Privacy & Cookies
This policy explains what information SV Academy (Silicon Valley Academy) collects, why, how we protect it, and the choices and rights you have. We keep it plain and we collect as little as we can.
Last updated: 6 June 2026
1. Who we are
SV Academy (“Silicon Valley Academy”, “we”, “us”) is a young-founders bootcamp based in Bangkok, Thailand, where students aged 10–14 build a real, AI-powered web app over five Saturdays. We are the data controller for the personal data described here. You can reach us using the details in the Contact section.
2. What we collect
Information you give us
- Waitlist & Cohort 2 sign-up. The parent or guardian's name, email address, phone number, LINE ID, your city, the age range of your child, and whether you opt in to receive updates.
- Demo Day RSVP. Your name and contact details so we can confirm your seat.
- Day 0 Builder Studio. The app ideas, one-line descriptions, and sketches a student enters while planning their project, so we can help them build it during the program.
- Messages. If you contact us by email, Instagram, TikTok, or LINE, we receive whatever you choose to send.
Information collected automatically
- Cookieless analytics. If you accept analytics in our cookie banner, we use Vercel Web Analytics, a privacy-friendly, cookieless tool, to understand aggregate traffic — for example which pages are visited, general device/browser type, and approximate country. It does not set cookies, does not build advertising profiles, and does not identify you personally. It does not run unless you accept it.
- Essential local storage. We store your theme (light/dark), language (EN/TH), and your cookie choice in your browser's local storage so the site remembers your settings. This is not used for tracking.
3. How we use it
- To respond to and manage waitlist sign-ups and Demo Day RSVPs.
- To run, support, and improve the program (including the Day 0 Builder Studio).
- To send you updates about future cohorts and SV Academy news — only if you opted in.
- To operate, secure, and improve this website.
- To comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use it for third-party advertising.
4. Legal bases (Thailand PDPA)
We rely on: your consent (for example, joining the waitlist, opting into updates, or accepting analytics); the necessity of taking steps you request and providing the program; and our legitimate interests in running and improving SV Academy, balanced against your rights. You can withdraw consent at any time (see Your rights).
5. Children's privacy
SV Academy is for students aged 10–14, but sign-ups are completed by a parent or guardian, and the contact details we collect are the parent's or guardian's. A child should use the Day 0 Builder Studio with a parent's or guardian's permission. We do not knowingly collect personal data directly from a child without parental involvement.
Building in public. During the program we may publish photos, videos, and student work on our website and social channels. We do this only with the parent's or guardian's consent, and you can withdraw that consent at any time by contacting us — we will stop using the material going forward and remove it from channels we control where reasonably possible.
6. Cookies & local storage
This site does not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. What we use:
- Essential (always on). Local storage for your theme, language, and cookie choice. These are required for the site to work the way you set it and are not tracking.
- Analytics (optional, off until you accept). Vercel Web Analytics — cookieless and aggregate, as described above. It loads only after you tap Accept.
You can change your choice at any time using Cookie settings in the footer of any page.
7. Sharing & service providers
We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with providers that process it on our behalf so we can run SV Academy:
- Neon — database hosting, where waitlist, RSVP, and Day 0 inputs are stored.
- Vercel — website hosting and the cookieless analytics described above.
- Instagram, TikTok, LINE — if you contact us or interact with us there, those platforms process your data under their own policies.
Some of these providers may store or process data outside Thailand, including in the United States. Where that happens, we take reasonable steps to ensure your data remains protected.
8. How long we keep it
We keep waitlist and RSVP information for as long as we need it to manage our cohorts and — if you opted in — to send updates, until you ask us to delete it or withdraw consent. Day 0 inputs are kept to support the program. Aggregate analytics are not tied to you as an individual.
9. Your rights
Under Thailand's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you have the right to access your data; to correct it; to delete it; to withdraw consent; to object to or restrict certain processing; to data portability; and to lodge a complaint with Thailand's Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC). To exercise any of these, contact us below. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing we carried out lawfully beforehand. You can unsubscribe from updates at any time.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the “last updated” date above, and we will flag any significant change on the site.
11. Contact us
Questions, or want to exercise a right? The quickest way to reach us is a message to @siliconvalley.academy on Instagram. For formal data requests you can also email privacy@sv-academy.org.