Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Last updated: June 26, 2026.

Welcome to ModelRefs (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our platform.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

• Account information (name, email, password)
• Profile information (avatar, bio, preferences)
• Learning progress and achievements
• Code snippets and projects you create
• Communications with our support team

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

• Device information (IP address, browser type, operating system)
• Usage data (pages visited, time spent, features used)
• Performance metrics and error logs
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our services
• Personalize your learning experience
• Track your progress and achievements
• Send you updates, newsletters, and educational content
• Respond to your inquiries and provide support
• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security issues
• Analyze usage patterns to improve our platform
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Advertising, Google AdSense, and Cookies

ModelRefs uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or other sites, measure ad performance, and help detect invalid or fraudulent activity. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet.

• Third-party advertising cookies

  Google and its partners may use cookies to personalise the ads displayed to you. These cookies do not contain personally identifiable information.

• Ad personalization and consent choices

  Where consent controls are available, you can choose whether ads are personalised. For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, ModelRefs uses or intends to use a Google-certified consent management platform before serving personalised ads, consistent with Google's EU user consent requirements.

• Interest-based advertising opt-out

  You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings at google.com/settings/ads, or aboutads.info.

• Browser and device controls

  You can disable cookies entirely through your browser or device settings, and reject or manage non-essential cookies where consent controls are available. Some necessary technologies may still be used for security, fraud prevention, analytics integrity, or site operation. Some site features may not function correctly if cookies are disabled.

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your information with:

• Service Providers

  Third-party vendors who help us operate our platform.

• Analytics Partners

  To understand how users interact with our platform (e.g. Google Analytics).

• Advertising Partners

  Google AdSense and associated partners to serve relevant advertisements.

• Legal Requirements

  When required by law or to protect our rights.

• Business Transfers

  In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale.

6. Data Security

We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes encryption, secure servers, and regular security audits.

7. Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to:

• Access your personal information
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
• Delete your account and associated data
• Export your data in a portable format
• Opt-out of marketing communications
• Opt-out of personalised advertising (see Section 4)
• Disable cookies through your browser settings

• GDPR (European Economic Area)

  If you are located in the EEA, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation including the right to erasure, restriction of processing, and to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

• CCPA (California residents)

  California residents have the right to know what personal information we collect, the right to delete it, and the right to opt-out of its sale (we do not sell personal information).

8. Data Retention

We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with legal obligations. When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information within 30 days, unless we are required to retain it for legal purposes.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us.

10. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at: privacy@modelrefs.com

For privacy questions, you can also contact ModelRefs through the Contact page.

• Contact page

Continue your research

Use these connected ModelRefs sections to compare alternatives, inspect implementation paths, and review the evidence and governance boundaries relevant to Privacy Policy.

• Browse models
• Review providers
• Inspect benchmarks
• Explore workflows
• Learn AI concepts
• Read decision guides
• Review trust and methodology
• Start a decision path