Privacy Policy

ElWijha is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy describes how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when using our platform.

By using the ElWijha platform, you consent to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Registration data: first name and last name, email address, password (encrypted), profile picture (optional).

Profile data: nationality, country of residence, language level, goals (travel, study, work, immigration).

Payment data: payments are processed through Stripe. We do not store credit card numbers or complete banking data on our servers. We only retain the Stripe customer ID and transaction ID.

Visa documents: if you use our visa assistance service, we may collect copies of passports and required documents. These documents are processed with strict confidentiality and deleted within 90 days of service completion.

Usage data: pages visited, time spent, device and browser type, IP address (anonymized), your interactions with content.

Data via social accounts: if you register via Google, we only receive your name, email, and profile picture.

We use your data to: provide and improve our services, process payments and transactions, manage your account and communicate with you, personalize your experience on the platform, send important notifications about your account or our services, improve platform performance and analyze usage.

We never sell your personal data to third parties.

We share your data only with: Stripe for secure payment processing, Google for authentication service (if you choose to register via Google), OpenAI to power the AI assistant (only conversation text is sent, without personally identifiable data).

We may share aggregated and anonymized data for statistical purposes.

We may disclose your data if required by law or to protect our rights or the safety of our users.

Your data is stored on protected servers with SSL/TLS encryption. We implement technical and organizational security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or alteration.

Retention periods: account data is retained as long as your account is active. Visa documents are deleted within 90 days of service completion. Usage logs are retained for 12 months. You can request deletion of your account at any time.

We use essential cookies: for the proper functioning of the platform, to maintain your login session, to remember your language preferences.

Analytical cookies: to understand how the platform is used and improve it (only if you accept via the consent banner).

Advertising cookies: if Google AdSense is active on elwijha.com, Google and its partners may use cookies or similar identifiers to show ads, measure performance and limit impressions. These advertising cookies are used only where the law and your consent allow it (especially EEA / UK / Switzerland via Google's consent message).

You can manage preferences via the ElWijha consent banner, Google's CMP message when shown, or your browser settings. To control Google ad personalization: https://adssettings.google.com/

ElWijha may display ads served by Google AdSense under Google's advertising technologies policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

We do not sell your personal data. Ads are managed by Google and its advertiser partners according to their rules and, when required, your consent choice.

You have the right to: access your personal data, rectify inaccurate data, delete your data ("right to be forgotten"), restrict processing of your data, transfer your data to another provider, object to processing of your data.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: contact@elwijha.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

Our platform is not intended for persons under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect data from minors. If we learn that data from a person under 18 has been collected, we will delete it immediately.

Your data may be stored and processed in countries other than your country of residence. When transferring data outside Algeria, we ensure that an adequate level of protection is provided in accordance with applicable laws.

In the event of a data breach affecting your rights and freedoms, we will notify you and the competent authorities within 72 hours of discovering the breach.

We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes via email or notification on the platform.

For any questions about this policy or to exercise your rights: Email: contact@elwijha.com.