Privacy Statement

Effective Date: May 2, 2026 | Last Updated: May 2, 2026

1. Overview

ALIGN is committed to transparent data practices. This Privacy Statement explains what information is collected when you use the Tool, how it is used, and the choices you have regarding your information.

We do not collect, solicit, or process personally identifiable student information as part of normal tool use, and we design our data practices to support compliance with applicable education privacy laws, including FERPA and COPPA.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide directly:

Lesson details entered into the Tool (grade level, subject, topic, standards, source type)
Prompts and messages submitted through the chat interface
Any other content you voluntarily input into form fields

Information collected automatically:

Browser type and version
General usage patterns and session metadata
Device type and operating system
IP address (used for security and abuse prevention only)

You may use the lesson design features without creating an account. To save lessons for later access across devices, you must create an account, which requires an email address. We do not collect names or demographic information unless explicitly provided for support purposes.

3. How We Use Your Information

Information collected is used to:

Deliver, operate, and improve the functionality of ALIGN
Process your inputs and generate AI-assisted lesson plan outputs
Diagnose technical issues and ensure system reliability
Analyze aggregated, de-identified usage trends to improve the Tool
Respond to support requests or reported concerns

We do not use your data for targeted advertising, behavioral profiling, or sale to third parties.

4. AI Processing & Third-Party Models

ALIGN uses the Lovable AI Gateway to generate instructional content. Inputs you provide are transmitted to Lovable's AI infrastructure for processing, which may route them to underlying model providers.

By using ALIGN, you acknowledge that your inputs are processed by Lovable AI systems and their subprocessors. Please review Lovable's Privacy Policy for information on how they handle data.

Do not enter personally identifiable student information into the Tool. Inputs should remain at the level of curriculum planning — grade, subject, standard, and instructional strategy — not individual student data.

5. Student Data & FERPA

ALIGN is a teacher-facing planning tool. It is not designed to collect, store, or process student education records as defined under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Users are responsible for ensuring they do not input student PII — including names, student ID numbers, grades, behavioral records, or any data that could identify an individual student — into the Tool.

If ALIGN is deployed at the institutional level, the deploying institution bears responsibility for ensuring the Tool's use is consistent with its FERPA obligations and local data governance policies.

6. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell your data. We may share information only in the following limited circumstances:

AI processing: Inputs are transmitted to Anthropic's API for response generation (see Section 4).
Legal compliance: We may disclose information if required by law, regulation, court order, or governmental authority.
Safety: We may disclose information to prevent imminent harm or protect the rights and safety of users or others.
Service providers: We may engage trusted vendors who assist in operating the Tool, subject to confidentiality agreements consistent with this Statement.

7. Data Retention

Unsaved drafts are stored locally in your browser and are not transmitted to our servers. When you create an account and choose to save a lesson, your lesson content and account information are stored on our servers so you can access them across devices. Saved lesson data is retained until you delete it or your account.

Usage metadata (non-identifying) may be retained for up to 12 months for product improvement purposes before being permanently deleted or anonymized.

8. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including:

HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our servers
API key management practices consistent with Anthropic's recommendations
Access controls limiting who can view usage data

No system is completely secure. We encourage responsible use and prompt reporting of any suspected security vulnerabilities.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

Request access to information we hold about your use of the Tool
Request correction or deletion of your data
Object to or restrict certain processing activities
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us (see Section 11). We will respond to verifiable requests within 30 days.

10. Changes to This Statement

We may update this Privacy Statement periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We will update the "Last Updated" date when changes are made. Continued use of ALIGN following any update constitutes your acknowledgment of the revised Statement.

11. Contact

For privacy-related questions, data requests, or concerns, please contact:

kay@aiedconsultants.com