Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 2023
Data Protection Summary
- Your grades and academic data are encrypted when stored in the cloud
- We do not share your data with any third parties
- You can delete your data at any time from your account settings
- We use minimal analytics that respect your privacy
- Your data can be used in offline mode without internet connection
1. Introduction
At GradeTracker, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website or use our application and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
2. Data We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
- Account Information: Email address, name, and password (stored securely using industry-standard hashing)
- Educational Data: Grades, subjects, and other academic information you choose to enter
- Usage Data: Information about how you use our application, such as features accessed and time spent
- Device Information: Information about the device and browser you use to access our service
3. How We Use Your Data
We use your data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our service
- To notify you about changes to our service
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so
- To provide customer support
- To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our service
- To monitor the usage of our service
- To detect, prevent and address technical issues
4. Data Security
We implement the following security measures to protect your personal data:
- Encryption: Your grades and educational data are encrypted when stored in our cloud database
- Local Storage: You can choose to store your data only on your device
- Secure Authentication: We use industry-standard authentication methods to protect your account
- Regular Security Audits: We regularly review our systems for vulnerabilities
5. Data Retention
We will retain your data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for. You can request deletion of your data at any time through your account settings.
When you delete your account, all your personal data, including your grades and subjects, will be permanently deleted from our systems within 30 days.
6. Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of our service
- Preference Cookies: Enable us to remember your preferences and settings
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how you use our service (via Plausible Analytics, a privacy-friendly analytics platform)
You can control cookies through your browser settings and our cookie consent banner. Declining cookies will not affect core functionality but may limit certain features.
7. Your Data Protection Rights
Under data protection laws, you have the following rights:
- Access: Request access to your personal data
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
- Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
- Restriction: Request restriction of processing of your data
- Portability: Request transfer of your data to you or a third party
- Objection: Object to processing of your personal data
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@gradetracker-example.com. We will respond to all legitimate requests within one month.
8. Children's Privacy
Our service is intended for users who are at least 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
9. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside Germany and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to Germany and process it there.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@gradetracker-example.com.