Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 3, 2025

1. INTRODUCTION

This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you use our AI tutoring service ("Service"). We at Team Not-A-Sloth ("we", "our", or "us") respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information of all users, particularly students.

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2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

2.1 Information You Provide to Us

When you register for and use our Service, we collect information that you provide directly to us, including:

  • Account information (name, email address, password, school name)
  • Profile information (grade level, subjects of interest)
  • Educational content (questions, assignments, study materials)
  • Communications (messages sent to our support team)
  • Payment information (billing address, payment method details)

2.2 Information Automatically Collected

When you access or use our Service, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including:

  • Device information (IP address, browser type, operating system)
  • Usage data (pages visited, time spent on the Service, features used)
  • Learning patterns (tutoring sessions frequency, subject preferences, learning progress)
  • Performance metrics (response time to questions, completion rates)

2.3 Information from Third Parties

We may receive information about you from third parties, including:

  • Educational institutions (if the Service is provided through a school partnership)
  • Payment processors
  • Authentication services (if you sign in using third-party credentials)

3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve the Service
  • Personalize learning experiences and AI tutoring responses
  • Process transactions and manage your account
  • Send you technical notices, updates, and administrative messages
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and customer service requests
  • Monitor and analyze usage and activity trends
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues
  • Comply with legal obligations

4. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING (FOR EEA USERS)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process your personal data when:

  • We need to fulfill our contractual obligations to you
  • You have given us consent to do so
  • We have a legitimate interest in processing your data
  • We need to comply with legal requirements

5. HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

  • With service providers who perform services on our behalf
  • With educational institutions, if the Service is provided through a school partnership
  • In response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with any applicable law, regulation, or legal process
  • If we believe your actions are inconsistent with our user agreements or policies
  • To protect the rights, property, and safety of NotASloth, our users, or the public
  • In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company
  • With your consent or at your direction

6. DATA RETENTION

We will retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

For high school student users, we will delete or anonymize account information within 12 months after graduation or account inactivity, unless we are required to retain this information for legal purposes.

7. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Our Service is directed to high school students, which may include children under 16 years of age. We comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and similar regulations worldwide.

For users under the age of 13, we require verifiable parental consent before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information. Parents or legal guardians have the right to review their child's information, request its deletion, and refuse further collection.

8. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

  • Access and receive a copy of your personal information
  • Correct inaccurate personal information
  • Request deletion of your personal information
  • Object to our processing of your personal information
  • Data portability (receiving your data in a structured, commonly used format)
  • Withdraw consent

To exercise these rights, please contact us at tutor@teamnotasloth.com.

9. DATA SECURITY

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the security of your personal information. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

10. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than the country in which you reside. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country.

We have taken appropriate safeguards to require that your personal information will remain protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

11. THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND SERVICES

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites, plugins, or services. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of every website you visit.

12. AI TUTORING DATA PRACTICES

12.1 AI Training and Improvement

We may use anonymized and aggregated data from tutoring interactions to improve our AI tutors' effectiveness. This data is stripped of all personal identifiers before being used for service improvement.

12.2 AI Content Generation

Our AI tutors generate content based on your questions and learning patterns. We do not manually review individual tutoring sessions unless:

  • It is necessary to resolve a support issue you have raised
  • We have reason to believe there has been a violation of our Terms of Service
  • We are required to do so by law

13. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

14. HOW TO CONTACT US

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

15. JURISDICTION-SPECIFIC PROVISIONS

15.1 Australian Privacy Principles

We comply with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). The Department of Education, its employees, contractors and agents are subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and to the requirements of the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in Schedule 1 of the Privacy Act. For more information about your rights under Australian privacy law, visit the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's website.

15.2 Mandatory Data Breach Notification

Under the Australian Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme, if there is a data breach involving personal information that is likely to result in serious harm to individuals, we are required to notify affected individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). As a responsible data handler, we maintain a comprehensive data breach response plan to rapidly identify, contain, assess, and address any potential privacy incidents in accordance with the latest OAIC guidelines. We commit to notifying affected individuals as soon as practicable after becoming aware of a breach that is likely to result in serious harm.

15.3 Educational Data Privacy

As an educational service provider, we take additional precautions with student data. We recognize the increasing growth of Education Technology (EdTech) in Australia's educational landscape and the need for appropriate privacy protections for children learning online. Our practices are designed to safeguard the privacy of high school students while delivering quality educational services.

15.4 International Users

If you are accessing our Service from outside Australia, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in Australia where our servers are located. By using our Service, you consent to the transfer of information to Australia, which may have different data protection rules than those of your country.