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Privacy Policy

Certified Editing (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you visit our website, submit a quote request, contact us, upload documents, or use any of our proofreading and editing services.

1. Who We Are

Certified Editing provides academic and professional proofreading, editing, and related language support services. For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, Certified Editing is the data controller of the personal data collected through this website unless otherwise stated.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

3. How We Collect Your Information

We collect information directly from you when you:

We may also collect limited technical data automatically through cookies, analytics tools, server logs, and similar technologies.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

5. Legal Bases for Processing

Where applicable under data protection law, we process personal data on one or more of the following legal bases:

6. Uploaded Files and Confidentiality

We understand that the documents you submit may contain confidential, academic, personal, or commercially sensitive information. Files provided to us for quotation or service delivery are accessed only to the extent reasonably necessary for service-related purposes. We do not sell, publish, or intentionally disclose your uploaded files to unauthorized third parties.

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect submitted documents. However, no online transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

7. Sharing of Information

We may share personal data only where necessary and appropriate, including with:

We do not sell your personal data to third parties.

8. International Transfers

If your information is transferred to or processed in countries outside your jurisdiction, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, as required by applicable law.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to provide services, maintain business records, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, and comply with legal obligations. Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and the purpose for which it was collected.

10. Cookies and Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, analyze traffic, remember preferences, and enhance user experience. Some cookies may be essential to the operation of the website, while others may be used for analytics or performance monitoring.

You can usually control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

11. Your Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights including:

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

12. Marketing Communications

If you subscribe to updates or receive marketing messages from us, you may opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the message or by contacting us directly.

13. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of those third-party sites.

14. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, disclosure, or alteration. Nevertheless, no website, email transmission, or online storage system is completely secure, and users should transmit sensitive information with appropriate caution.

15. Children’s Privacy

Our services and website are not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children in violation of applicable law.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal obligations, or operational practices. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

17. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:

Certified Editing
Email: quote@certifiedediting.com
Website: https://www.certifiedediting.com/

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