ScholarPad ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our platform and services.
1. Data Collection
We collect information that you provide directly to us, including:
- Account Information: Name, email address, password, and persona selection when you create an account.
- Content: Documents, notes, flashcards, and other study materials you upload or create on the platform.
- Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our services, including study sessions, quiz results, and feature usage.
- Payment Information: When you subscribe to a paid plan, payment processing is handled by Stripe. We do not store your full credit card number.
- Device Information: Browser type, operating system, IP address, and general location data collected automatically.
2. Use of Data
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve our services.
- Personalize your learning experience, including AI-generated flashcards, quizzes, and study recommendations.
- Process transactions and manage your subscription.
- Send you technical notices, updates, and support communications.
- Analyze usage patterns to improve our platform and develop new features.
- Detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraud.
3. Third-Party Services
We may share your information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf:
- Stripe: For payment processing and subscription management.
- AI Providers: Document content may be processed by AI services to generate flashcards, quizzes, and summaries. We do not sell your content to AI providers.
- Analytics: We use analytics services to understand platform usage and improve the user experience.
- Cloud Hosting: Your data is stored on secure cloud infrastructure.
4. Data Storage
Your data is stored on secure servers with encryption at rest and in transit. We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time.
Documents and study materials are stored securely and are accessible only by you and authorized team members (for shared projects). We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information.
5. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
- Portability: Request a machine-readable copy of your data.
- Objection: Object to certain types of data processing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the address below.
6. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
- Email: privacy@scholarpad.com
- Address: ScholarPad Inc., 123 Learning Lane, Education City, EC 10001
This privacy policy is a draft and will be updated before public launch. Please check back for the final version.