Last updated: April 17, 2026 | Effective date: April 17, 2026
EduQuest ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our adaptive learning platform. Please read this policy carefully. By using EduQuest, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Personal Information
When you create an account or use our services, we may collect the following personal information:
Full name and display name
Email address
Class level and academic stream selection
Subject preferences
Authentication credentials (managed securely via Google Firebase)
1.2 Usage and Performance Data
We automatically collect certain information when you interact with our platform:
Quiz scores, accuracy rates, and performance metrics across difficulty levels
Topic mastery percentages and weak topic identification data
Learning progression history (level completions, XP earned, streak data)
Time spent on quizzes and individual questions
Device type, browser information, and operating system
IP address and approximate geographic location
Pages visited, interaction patterns, and referral URLs
1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience. These include:
Essential Cookies: Required for authentication, session management, and remembering your cookie consent preference.
Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website, which pages are most popular, and how users navigate through the platform.
Advertising Cookies: Used by Google AdSense and its partners to serve relevant advertisements based on your browsing history and interests.
2. How We Use Your Information
Your data is used exclusively for the following purposes:
To provide, operate, and maintain the EduQuest adaptive learning platform
To personalize your learning experience by adjusting quiz difficulty, identifying weak topics, and curating targeted practice sessions
To track and display your educational progress across 100 difficulty levels
To power the AI Tutor feature with contextual explanations
To authenticate your identity and secure your account
To communicate important service updates, if necessary
To analyze usage patterns and improve our platform's performance and content quality
To display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
3. Third-Party Advertising (Google AdSense)
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our platform. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites on the Internet.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to EduQuest and/or other websites.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting:
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:
Service Providers: We use Google Firebase for authentication and Cloudflare for hosting. These providers process data on our behalf under strict contractual obligations.
Advertising Partners: Google AdSense may collect anonymized data for ad personalization, as described in Section 3.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or governmental authority.
Safety: To protect the rights, property, or personal safety of EduQuest, our users, or the public.
5. Data Retention
We retain your personal data for as long as your account remains active or as needed to provide you our services. Specifically:
Account Data: Retained until you request deletion of your account.
Performance Data: Quiz scores, level progress, and mastery data are retained for the lifetime of your account to maintain your learning progression.
Log Data: Server logs and analytics data are retained for up to 12 months and then automatically purged.
You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us at the email address provided below.
6. Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your personal information, including:
Encrypted data transmission via HTTPS/TLS protocols
Secure authentication through Google Firebase with support for OAuth 2.0
Token-based API authorization (JWT) for all server communications
Regular security reviews of our codebase and infrastructure
However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
7. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)
EduQuest is an educational platform designed for students in Classes 6 through 12, which may include children under the age of 13. We are committed to complying with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and equivalent regulations.
We do not knowingly collect more personal information from children than is reasonably necessary to participate in the educational activities offered on our platform.
All data collected from minor users is used solely for educational purposes — specifically to track learning progress and personalize quiz difficulty.
Parents or guardians may contact us to review, delete, or restrict the collection of their child's personal information.
We do not serve personalized advertisements to users identified as under 13 years of age. Non-personalized ads may still be displayed.
8. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:
Right to Access: You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate personal data.
Right to Erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
Right to Restrict Processing: You may request that we limit the processing of your data.
Right to Data Portability: You may request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to Object: You may object to the processing of your personal data for advertising purposes.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale (CCPA): We do not sell personal information. If this changes, California residents will be provided a "Do Not Sell My Personal Information" link.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 11 below.
9. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence, including the United States (where our cloud infrastructure providers operate). We ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in compliance with applicable privacy laws.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
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