Privacy Policy

Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address and password (stored securely using hashing). We also collect your account type (student or parent), and for student accounts, your academic level (Grade 5 through College/University).

Child Profile Information: For parent accounts, we collect the names and grade levels of any child profiles you create.

Writing Content: We collect and store the essays you submit to receive AI-powered feedback, including any revisions you make.

Usage Data: We track your usage of the Service, such as when you request feedback, which features you use, and how you interact with the platform.

Writing Session Activity: When you use the essay writing and revision features, we record session-level activity to power the Writing History feature. This includes: timestamps of editing sessions, word-count snapshots as drafts progress, the count of paste events (metadata only — we do not collect the content of what was pasted), and section navigation events. No individual keystrokes or clipboard content are recorded. This data is used solely to generate your Writing History, which you may view for any completed essay. This collection applies to all accounts, including child profiles managed under a parent account.

Writing Process Record Sharing: From your Writing History page, you may voluntarily generate a time-limited shareable link (a "Writing Process Record") to share a structured summary of your writing process with teachers, tutors, or other parties of your choosing. This link provides read-only, unauthenticated access to a summary of editing activity (timestamps, word counts, revision counts, and A.I. coaching usage). It does not expose your essay text or clipboard content by default. When generating a link, you may optionally choose to include the student's initial draft text — the writing submitted before any A.I. coaching feedback was applied. This must be explicitly opted into each time a link is created and is not enabled by default. Shared links expire automatically after 30 days. You may revoke any shared link at any time from your account. Essay-Trainer does not record the identity of, or any information about, anyone who views a shared link. For parent accounts: when you share a Writing Process Record that relates to a child profile, you are responsible for choosing who receives access to that record.

Technical Data: Our authentication provider (Supabase) automatically collects technical information including IP addresses and browser information for security purposes when you sign in or use the Service.

AI Service Providers: To provide AI-powered feedback, we use third-party AI services (including OpenAI, with Anthropic Claude as fallback). Your writing content may be processed by these services to generate feedback. These providers are contractually obligated to protect your data and use it solely for providing the Service.

Data Storage: Your data is stored securely using Supabase, a cloud database service. We use industry-standard encryption and security measures to protect your information.

We retain your personal information and writing content for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time. Upon account deletion, we will delete or anonymize your personal information, except where we are required to retain it by law.

Writing Session Activity retention: Writing session activity records (edit timestamps, word-count snapshots, section navigation events, and paste event counts) are retained for 12 months from the date the associated essay was created, or until you delete the essay, whichever comes first. After 12 months, these records are automatically and permanently deleted. Deleting an essay immediately deletes all associated activity records.