Privacy policy

Last updated: November 2025

Last updated: November 1st, 2025

This privacy notice for Lumi Education UG (haftungsbeschränkt) (“we,” “us,” or “our”) explains how and why we collect, store, use, and share (“process”) your personal information when you use our services (“Services”), such as when you:

  • Visit our website at https://lumi.education, or any linked site

  • Interact with us in other contexts (e.g., sales, support, events)

If you have any questions or concerns after reviewing this notice, you can contact us at c@lumi.education.

If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please discontinue use of our Services.

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS

  • Personal information: We collect personal data that you voluntarily provide when interacting with our Services.

  • Sensitive Data: In certain cases, we process sensitive data (e.g., student data) with your consent when required by law.

  • No third-party sources: We do not receive personal information about you from third parties.

  • How data is processed: Personal data is used to deliver, manage, and improve our Services, and comply with legal obligations.

  • Data sharing: We may share information with service providers or in specific business scenarios (e.g., mergers).

  • Security: We implement safeguards to protect your data, but no system is 100% secure.

  • Your rights: Depending on where you live, you may have legal rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict how your data is processed.

  • Contact: You may exercise your rights at https://app.lumi.education/dashboard/user/general or by email.

You can review the full details of each of these topics in the sections below.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. What information do we collect?

  2. How do we process your information?

  3. What legal bases do we rely on?

  4. When and with whom do we share personal information?

  5. Do we use cookies and tracking technologies?

  6. How long do we keep your information?

  7. How do we keep your information safe?

  8. What are your privacy rights?

  9. Do-Not-Track controls

  10. US State privacy rights

  11. Other regional privacy rights

  12. Policy updates

  13. Contact us

  14. Request to review, update, delete your data

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT? 

Personal information you provide

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you register an account, express interest in our services, participate in site activities, or contact us. This may include:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Username

  • Password

Sensitive information

With your consent or as otherwise permitted by law, we may also process:

  • Student data

Payment information

If you make purchases, we may collect payment data (e.g., card number, security code). All payment information is handled by Fastspring, whose privacy policy you can access here:

https://fastspring.com/privacy/eu-de/

You are responsible for providing accurate information and updating us of any changes.

2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION? 

We process your information for the following purposes:

  • Account creation and authentication

  • Providing and delivering Services

  • Offering customer support and responding to inquiries

  • Security, fraud prevention, and legal compliance

  • Protecting individual vital interests

We only process personal data where we have a lawful basis to do so.

3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON? 

Under applicable law (e.g., GDPR), we rely on several legal bases.

  • Consent

  • Contract fulfillment

  • Legal obligations

  • Vital interests

For more details by region (EU/UK, Canada, etc.), please refer to the full text above under Your Rights.

4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? 

We may share your information in the following situations:

  • Business transfers: in connection with any merger, sale, or acquisition.

We do not sell your personal information.

5. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES? 

Yes. We use cookies and similar technologies (e.g., web beacons) for analytics, performance, and website functionality. You can learn more and control preferences at:

https://lumi.education/legal/cookies

6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION? 

We retain personal information as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this notice, unless otherwise required by law.

When there is no longer a legitimate need to process data, we securely delete or anonymize it.

7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE? 

We use technical and organizational safeguards to protect your data. However, no electronic transmission or storage system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection.

Use of our Services is at your own risk. Please access our Services within a secure environment.

8. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS? 

Depending on your location (e.g., EEA, UK, Canada), you may have the right to:

  • Access your personal data

  • Request correction or deletion

  • Restrict or object to data processing

  • Withdraw consent

  • Request data portability

You may exercise these rights at:

https://app.lumi.education/dashboard/user/general

or by emailing: c@lumi.education

9. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK (DNT) 

Some browsers offer Do-Not-Track features. Because no standard exists for DNT signals, we do not currently respond to them. If a protocol is established in the future, we will follow it.

10. US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS 

If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, or Virginia, you may have additional rights regarding your data. These include:

  • Right to access or delete personal data

  • Right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information

  • Right to limit use of sensitive personal information

  • Right to non-discrimination

Details of these rights and how to exercise them are included in the full policy above.

11. OTHER REGIONAL PRIVACY RIGHTS 

Depending on your jurisdiction (e.g., Australia, New Zealand, South Africa), additional rights or data use limitations may apply. See the full sections under Other Regions in this notice.

12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE? 

Yes. We may update this notice to stay compliant with laws or adjust to operational changes. The “Last updated” date will reflect the latest version.

We may notify you of material changes by email or by posting a notice on our website.

13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE? 

Data Protection Officer: Jan Philip Schellenberg

📧 jps@lumi.education

Address:

Lumi Education UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Brückenstraße 8

38312 Ohrum, Germany

14. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE YOUR DATA? 

You can request access, correction, or deletion of your information here:

https://app.lumi.education/dashboard/user/general