Privacy Policy

Student Accounts

Student accounts are created and managed through schools. We collect:

• First name and last name
• Username
• Password (securely managed and never stored in plain text)

Student email addresses are not collected or permitted.

Students log in using a username and password provided or managed by their school.

Teacher Accounts

Teacher accounts may optionally include an email address. We collect:

• First name and last name
• Username
• Password
• Optional email address (used for login and account recovery if provided)

Providing an email address is optional for teachers.

Parent Accounts

Parents and guardians can create an account by signing up with an email address or Google account. Parents can create student profiles for their children to access the platform. By creating a student profile, the parent provides direct verifiable parental consent (COPPA) for their child's data to be collected as described in this policy. We collect:

• Parent email address (used for login and account management)
• Parent name (first and last)
• Student profile first names (chosen by the parent)
• Payment-related metadata (Stripe customer ID, subscription status)

Credit card numbers and payment method details are handled entirely by Stripe and never touch Algebro's servers.

Learning & Progress Data

As students use Algebro, we collect educational data, including:

• Lesson progress and completion
• Quiz scores and attempts
• Practice attempts and results
• Student answers to questions
• Timestamps related to activity completion

This data is used to show students their learning progress, provide teachers insight into class performance, and support instructional feedback.

Virtual Currency (BroCoins)

Students may earn BroCoins by completing lessons, quizzes, and practice sessions. We track BroCoin balances, earning events, and spending on virtual items (themes and cosmetic features).

BroCoins:

• Have no real-world monetary value
• Cannot be purchased or exchanged for money
• Do not affect academic grades or evaluations

Automatically Collected Data

We use Vercel Analytics and Vercel Speed Insights to monitor platform performance. This may include page views, load times, error rates, and IP addresses.

This data is used solely for reliability and performance monitoring and does not involve student tracking, profiling, or advertising. IP addresses are not stored beyond what is necessary for analytics processing.

Cookies

Algebro uses a small number of cookies that are strictly necessary for the platform to function. We do not use advertising cookies, tracking cookies, or third-party marketing cookies.

• Authentication cookies (set by Clerk): used to keep you signed in and maintain your session. These are essential for the platform to work.
• Active profile cookie (algebro-active-profile): used for parent accounts only. When a parent selects a student profile, this cookie stores the selected profile ID so the platform knows which child's data to display. It contains only an internal profile identifier—no names, emails, or other personal information. This cookie is HTTP-only, secure in production, and persists for up to 1 year.

By using Algebro, you consent to the use of these strictly necessary cookies. Because these cookies are required for the platform to operate, they cannot be disabled.

School Consent Model

Student accounts are created through schools using class access codes provided by teachers. Under COPPA's school consent exception (16 CFR 312.5(c)(4)), schools may consent to the collection of student information on behalf of parents for educational purposes only. Schools are responsible for providing parents with notice of Algebro's data practices and obtaining any required parental consent before distributing class access codes to students.

Parent Direct Consent Model

For student profiles created by parents through their parent account, the parent provides direct verifiable parental consent by creating the account and student profile. This is not the school consent exception—parents are directly consenting to the collection of their child's educational data. Parents can review, delete, or manage their child's data at any time directly from their parent dashboard.

Parental Rights

Parents and guardians have the right to:

• Review the personal information collected from their child
• Request deletion of their child's personal information
• Refuse further collection or use of their child's information
• Agree to the collection and use of their child's information without consenting to its disclosure to third parties (except as required for the educational service)

To exercise these rights, contact us at jkorwin@algebro.ai or contact your child's school directly.

Data Minimization

We collect only the minimum data required for educational use. We do not collect student email addresses, phone numbers, physical addresses, or other contact information. We do not condition a student's participation on disclosing more personal information than is reasonably necessary.