SMOOTEA ACADEMY

Privacy Notice

Updated 15 Ogos 2026

What we collect

Your name, email address, phone number and city, given at sign-up. Your purchase records and learning progress. If you join the affiliate programme, your bank name, account number and account holder name. Bank account numbers are encrypted at rest and shown as the last four digits only.

How we use it

To give you access to the classes you buy, track progress and issue certificates, process payments through CHIP Collect, send receipts and verification codes, and pay affiliate commission.

Who we share it with

Payment data is shared with CHIP Collect (chip-in.asia) to process transactions. Email is sent through our email provider. We do not sell your personal data to anyone.

Cookies

Session and CSRF cookies are required for login and cannot be turned off. An affiliate referral cookie is stored for 30 days when you arrive through an affiliate link, and you can decline it in the consent banner.

How long we keep it

Payment records and invoices are kept for seven years as Malaysian tax law requires. Verification codes are deleted a week after they expire. Affiliate click records are deleted after 180 days.

Your rights

You have the right to access, correct and withdraw consent for your personal data. Because tax law requires us to retain invoice records, deletion requests are carried out by anonymising your account — personal data is scrubbed, and payment records remain without being linked to you.

Data breaches

If a data breach occurs that puts you at risk, we will notify affected users and the authorities within the period the law requires.

Contact

Any question or request about personal data can be sent to support@smootea.my.