Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

Mikhail Shcherbakov
Aranj Janosa 1
21102 Novi Sad
Serbia
Email: contact@cert-tests.com

2. What Data We Collect

This website is designed to collect as little personal data as possible:

• No user registration or data collection forms
• No third-party fonts or CDNs — all assets are self-hosted
• Analytics cookies are only set after you give explicit consent via the cookie banner

3. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics 4 (provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland) to understand how visitors interact with the site. Google Analytics is only activated after you give explicit consent via the cookie banner, in accordance with Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent).

What is collected (only with your consent):

• Pages visited and time spent
• Approximate geographic location (country/city level)
• Device type, browser, and operating system
• Referral source (how you found the site)

IP addresses are anonymized. We do not use Google Analytics for advertising, remarketing, or user profiling. Data may be transferred to Google servers in the United States. Google is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

Cookies set by Google Analytics: _ga, _ga_* (retention: up to 2 years). These cookies are only set if you click “Accept” on the cookie banner.

How to withdraw consent: Clear your browser’s localStorage for this site, or use your browser’s cookie settings. You can also install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.

For more information, see Google’s Privacy Policy.

4. Server Log Files

Our hosting provider automatically collects and stores information in server log files that your browser transmits when visiting the site. This includes:

• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referring URL
• IP address (anonymized where possible)
• Time of the request

This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in ensuring the security and stability of our web presence). Log files are automatically deleted after 30 days. This data is not combined with other data sources.

5. External Links

This website contains links to external websites, notably:

• Udemy (udemy.com) — for course enrollment
• LinkedIn (linkedin.com) — instructor profile
• iSAQB (isaqb.org) — official certification body

When you click on these links, you leave our website and are subject to the privacy policies of those external services. We have no control over their data collection practices. The Udemy links contain a referral code for attribution purposes.

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights:

• Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR) — request information about your stored data
• Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR) — correct inaccurate data
• Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR) — request deletion of your data
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR) — object to processing based on legitimate interests

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@cert-tests.com.

7. Right to Lodge a Complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR). You may contact the supervisory authority in the EU member state of your habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The latest version is always available on this page with the “Last updated” date shown above.