Privacy Policy

Silent Classrooms ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting the privacy of our users, especially students. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our educational platform.

We take special care to comply with children's privacy laws and regulations, including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and applicable Indian data protection laws.

We use the collected information to:

• Provide and maintain our educational services
• Generate visual content for lessons
• Track student learning progress and engagement
• Improve our platform and develop new features
• Communicate with teachers about their accounts
• Ensure platform security and prevent fraud
• Comply with legal obligations

We do NOT sell, rent, or share student data with third parties for marketing purposes.

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:

• Encryption of data in transit and at rest
• Secure authentication with Firebase
• Regular security audits and updates
• Access controls and user permissions
• Secure cloud infrastructure (Google Cloud Platform)

While we strive to protect your information, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

We take extra precautions to protect student privacy:

• Students are identified by non-personal IDs, not full names
• No email addresses or contact information collected from students
• Student data is only accessible to their assigned teachers
• Parents can request to view or delete their child's data
• No behavioral advertising or tracking of students
• Compliance with COPPA and educational privacy laws

We use the following third-party services:

• Firebase: Authentication and database services
• Google AI: Content generation and image creation
• YouTube API: Educational video content
• Unsplash/Pixabay: Educational images

These services have their own privacy policies. We ensure they comply with educational privacy standards before integration.

You have the right to:

• Access your personal information
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your account and data
• Export your data in a portable format
• Opt-out of non-essential communications
• Withdraw consent at any time

To exercise these rights, please contact us at shreyasmahajan0306@gmail.com

We retain your information only as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with legal obligations:

• Active accounts: Data retained while account is active
• Inactive accounts: Data deleted after 2 years of inactivity
• Student data: Deleted upon teacher request or graduation
• Analytics data: Anonymized after 1 year

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

For significant changes, we will provide prominent notice or seek consent as required by law.