Privacy Policy

Effective date: January 1, 2026

1. Who we are

Smoothlake Gradient provides online neural network training content and related services. Contact: [email protected], +1 (415) 915-2047.

2. Data we collect

  • Account data: name, email, authentication metadata.
  • Transactional data: purchased courses, billing details (processed by payment processors).
  • Usage data: page interactions, device type, coarse geolocation.
  • Communications: messages you send via the contact form.
  • Cookies: essential and analytics (see section 7).

3. How we use data

  • Provide and improve our services, including course delivery and support.
  • Process payments and fulfill orders.
  • Detect, prevent, and respond to security incidents.
  • Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms.

5. Retention

We retain personal data for as long as needed to provide services, comply with laws, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. Aggregated analytics may be retained longer without personal identifiers.

6. Sharing

We share data with service providers (hosting, analytics, payment processing) under contracts that require appropriate safeguards. We do not sell personal information.

7. Cookies

We use essential cookies for core functionality and optional analytics cookies to understand usage. You can manage preferences via your browser or our cookie banner.

8. Security

We implement administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect data. No system is perfectly secure; we continuously improve safeguards.

9. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of your personal data, and to object or withdraw consent where applicable.

10. International transfers

Where data is transferred across borders, we use recognized safeguards such as standard contractual clauses.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. When we do, we revise the effective date and provide additional notice for significant changes.

12. Contact

For privacy questions or requests, email [email protected] or call +1 (415) 915-2047.