with payments, sanctions, KYC/AML, tax and bookkeeping (legal obligation / legitimate interests).

Operate fundraisers and scholarships; publish impact updates with consent where required (consent / legitimate interests).

Communicate about donations, recurring billing, and critical service notices (contract / legitimate interests).

Marketing only with your opt-in consent (where required); you can opt out anytime.

4) Who we share it with

Payment processor: Stripe, to process payments and detect fraud.

Vendors/Universities: for direct-to-vendor payments (only the data necessary to complete the payment).

Cloud & email providers: secure hosting, email receipts/updates, logging, backups.

Verification partners: identity/sanctions screening where required.

Advisors/Reviewers: scholarship panel under confidentiality receives limited application data.

Authorities: when required by law, court order, or to enforce our terms.

We do not sell or rent donor data.

5) International transfers

Data may be processed outside your country. Where required (e.g., EU/UK), we rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or equivalent safeguards with our processors.

6) Retention

Donation records & receipts: kept for 7 years (or longer if law requires) for accounting and audit.

KYC/verification: retained only as long as required by applicable regulations.

Marketing preferences: until you opt out or your account is deleted.

Beneficiary documentation: up to 7 years after final disbursement for audit/impact reporting.

7) Your choices

Donor wall & messages: choose Anonymous or display name; you can request edits/removal of your message.

Email preferences: unsubscribe links provided; transactional emails (receipts, security) will still be sent.

Cookies: manage via our Cookie Banner/Settings. Essential cookies are required for checkout to function.

8) Your rights

Depending on your region (e.g., EU/UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA), you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object, and port your data, and to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent. Request via: privacy@pythonplayground.org. We may verify your identity before acting.

9) Children’s data

Beneficiary pages featuring minors require guardian consent for publishing any images or personal stories. Donor accounts are for individuals 13+ (or the age required in your jurisdiction).

10) Security

We use measures such as HTTPS, role-based access, audit logs, least-privilege keys, and regular reviews. Payment data is handled by Stripe (PCI-DSS compliant). We never store full PANs.

11) Social sharing & previews

Sharing a fundraiser link allows platforms (e.g., Facebook/WhatsApp/X) to fetch the page and social image for previews. Those platforms may log your IP and request headers under their policies.

12) Public updates & impact stories

With explicit consent, we may share anonymized or pseudonymized beneficiary updates (e.g., initials, program, funded item). You can revoke consent for future use; prior publications may persist in backups or third-party caches.

13) Automated decisions & profiling

We use automated fraud-screening and risk scoring (e.g., from Stripe). You may contact us to contest an automated decision and request human review.

14) Contact

Controller: Python Playground / Ensolanka LLC
Address: 30 N Gould St Ste R, Sheridan, WY, 82801, USA
Email: info@pythonplayground.org

15) Changes

We will post updates to this policy and adjust the “Last updated” date. Material changes will be notified via email or banner.

Cross-Border Payments & Currency Conversion (FX)

For transparency, we maintain records when paying universities or vendors in a different currency. These records may include invoice amount in foreign currency, FX rate used, transfer/intermediary bank fees, total debited in our base currency, and proof of payment (e.g., wire confirmation). We use regulated providers and do not add margin to FX. Where FX or transfer costs would materially reduce benefit, we first seek a local-currency option or confirm with the student before proceeding.