Privacy Policy | AI-200 Prep

1. Overview

AI-200 Prep ("we", "us", "our") operates the website ai200prep.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information when you use our site. We are committed to being transparent about our practices and protecting your privacy.

This site is a free, static educational resource. We do not require you to create an account, and we do not sell or share personal data with third parties for commercial purposes.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Automatically Collected Data

When you visit our site, our hosting provider (Cloudflare Pages) may automatically collect standard web server log data, which can include:

IP address (anonymised)
Browser type and version
Operating system
Pages visited and time spent
Referring URL
Date and time of visit

This data is processed by Cloudflare under their own Privacy Policy.

2.2 Analytics & Measurement

We use web analytics tools to understand how our educational content is used and to improve the site layout and reading experience.

2.3 Local Storage

We use browser localStorage to save your theme preference (dark/light mode) and question filtering state. This data stays on your device and is never transmitted to our servers.

3. Cookies, Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies (such as the Google DoubleClick DART cookie) to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to ai200prep.com or other websites on the internet.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.
For visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, and Switzerland, we deploy a Google-certified Consent Management Platform (CMP) to manage consent preferences. You can review or adjust your consent choices at any time using the Cookie Settings link.
To learn more about how Google uses data when you use our site, visit How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

4. How We Use Your Information

Any data collected is used to:

Operate and maintain the website
Monitor site performance and security (via Cloudflare)
Understand which content is most useful to visitors
Support our 100% free educational mission through Google AdSense advertising
Diagnose technical issues

We do not sell personal contact data to any third party.

5. Third-Party Services

Our site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare provides CDN, DDoS protection, and analytics services. Please review Cloudflare's Privacy Policy to understand their data practices.

We may embed content from YouTube (for video walkthroughs). YouTube videos are loaded from YouTube's servers and are subject to Google's Privacy Policy. We use youtube-nocookie.com embeds where possible to minimise tracking.

6. Data Retention

We do not store personal data on our own servers. Cloudflare may retain access logs for a limited period in accordance with their data retention policies.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights under applicable privacy laws (e.g., GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA) including:

Right to access the data held about you
Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
Right to object to processing
Right to data portability

Since we do not collect or store personal data directly, most of these rights apply to our third-party processors (Cloudflare). Contact us if you have any concerns.

8. Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will take steps to remove it.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please reach out via hello@ai200prep.com or our contact page.

11. Independent Educational Resource Disclaimer

AI-200 Prep is an independent educational resource. Microsoft Azure and AI-200 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. This site is not officially affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft.