Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2026

Welcome to Outsmart the Board Exam (“we,” “our,” or “us”), founded and operated by Engr. Rucel Virata. We are dedicated to helping you succeed in your professional journey while ensuring your personal information remains secure. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your data when you access our study materials, books, digital courses, and automated platforms.

By using Outsmart the Board Exam, you agree to the terms outlined in this policy.

1. Information We Collect

To provide you with the best board exam preparation experience, we collect the following:

1.1 Personal Information

When you purchase our review books, enroll in our digital editions, or subscribe to our training updates, we may collect:

  • Identity Data: Full name and professional title, licensure exam focus, or field of study.
  • Contact Data: Email address, delivery/shipping address, and phone number.
  • Account Data: Username and encrypted credentials for accessing our digital training platforms.
  • Financial Data: Secured transaction records processed exclusively via third-party checkout systems and gateways, including ThriveCart, GCash, and PayPal.

1.2 Non-Personal and Technical Data

We automatically collect technical data to measure ad metrics and optimize site speeds:

  • IP address, device type, browser settings, and geographic location.
  • Usage patterns, scroll behavior, study page clicks, and time spent reviewing modules.

2. How We Use and Automate Your Information

Your data allows us to customize your learning path and fulfill product requests. Specifically, we use it to:

  • Process transactions, ship physical review books, and provision your access to our Online Digital Edition courses hosted via ThriveCart Learn.
  • Automate shipping notices, tracking reminders, and real-time PRC board exam result alerts using automated messaging channels, webhook data routers like n8n, and client management pipelines such as Brevo, Pancake POS, or Botcake.
  • Optimize Facebook Ads targeting, measure return on ad spend (ROAS), and prevent ad fraud using advanced integration setups including the Meta Conversions API.
  • Provide direct customer support, mentoring access, and technical assistance.

3. Sharing Your Information

We respect your privacy and do not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties. We only share information with:

  • Trusted Service Providers: Secure web hosts, e-commerce checkout software (ThriveCart), notification applications, delivery couriers, and automation setups essential for running our day-to-day operations.
  • Legal Compliance: When strictly mandated under Philippine law or to enforce our site safety protections.

4. Data Security, Rights, and Deletion Requests

We leverage industry-standard SSL encryption and modern secure database infrastructures to keep your personal data protected. In full compliance with the Philippine Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173), you hold the absolute right to access, update, correct, or request the permanent erasure of your data from our systems.

If you have subscribed to our study guides, entered our marketing workflows, or want your information permanently purged from our mailing queues or automation systems, simply email us with the subject line “Data Deletion Request” and our data compliance team will remove it securely within 48 hours.

5. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please reach out to us: