Privacy Policy & Children's Data Protection

To organize tailored 1-on-1 Quran recitation and academic halaqat, we collect only the minimum necessary information provided directly by parents or legal guardians:

Makarim International Academy recognizes the utmost importance of safeguarding minor children. In compliance with COPPA and Article 8 of GDPR:

• Mandatory Verifiable Parental Consent: We do not accept applications or collect data directly from children under 16 without explicit, affirmative verification by a parent or legal guardian.
• Zero Commercial Exploitation: We never sell, rent, lease, or monetize student data under any circumstances. Student records are never used for behavioral profiling, behavioral advertising, or third-party marketing.
• Private 1-on-1 Halaqat: Virtual classroom sessions are conducted in private, password-protected video rooms accessible only to the student, the assigned instructor, and the parent.
• Teacher Background Verification: All faculty members undergo rigorous scholastic vetting, Sanad verification, and administrative background verification prior to assignment.

We process personal information under the following lawful bases:

• Contractual Necessity: To fulfill educational services, match scholars to student halaqat, track daily recitation progress, and issue verified Sanad graduation certificates.
• Legitimate Academic Interest: To maintain educational continuity, provide parental progress updates, coordinate schedules across international timezones, and prevent academic fraud.
• Explicit Parental Consent: For sending optional informational bulletins, holiday schedules, and webinar invitations. Consent may be revoked by parents at any time.

Our platform prioritizes privacy-first infrastructure:

• Essential Technical Cookies: We use strictly necessary, HTTP-only, secure cookies for staff session authentication, language preference (`locale`), and CSRF security.
• Zero External Font Tracking: All typography (Plus Jakarta Sans, Inter, Bornomala, Cairo, Amiri) is self-hosted on our secure servers, eliminating third-party font CDN tracking.
• Consent-Gated Analytics: Marketing pixels and server-side tracking (such as Meta Conversions API) are completely disabled unless the parent explicitly grants marketing consent via our Cookie Banner or Admission Form. When consent is absent, no personal data is transmitted to ad networks.

Under GDPR, COPPA, and international standards, parents and guardians hold the following uncompromised rights:

• Right of Access: Request a complete export of all personal data and academic records held for your child.
• Right of Rectification: Request instant correction of inaccurate contact details, student names, or background notes.
• Right of Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): Request the permanent deletion of your child's data and contact details upon cessation of studies.
• Right to Restrict Processing: Withdraw consent for marketing or non-essential communications at any time with immediate effect.

To exercise any of your parental privacy rights, request data deletion, or ask questions regarding our privacy architecture, please contact our administrative desk:

Related institutional documentation: Terms of Service | Tuition & Refund Policy.