Privacy Policy
Last updated: December 1, 2025
At AcademicMill, safeguarding your privacy stands as one of our core commitments. Our approach to data protection is built upon several key principles that guide how we handle your information:
- We carefully consider what personal information we request from you and what data we gather as you deliver writing services through our digital platforms
- We maintain personal information only for the duration necessary to fulfill our purposes or as mandated by legal requirements
- We provide straightforward mechanisms for you to manage how your information appears publicly, is indexed by search engines, or is permanently removed
- We maintain complete openness regarding our data collection, utilization, and sharing practices
Should you have any unresolved concerns about privacy or data usage that we haven't adequately addressed, you may reach out to our U.S.-based third-party dispute resolution service at no cost through https://feedback-form.truste.com/watchdog/request. The following Privacy Policy details how AcademicMill implements these principles in practice.
About AcademicMill and Policy Scope
Welcome to AcademicMill. We operate a digital platform that connects freelance academic writers with clients seeking professional writing services. This Privacy Policy governs how we handle information collected when you interact with:
- The AcademicMill website located at academicmill.com
- Any related services or features accessible through our website
For clarity throughout this document, we use "Website" to refer to academicmill.com and "Services" to describe the academic writing work you perform for clients through our platform.
Protecting your privacy is fundamental to our operations. This policy outlines our practices for using, processing, and storing your personal information. Any information that can directly or indirectly identify you as an individual constitutes "Personal Data" under this policy, and we handle such data with meticulous care. The sections below detail our data collection methods, usage practices, information sharing policies, and the control you maintain over your data.
Should you have questions about this Privacy Policy, we encourage you to reach out to us.
How We Obtain Your Information
We may acquire your information through various channels: directly from you, from our business partners, through contractual agreements, or other legally established arrangements that require information exchange to fulfill our obligations. Your consent may be obtained directly through our Website, or we might receive your personal information from third parties who have your authorization to share it with us.
Categories of Information We Collect
When you visit our website or participate in our writer community, we automatically gather certain technical details, such as:
Technical Data
- Your device's Internet Protocol (IP) address
- Details about the device and browser you use to access our site
- Your interaction patterns and behavior on our website
Additional details about our use of tracking technologies can be found in our Cookie Policy.
Our Position on Do-Not-Track Browser Signals
Currently, AcademicMill does not respond to Do-Not-Track signals sent by browsers. Your browser may be configured to automatically send a "Do Not Track" signal to websites you visit. However, the technology industry has not reached a unified standard for interpreting these signals. Similar to many other websites and online platforms, we do not take action when we detect a "Do Not Track" signal from your browser. To learn more about Do-Not-Track technology, visit http://www.allaboutdnt.com.
Personal Data Categories and Collection Purposes
| # | DATA CATEGORY | COLLECTION PURPOSE |
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| 1 | Country of Residence |
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| 2 | Email Address |
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| 3 | Full Name (including middle name if applicable) |
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| 4 | Telephone Number |
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| 5 | Physical Address Details (city, state, ZIP/postal code) | Required for invoice generation and billing purposes |
| 6 | Educational Credentials (diploma copies) | Verifying your educational qualifications and ensuring you possess the necessary expertise to deliver quality writing services |
| 7 | Professional Writing Experience Details | Assessing your capabilities in academic writing based on your experience with similar online writing platforms |
| 8 | Facebook Profile Identifier |
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| 9 | Identity Verification Photos (with government-issued ID) |
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| 10 | LinkedIn Profile URL | Identity verification purposes |
| 11 | Financial Account Information (payment methods, billing addresses) |
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Reasons for Data Collection
We gather your information to support the following operational needs:
- Enabling your access to our platform so you can provide writing services
- Notifying you about platform updates, modifications, or new writing opportunities, particularly if you're an existing registered writer
- Communicating available writing projects that match your expertise
- Facilitating contractual agreements for writing services
- Evaluating your skills and qualifications as you complete writing assignments
- Meeting legal obligations arising from our contractual relationship
- Sharing promotional content about our services, subject to your consent
- Processing compensation payments for your completed work
Limited Name Display: To help clients identify and connect with qualified writers, we may publicly display a partial version of your name (for instance, showing "Sarah M." rather than your full name "Sarah Mitchell") on our platform. When you register as a writer, you agree to this limited public disclosure, which helps balance identification needs with privacy protection.
Social Media Integration
You have the option to create an AcademicMill account either directly through our website or by connecting a social media account. When you register using a social networking platform or later link your accounts, we access certain information from that service based on your privacy settings with that platform. Our website may also include features that let you share content to social networks.
