Welcome to Prep Exam (https://prepexam.paulmate.com). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data. By using our platform, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Who We Are
Prep Exam is a free online certification exam practice platform operated by PaulMate ( paulmate.com). Our platform provides practice questions, mock exams, and study resources for IT and professional certification exams. We do not require account registration to use any part of this service.
2. Information We Collect
Information you provide directly: Prep Exam does not require you to create an account or provide personal information such as your name, email address, or payment details. The platform is fully accessible without registration.
Information collected automatically: Like most websites, we may collect certain technical information automatically when you visit, including:
- IP address (anonymised where possible)
- Browser type and version
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Referring URL (the page you visited before arriving here)
- Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
Local storage / cookies: We store your theme preference (light/dark/auto mode) in your browser's local storage. This data never leaves your device and is not transmitted to our servers.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use automatically collected technical data solely to:
- Understand how visitors use the platform so we can improve it
- Monitor for security threats and prevent abuse
- Diagnose and fix technical issues
- Compile anonymous, aggregated statistics about usage
We do not use your data for advertising, sell it to third parties, or use it to build personal profiles.
4. Cookies and Analytics
We may use privacy-friendly analytics tools (such as a self-hosted or cookie-free analytics solution) to understand site traffic. These tools do not use tracking cookies and do not collect personally identifiable information.
We do not use advertising cookies, remarketing pixels, or third-party tracking technologies. Your browser's local storage is used only to remember your display preference (theme mode).
5. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. We may share anonymised, aggregated data (e.g., "10,000 users visited this month") publicly or with business partners.
Our platform is hosted on cloud infrastructure. Hosting providers may have access to server logs that include IP addresses, but they are bound by their own privacy policies and data processing agreements.
6. Data Retention
Server logs containing IP addresses and access information are typically retained for up to 30 days for security and diagnostic purposes, after which they are automatically deleted. Theme preference data is stored only on your device and can be cleared at any time by clearing your browser's local storage.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your data:
- Right to access — request a copy of any personal data we hold about you
- Right to deletion — request that we delete your data
- Right to object — object to how we process your data
- Right to portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@paulmate.com.
8. Children's Privacy
Prep Exam is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it.
9. Links to External Sites
Our platform may contain links to external websites (e.g., vendor certification pages, partner sites). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website you visit.
10. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the information we hold against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Our platform is served over HTTPS to encrypt all data in transit. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of Prep Exam after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us: