Updated January 4, 2026

Privacy Policy

This policy describes how studytutor collects, uses, and shares your personal information across our AI-powered learning platform.

Introduction

At studytutor, we are committed to transparency. This Privacy Policy applies to all users of our platform, including students, educators, and parents. By using our service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Children's Privacy (COPPA)

Protecting the privacy of young learners is our highest priority. studytutor.app complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Key Protections for Minors:

Consent: We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 without verifiable parental consent or school-authorized consent.
Data Minimization: Our AI interactions are filtered to prevent the collection of unnecessary personal identifiers from children.
No Marketing: We never use children's data for behavioral advertising or marketing purposes.
Parental Access: Parents can review, delete, or withdraw consent for their child's data at any time by contacting support@studytutor.app.

Information We Collect

To provide a personalized educational experience, we collect information that you provide directly to us:

Account & Profile Information

Includes your name, email address, grade level, and learning preferences. This allows us to calibrate the AI's difficulty level to your specific needs.

Learning Interactions

We collect the text of your chats with our AI tutor, the files you upload for analysis (e.g., pdf's, presentations, worksheets and other learning materials), and your performance on practice quizzes.

Technical Metadata

Log data including your IP address, browser type, and timestamps of your sessions to ensure account security and site performance.

Cookies & Tracking

We use cookies to enhance your experience, remember your preferences, and analyze site usage. You can manage cookie settings through your browser.

Prompt Data (Request & Response)

To improve our AI models, we may collect anonymized prompt data. This data is stripped of any personal identifiers and used solely for research and development purposes.

AI Processing & Data Usage

The primary purpose of data collection is personalization. Our AI models analyze your learning patterns to:

Identify knowledge gaps
Customize quiz difficulty
Generate relevant examples
Track academic progress

We use secure APIs to process data with third-party AI providers like OpenAI or Anthropic. We ensure these providers do not use your personal data to train their public models.

Security & Retention

We employ administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. Data is retained as long as your account remains active.

Global Privacy Rights

Whether you are covered by GDPR, CCPA, or other regional laws, we provide the following rights to all users: Access, Correction, Deletion and Portability.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

support@studytutor.app