If you choose to register or sign in using a third-party social networking service (such as Facebook or LinkedIn), we'll use the personal details you've made available through that service (like your name, email, gender, and other public profile information) to set up your AcademicMill account. The specific information we can access depends on your privacy configurations with the social network and the permissions you grant when linking accounts. Information held by social networks is managed independently by those platforms, and we're not responsible for their data practices.
Our platform may also enable interactions with third-party websites and services, such as social sharing buttons. When you use these features to share content, that information may become publicly visible, and third parties may gain access to details about your platform usage (just as we might receive information about you from those third parties). These features typically collect your IP address, track which pages you visit, and may set cookies to function properly. Your interactions with third-party services through social features are subject to those services' own privacy policies.
By using social media integration, you confirm that you're authorized to use your social account for these purposes without violating any terms of service and without creating financial obligations or usage restrictions for AcademicMill. You can disconnect your social media account from your AcademicMill account anytime by contacting our support team. Your relationship with social networking services is governed by your agreements with those platforms. If your social media account is closed, features dependent on that connection will no longer function.
Legal Grounds for Information Collection
We collect your information when we have a lawful basis to do so, such as legal requirements, contractual obligations, or when you've provided specific consent for particular purposes (like service delivery or marketing communications).
Legal Justification for Processing Your Data
We process your personal data under the following legal bases:
- Contractual necessity - we have an agreement with you
- Consent - you've granted us permission
- Service provision - you're delivering writing services through our platform
- Your request - you've asked us to process your information
- Legal compliance - we must comply with applicable laws
Each of these represents a valid legal foundation for processing the information we maintain about you.
Methods for Providing Information
You can share information with us through various channels, including:
- Completing online forms or sending email communications
- Submitting completed writing assignments through our platform
- Applying for available writing positions
- Contacting us via telephone
The information you provide may include personal details, financial information, billing data, educational background, or materials related to your writing services.
You may also provide information to fulfill legal requirements, such as when entering into a service agreement with us or expressing interest in delivering writing services through our platform.
Information from External Sources
We may receive information about you from other AcademicMill-operated websites, related services we provide, or business partners authorized to collect information on our behalf.
We collaborate with various third-party entities (including business partners, technical subcontractors, payment processors, delivery services, advertising networks, analytics providers, search information services, credit reference agencies, and background verification companies) and may obtain information about you from these sources as part of our contractual relationships or other legal arrangements.
File Handling: We collect and store files you upload, download, or access through our platform. Please ensure you only share files you're authorized to use. Avoid uploading files containing your personal information or third-party personal data without proper authorization, unless we specifically request such information. We cannot guarantee security for unauthorized personal information shared through file uploads.
Third-Party Information Sharing
We may share your personal data with third parties when you've consented to such sharing or when other legal justifications apply. Examples of entities with whom we may share your information include:
- Our marketing team, who may send promotional materials after you register on our platform
- Affiliated companies, including subsidiaries and parent companies within our corporate group
- Subcontractors and third-party service providers who help us fulfill contracts with you or with other parties
- Third parties to whom you've given explicit consent for information sharing
- Tax authorities and other government agencies to verify payments we make to you
Additional Circumstances for Information Sharing
In the event that AcademicMill or substantially all of its assets are acquired by another entity, personal data we hold about our users and contractors would be included among the transferred assets.
We may also share your personal data with third parties in these situations:
- When required to comply with legal obligations
- When legally requested by government authorities
- To enforce our Website Terms of Use or other binding agreements
- To protect the rights, property, or safety of AcademicMill, our users, or others
- When exchanging information with third parties to prevent fraud or mitigate credit risks
Anonymized and Aggregated Data
Periodically, we may provide third parties with aggregated data sets. This means we remove all personally identifiable information that could be used to identify you individually. Data shared in this aggregated format represents statistical information rather than personal data, though you retain the right to object to such sharing.
Data Storage and Processing Locations
We primarily store and process your personal data within the European Union, European Economic Area, or the United States. By accepting this Privacy Policy, you authorize us to store your personal data in other jurisdictions where we maintain servers or storage facilities. We implement strong encryption to protect your data and restrict unauthorized access.
Your data may be processed outside the EEA for reasons including:
- Fulfilling writing assignment orders
- Processing payment transactions
- Providing technical support services
When processing occurs outside the EEA, we ensure:
- Compliance with all applicable data protection principles
- Selection of countries recognized by the EU Commission as providing adequate data protection, when possible
- For transfers to the United States, verification that recipients participate in appropriate data protection frameworks
- Thorough assessment of protection adequacy in all other transfer scenarios
Password Security and Account Access
If we provide you with a password (or you create one) to access restricted areas of our website, you're responsible for maintaining its confidentiality. We strongly advise against sharing your password with anyone else.
