Privacy Policy

Welcome to HDL2Chips. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy serves as an agreement between you and HDL2Chips regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you visit our website and use our educational services.

By accessing or using HDL2Chips, you acknowledge that you have read this policy and agree to the collection and use of your information as described herein. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, we advise you to discontinue use of our services.

2.1 Personal Information

When you register to use the HDL2Chips platform, we ask for basic personal details necessary to establish your account and identity. This primarily includes your full name and email address, along with a username and password that you select. If you choose to use our social login features, such as Google Sign-In, we will receive your name and email address directly from that provider to facilitate a seamless registration process. You may also voluntarily provide additional profile information, like a bio or educational background, to personalize your experience, though this is entirely optional.

2.2 Usage Information

As you interact with our platform to learn and practice hardware design, we automatically collect certain usage data to improve your experience. This includes saving the Verilog and VHDL code you write and submit, tracking your progress on problems, and recording your test results. We collect this data to maintain your learning history and provide personalized progress tracking. Additionally, we may collect technical data such as your IP address, browser type, and device information to ensure the platform functions correctly and securely on your specific device.

We use the information we collect primarily to provide and improve the HDL2Chips educational platform. Your account details allow us to authenticate your identity and maintain your personal learning dashboard. The code you submit is processed solely for the purpose of compilation and testing, giving you real-time feedback on your work. We also use aggregated usage data to understand how students benefit from our content, which allows us to refine our tutorials and problem sets.

Furthermore, we may use your contact information to send you important updates regarding the service, such as security alerts or changes to our policies. If you have opted in, we may also send educational newsletters or content recommendations, but you will always have the option to unsubscribe from marketing communications.

Security is a top priority for us. We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. All data transmission between your browser and our servers is encrypted using secure SSL/TLS protocols.

Your personal data is stored securely using Google Firebase, a world-class infrastructure provider that maintains strict access controls and physical security measures. When you execute code on our platform, it runs in a sandboxed environment designed to prevent any security breaches or unintended system access. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, please remember that no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

HDL2Chips uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and ensure the platform functions smoothly. Essential cookies are necessary for the website to work, such as keeping you logged in as you navigate between different problems. We also use preference cookies to remember your settings, like your choice of a dark or light theme code editor.

In addition to functional cookies, we may use analytics cookies to help us understand how users interact with our website. These tools act in the background to provide us with anonymous statistics about site traffic and usage patterns, which helps us identify areas for improvement.

To provide you with the best possible service, we rely on trusted third-party providers for certain infrastructure needs. We use Google Firebase for secure authentication, database storage, and hosting services. We may also use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic.

6.1 Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to serve advertisements on our website. Google uses cookies to help serve the ads it displays on the websites of its partners, such as websites displaying Google ads or participating in Google certified ad networks. When users visit a Google partner's website, a cookie may be dropped on that end user's browser.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. Alternatively, users can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

You have full control over your personal information. You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you and to ask for corrections if any of that data is inaccurate. You also have the right to request the deletion of your account and all associated data at any time. If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact our support team. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are here to help.