1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Service includes:

• Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, school, and country, that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the Application or update your profile.
• User-Generated Content: Information you provide when using our services. This includes syllabuses, exam answers (text and images), marking rubrics, and materials you upload for your classes.
• Usage Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Application, such as your IP address, browser type, and the dates and times of access. We also track data like study streaks and time spent on subjects to provide core app functionality.

2. Use of Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you to:

• Create and manage your account and deliver the services appropriate for your role (e.g., student, educator).
• Send you transactional emails, such as account confirmations and password resets.
• Send you functional email notifications related to your activity (e.g., new assignments, group invitations). You can manage these notifications in your profile settings.
• Enable user-to-user communications within study groups.
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve the Service.
• Administer promotions and referral programs.
• Deliver targeted advertising to you to support our free service tiers.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not share your personal information with third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy. We may share information about you in certain situations:

• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.
• Interactions with Other Users: If you interact with other users (e.g., in a study group), those users may see your name and profile picture. Similarly, if you are a student in a class, the educator of that class will be able to see your name and email to manage their roster. An administrator may also request to view certain class data, which requires educator approval.
• Advertising Partners: Our advertising partners may collect data as described in the "Advertising" section below to serve personalized ads.

4. Your Data Rights and Deletion

You have the right to control your personal information. You can delete your account at any time from your profile page. This is an irreversible action that will permanently delete all your personal data from our systems, including your profile, exam history, study plans, and remove you from all associated groups. Once initiated, this process cannot be undone.

5. Advertising

This application is supported by advertising revenue and may display advertisements. Our advertising partners, such as Google AdMob and Google AdSense, may collect and use information about you to provide personalized advertising. For more information on how Google uses data, please visit their policy page. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings.

6. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@kognita.com.