Privacy Policy

Last updated: 8 October 2026

EduLight is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your personal information when you visit or use the EduLight website and services.

EduLight is operated by HME Group.

Website: https://edulight.hmegroup.co.za

By using the EduLight website, creating an account, purchasing a course, joining EduLight Unlimited, submitting a form, or otherwise providing us with your personal information, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use EduLight, we may collect the following information:

Full name
Email address
Mobile or telephone number
Username
Password
Billing and payment information
Course and membership information
Information submitted through contact, registration, application or enquiry forms
Information you provide when communicating with us
Information relating to tutoring or educational support
Affiliate or referral information where applicable

We only request information that is reasonably necessary to provide our services and operate the website.

2. Information Relating to Your EduLight Account

When you create an account or enrol in an EduLight course or membership, we may collect information relating to:

Courses you have purchased or enrolled in
Membership level
Course progress
Quiz attempts and results
Assignments and submissions
Downloads and access to educational materials
Membership status
Orders and transaction history

This information helps us provide your courses, membership benefits, learning experience and customer support.

3. Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:

IP address
Browser type
Device type
Operating system
Pages visited
Referring website
Date and time of visits
General website usage information

This information may be used for website security, performance, analytics and improving the EduLight experience.

4. How We Use Your Information

We may use your personal information to:

Create and manage your EduLight account
Process purchases and payments
Provide access to courses and memberships
Provide educational content and services
Track course progress and quiz results
Provide customer support
Respond to enquiries and requests
Send important account, course or membership communications
Process refunds, cancellations or other account requests
Manage affiliate or referral transactions
Improve our website, courses and services
Monitor website performance and security
Prevent fraud, abuse or unauthorised access
Comply with legal and regulatory requirements
Send marketing communications where you have consented or where otherwise permitted by law

We do not sell your personal information.

5. Courses, Quizzes and Educational Information

EduLight provides online university-level Accounting courses and educational resources.

When you participate in courses, quizzes or assignments, information such as your progress, quiz results, assignment submissions and completion status may be stored in your account.

This information is used to provide and improve your learning experience and to administer your enrolment.

6. Payments and Transactions

When you purchase a course, membership or other EduLight product, payment information may be processed through third-party payment providers.

EduLight does not need to store your full bank card details when these are processed by an external payment provider.

Payment providers may collect and process information in accordance with their own privacy policies and terms.

Your order information may be retained by EduLight for accounting, customer service, membership administration, fraud prevention and legal compliance.

7. Memberships and Subscriptions

EduLight may offer paid memberships such as EduLight Unlimited.

If you join a membership, we may process information necessary to:

Create and maintain your membership
Confirm your membership level
Provide access to membership benefits
Manage payments
Process cancellations
Monitor membership status
Provide customer support

Where recurring payments are used, payment processing may be handled by an external payment provider.

8. Email Communications

We may use your email address to send:

Account-related messages
Course and membership information
Purchase confirmations
Important service announcements
Educational information
Newsletters
Marketing communications

Marketing communications will be sent in accordance with applicable law.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in the email or by contacting us.

You may still receive essential service-related communications where necessary to administer your account or provide services you have requested.

9. Cookies

EduLight may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files stored on your device that help websites remember information about your visit.

We may use cookies to:

Keep you logged into your account
Remember preferences
Maintain shopping carts and purchases
Support course and membership functionality
Improve website performance
Understand how visitors use our website
Improve our services and marketing

Some cookies may be placed by third-party services that we use to operate or analyse the website.

You can configure your browser to refuse or delete cookies. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the EduLight website.

10. Analytics

We may use analytics and measurement tools to understand how visitors use EduLight.

Analytics information may include pages visited, traffic sources, device information and general usage behaviour.

This information helps us understand which content is useful, identify technical problems and improve the website.

Where third-party analytics services are used, their own privacy policies may also apply.

11. Third-Party Services

EduLight uses various third-party services to operate and improve the website.

These services may include providers for:

Payment processing
Email delivery
Email marketing
Website analytics
Website security
Course and learning management
Membership management
Affiliate/referral tracking
Website hosting
Customer communications

These providers may process personal information on our behalf or as independent service providers.

We take reasonable steps to use reputable providers and to limit the information shared to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant service.

Third-party providers may have their own privacy policies and terms.

12. Affiliate and Referral Programme

EduLight may operate an affiliate or referral programme.

If you purchase a product through an affiliate or referral link, information necessary to record and attribute the transaction may be processed.

Where you participate as an affiliate, we may process information such as your name, contact details, affiliate account information, referral activity and commission information.

Affiliate information is used to administer the programme, calculate commissions, prevent fraud and maintain accurate records.

13. Sharing of Personal Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

We may share personal information where reasonably necessary with:

Payment processors
Website hosting providers
Course and membership software providers
Email and communication providers
Analytics and security providers
Affiliate/referral technology providers
Professional advisers where necessary
Government authorities or law-enforcement agencies where legally required

We may also disclose information where necessary to protect the rights, property, security or users of EduLight or HME Group.

14. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:

Unauthorised access
Loss
Misuse
Destruction
Alteration
Unauthorised disclosure

However, no website or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for keeping your account login information confidential and should not share your password with another person.

If you believe your account has been compromised, please contact us as soon as possible.

15. How Long We Keep Information

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

Some information may need to be retained for longer periods where required for:

Accounting and financial records
Tax requirements
Legal obligations
Dispute resolution
Fraud prevention
Security
Legitimate business purposes

When information is no longer reasonably required, we may securely delete or anonymise it.

16. Your Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

Request access to personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of information where legally permitted
Object to or restrict certain processing
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Request information about how your personal information is processed
Lodge a complaint regarding the handling of your personal information

Some requests may be subject to legal or contractual limitations.

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

17. South African Privacy Law

EduLight operates in South Africa and seeks to comply with applicable South African privacy and data protection requirements, including the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA).

Where applicable, EduLight processes personal information in accordance with the principles relating to lawful processing, purpose limitation, information security, openness and data subject rights.

18. Children’s Privacy

EduLight’s services are primarily intended for students and adults participating in university-level education.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children for purposes that are not permitted by applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us improperly, please contact us so that we can investigate and take appropriate action.

19. External Links

The EduLight website may contain links to external websites or services.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of external websites.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external website before providing personal information.

20. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, technology, legal requirements or business practices.

When we make changes, we will update the Last updated date at the top of this page.

You are encouraged to review this page periodically.

21. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or how EduLight handles personal information, please contact us.

EduLight
Operated by HME Group