Privacy Policy

Categories of Data We Collect

To provide the OpenCampux experience across all our services, we may collect the following categories of information:

• Identity & Account Information: Anonymous hash, chosen codename, avatar color, and chosen department for student profiles. For lecturers and property managers, we collect verified emails and identification.
• Academic Information: Course enrollments, programme of study, and interactions with learning materials.
• Housing Application Information: Room preferences and booking details (when using Hostel Hunter) to connect you with property managers.
• Marketplace Transaction Information: Listings, product details, and contact info provided by you to facilitate peer-to-peer trades.
• Review Data: Anonymous feedback and ratings submitted for courses, lecturers, and hostels.
• Assessment Activity: Quiz attempts, responses, timestamps, scores, and browser state during assessments (e.g., tab visibility).
• Device & Browser Information: Device identifiers for anti-spam, analytics, and security.
• Payment Information: Processed securely by third-party payment gateways (e.g., Paystack). OpenCampux does not store your full card details.
• Location Information: GPS coordinates (when required for location-verified assessments only).

How We Use & Share Data

Your data is primarily used to provide, maintain, and improve the OpenCampux ecosystem. Specifically:

• Reviews & Ratings: Aggregated into public lecturer and course statistics to help students make informed academic choices. These are strictly anonymous.
• Housing & Payments: Shared securely with verified property managers when you submit a housing application or pay a processing fee. Payments are processed by certified third-party providers.
• Third-Party Processors: We use trusted third parties to provide essential infrastructure, including cloud hosting, email delivery, and secure payment processing. We do not sell your personal data to data brokers.

Location Data

We may collect precise GPS coordinates only during specific location-verified assessments. We do not track your location continuously. Location data is collected solely for the purpose of fraud prevention and maintaining assessment integrity (e.g., verifying presence in an exam hall). This data is stored as part of your assessment verification record and retained only for the duration required by the institution's academic policies.

Cookies, Advertising, and Third-Party Services

OpenCampux uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to function effectively and to provide personalized experiences. These include:

• Essential Cookies: JWT tokens for authentication, session cookies for maintaining your logged-in state, and security cookies (e.g., CSRF protection, device verification).
• Analytics: Tools like Google Analytics to understand site usage and improve our services.
• Advertising: Third-party services like Google AdSense to display advertisements.

Google Advertising and Analytics: We use Google AdSense to serve advertisements and Google Analytics to understand site traffic. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website or other websites. Google's advertising technologies enable it and its partners to serve personalized advertisements.

Managing Your Preferences: You can manage or opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Center or by updating your preferences in our Cookie Consent manager located in the footer.

You can also control cookies globally through your browser settings, though disabling essential cookies will affect site functionality (like logging in).

Assessment & Proctoring Disclosure

Because OpenCampux provides assessment tools, we employ anti-cheating mechanisms to preserve academic integrity. During an active assessment session, we may monitor and record:

• Full-screen mode compliance
• Tab switching and window focus events
• Device identification and fingerprinting
• Location verification (if required by the assessment)
• Session timing and WebSocket connection heartbeats

These measures exist solely to preserve assessment integrity and are only active during your assessment session.

Data Retention

We retain data only for as long as necessary:

• Assessment records are retained as required by administering institutions.
• Account data is retained while your account remains active.
• Security and audit logs are retained for fraud prevention and security analysis.
• Even if an account is deleted, certain records may be retained where legally required or necessary for resolving disputes.

Your Rights

You have the right to request access to the information we store about you, request corrections, withdraw consent where applicable, or request account deletion or data-related assistance. To exercise these rights, please contact us at opencampux@gmail.com.

Children's Privacy

OpenCampux is intended for university students aged 16 and above. Our services are not directed at children under the age of 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals in this age group.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• For all privacy concerns and general inquiries: opencampux@gmail.com