Legal
How Kenpai collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information — and your rights as a user.
Kenpai is an online coding education platform operating at senpai.org.in. We provide mentorship-first Python and AI coding courses for students aged 7–18+, delivered through a combination of recorded lessons and live 1-on-1 sessions.
For all privacy matters, you can reach us at: sensei@senpai.org.in or via WhatsApp at +91 88717 91904.
This policy applies to all visitors of senpai.org.in and all students enrolled in Kenpai courses. By using our website or enrolling in a course, you agree to the collection and use of information as described here.
We collect only the data necessary to deliver our courses and communicate with you. Below is a full list of what we collect and where.
| Data | Where collected | Required? |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Contact form, checkout, demo request | Yes |
| Email address | Contact form, checkout, demo request, dashboard login | Yes |
| Phone / WhatsApp number | Contact form, checkout, demo request | Yes |
| Student age | Checkout (Young Coders track only), demo request | Yes — for age-appropriate placement |
| Preferred session slot | Checkout, demo request | Yes — for scheduling |
| Course / track interest | Contact form, demo request | Yes — to respond accurately |
| Payment information | Checkout (PayPal) | Yes — handled entirely by PayPal |
| Google account (name, email, profile photo) | Dashboard login via Google OAuth | Required for dashboard access |
| Course progress, completed weeks, assignments | Dashboard (Supabase) | Automatically recorded once enrolled |
| IP address, browser type, device | Automatically via server logs | Collected passively |
We do not collect any sensitive personal data (such as financial details, national ID numbers, or health information) directly. Payment card details are processed exclusively by PayPal and never stored on our servers.
We use your data only for the following purposes:
We do not use your data for advertising, we do not sell your data to any third party, and we do not send unsolicited marketing emails. Any communication from Kenpai will be directly related to your enquiry or enrolment.
To operate our platform, we use the following trusted third-party services. Each has its own privacy policy which governs how they handle data passed to them.
| Service | Purpose | Data shared |
|---|---|---|
| Paypal | Payment processing at checkout | Name, email, phone — for payment and receipt |
| Supabase | Student dashboard database and authentication | Email, name, course progress, session data |
| Formspree | Contact form and demo request submission handling | Name, email, phone, message content |
| Google OAuth | Dashboard login authentication | Google account name, email, and profile photo |
| Google Fonts | Typography loading on the website | IP address (standard web request) |
| Cloudflare | Website hosting, CDN, and security | IP address, browser data (standard CDN processing) |
We do not share your data with any other parties. We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data under any circumstances.
Kenpai serves students as young as 7 years old. We take children's privacy seriously and handle all data involving minors with extra care, in line with India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP Act) and applicable international standards.
When a student is under 18, we require that a parent or guardian:
We collect student age only where necessary for appropriate course placement (specifically the Young Coders track for ages 7–10). We do not use children's data for profiling, advertising, or any purpose beyond delivering the enrolled course.
Parents or guardians may request access to, correction of, or deletion of their child's data at any time by contacting us at Sensei@senpai.org.in.
| Data type | Retention period |
|---|---|
| Enquiry and contact form submissions | 12 months from date of submission |
| Enrolment and payment records | 7 years (for accounting and legal compliance) |
| Student dashboard data (progress, sessions) | Duration of active enrolment + 2 years |
| Course completion certificates | Indefinitely — these are issued records |
| Marketing or demo enquiries with no enrolment | 6 months from last contact |
After the applicable retention period, data is permanently deleted from our systems and from the systems of our third-party service providers, where possible.
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
To exercise any of these rights, please email us at sensei@senpai.org.in with your request. We will respond within 30 days. There is no charge for reasonable requests.
Our website uses a minimal number of cookies, primarily for functionality rather than tracking.
We do not use advertising cookies, analytics cookies (e.g. Google Analytics), or any third-party tracking pixels. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may affect dashboard functionality.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise your rights, or have a concern about how your data has been handled, please contact us directly:
We take privacy concerns seriously and aim to respond to all requests within 5 business days.
This policy may be updated from time to time. When we make significant changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the platform after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.