Privacy Policy for Wise Owl Teacher

Last Updated: September 16, 2024

Introduction

The website located at https://wiseowlteacher.com known as Wise Owl Teacher ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of users ("you" or "your") who use our grading system. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you use Wise Owl Teacher. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using Wise Owl Teacher, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please do not use our services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information from our users:

1.1 Personal Data

For teachers: We collect the following personal information from you: Name: We collect your name to personalize your experience and communicate with you effectively. Email: We collect your email address to send you important information regarding your orders, updates, and communication. Payment Information: We collect payment details to process your orders securely. However, we do not store your payment information on our servers. Payments are processed by trusted third-party payment processors. We may collect personal information such as your school affiliation, and other relevant contact information.

For Students: We do not directly collect personal information from students. We rely on the information provided by teachers, which may include student names or identification codes for grading purposes. Because we do not collect personal information, so this policy is compliant with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and other relevant U.S. regulations to ensure the privacy and security of student data.

1.2 Non-Personal Data

We may use web cookies and similar technologies to collect non-personal information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, and browsing patterns. This information helps us to enhance your browsing experience, analyze trends, and improve our services.

1.3 Grading Data

Teachers provide assignment questions, rubrics, and student answers to Wise Owl Teacher for grading purposes. This data may include text, images, or other media elements. We consider this data as educational records and treat it in accordance with FERPA regulations.

2. Purpose of Data Collection

We use the personal and grading data to provide you with the requested grading services, generate graded assessments, and provide feedback. We may use aggregated and anonymized data for research and development purposes to improve the feedback quality, features, and overall user experience.

Wise Owl Teacher does not use students' data to train AI models. Additionally, we do not permit our third-party AI providers to use this data for their model training.

We may use your email address to send important notifications, updates, and other relevant information about our services.

We may disclose personal information if required by law, legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Wise Owl Teacher, our users, or others.

3. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. We use encryption technologies, secure storage, access controls, and regularly update our security practices to safeguard your information. We do not share your personal data with any third parties.

4. Sharing of Information

We may engage trusted third-party service providers to perform functions on our behalf, such as hosting, data analysis, and customer support. These providers will only have access to the information necessary to perform their functions and are obligated to maintain its confidentiality.

We may share aggregated and anonymized data for research, statistical analysis, or other purposes. This data does not identify individuals.

To provide our grading services, we share anonymized information, such as assignment questions, rubrics, and answers, with OpenAI OpCo, LLC. This is currently the only third-party AI platform we use. Please note that OpenAI OpCo, LLC has its own privacy policy governing their use and protection of data, which is fully accessible in https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/. We take steps to ensure that the data we share with them does not identify individuals and is used solely for the purpose of providing our services.

4. Updates to the Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will notify you via email. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Privacy Policy.

5. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at wiseowlteacherapp@gmail.com.

6. Governing Laws

This Privacy Policy shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Texas, United States.