Data Transmission and Storage Security
While we implement multiple security measures to protect your data, absolute security cannot be guaranteed. We employ commercially reasonable security practices to safeguard the information we collect and store. All website access is protected using industry-standard Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption. When you submit sensitive information (such as tax identification numbers), we use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to encrypt the transmission. We also implement HTTP Strict Transport Security to provide an additional security layer. However, no internet transmission method or electronic storage system is completely secure. Although we work diligently to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee or warrant the absolute security of information you transmit to us.
Data Retention Periods
We retain your Personal Data only as long as necessary for our stated purposes.
We maintain your personal information:
- For periods required by applicable laws
- Until we no longer have a legitimate business need to retain it
- Until you request deletion or cessation of use
We may retain minimal Personal Data necessary to honor your requests regarding data use or to comply with your right to erasure. For instance, we must retain records of deletion requests even if they contain personal data, until you're no longer a contractor or for tax compliance purposes.
Unless you specifically request deletion (such as when updating information or closing your account), we typically retain collected information for a minimum of 6 years and may keep it longer as needed for business operations and legal compliance.
Please note: If your account is associated with fraudulent activity, Terms of Service violations, or other illegal conduct, we will retain account data even after a deletion request to prevent further fraud and violations.
Consequences of Not Providing Personal Information
If Personal Data is essential for providing services under a contract between you and AcademicMill, we cannot enter into that contract until you provide the required personal information.
Your Data Protection Rights
We fully respect your legal rights regarding your Personal Data.
The following table outlines your rights under applicable law and how we protect them:
| YOUR RIGHT | HOW WE PROTECT THIS RIGHT |
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| Right to Information | We publish this Privacy Policy to inform you about our data handling practices. We maintain transparency about data usage and will respond to all questions sent to privacy@academicmill.com |
| Right to Access | You can request access to the personal information we hold about you. Contact us at privacy@academicmill.com to exercise this right. |
| Right to Correction | If we hold inaccurate or incomplete information about you, you can request corrections. If we've shared this data with third parties (with your consent or for legal reasons), we'll also request they correct it. Reach us at privacy@academicmill.com for corrections. |
| Right to Deletion | Also known as "the right to be forgotten," you can request complete erasure of your personal data if we have no legal reason to retain it. Contact privacy@academicmill.com to request deletion. |
| Right to Restrict Processing | You can request that we limit how we process your data. This means we'll store it but won't process it further. We retain minimal data to honor your request going forward. Email privacy@academicmill.com to restrict processing. |
| Right to Data Portability | You can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format and transfer it to another service provider securely. This right applies to data you've provided to us as the data controller, held based on consent or contract performance. Contact privacy@academicmill.com for portability assistance. |
| Right to Object | You can object to our data processing even when based on legitimate interests, official authority, direct marketing (including data aggregation), or statistical purposes. Email privacy@academicmill.com to file an objection. |
| Right to Withdraw Consent | If you've consented to data processing, you can withdraw that consent at any time, and we must stop processing. Contact privacy@academicmill.com to withdraw consent. |
| Right to Avoid Automated Decision-Making | We may use automated decision-making when authorized by law, when you've given explicit consent, or when necessary for contract performance. You can request manual review, express your views, or contest automated decisions that significantly affect you. Contact privacy@academicmill.com to object to automated processing. |
| Right to File Complaints | You can file a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe we haven't adequately addressed your concerns. Contact information for your local authority can be found through your country's data protection office. |
External Website Links
Our website occasionally includes links to partner websites, advertisers, and affiliate sites. If you click these links, please be aware that those sites have their own privacy policies, and we accept no responsibility for their practices. We recommend reviewing their privacy notices before submitting any personal information.
Age Restrictions
In accordance with applicable laws, we prohibit anyone under 18 years of age from using our Website. If you discover that someone under 18 has provided us with personal data, please notify us immediately, and we'll take steps to remove that information.
Privacy Policy Updates
We may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in laws, regulations, industry standards, or our business practices. We'll post updated versions on this page and encourage you to review them regularly. For material changes that significantly affect your privacy rights, we'll provide additional notice via email or website notifications. If you disagree with any changes, you may deactivate your account.
Governing Laws and Regulations
This Privacy Policy is subject to applicable data protection legislation, including:
- The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679
- The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
- Other relevant local and regional data protection laws
Contact Information
For questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
- Privacy Inquiries: privacy@academicmill.com
- General Support: support@academicmill.com
We'll respond to your inquiry promptly and in accordance with applicable privacy laws.