Privacy
Privacy Policy
BetterGrades collects the information it needs to run the app, create study tools, support referrals, and delete your account.
Last updated August 8, 2026.
Who this policy covers
This policy covers the BetterGrades mobile application, website, and related services. BetterGrades is intended for college and university students and is not directed to children under 13.
Information we collect
- Account information such as your email address, display name, timezone, and referral relationship.
- Course material you choose to upload, including files, extracted text, source references, concepts, and embeddings.
- Generated study content such as flashcards, quizzes, study guides, tutor messages, answers, scores, and recommendations.
- Study activity such as progress, XP, streaks, badges, referral rewards, and optional friend or challenge settings.
- Technical and security information such as session records, user agent, IP address, and service logs.
- Notification and offline-storage choices made on your device. The app currently has no third-party advertising or analytics SDK.
How we use information
We use this information to authenticate you, store and process your course material, generate requested study tools, provide offline access and synchronisation, calculate study progress, operate referrals and optional social features, send requested sign-in or invitation emails, protect the service, and respond to support requests.
Hosting, storage, email, and AI service providers process course material when a requested feature needs them. BetterGrades does not sell your personal information or use your course material for advertising.
Sharing and visibility
Service providers help us host, store, email, secure, and operate BetterGrades. They process information only to provide those services and must protect it appropriately. Friends you accept can see only the study activity you choose to share in Settings. Referral links include the referral code in the link.
Your choices and controls
- Notifications are optional. You can decline or disable them in device Settings.
- Study activity sharing and challenge preferences are off by default and can be changed in the app.
- You can delete individual documents and generated study content where the app provides a delete action.
- You can request access, correction, or privacy help by emailing privacy@bettergrades.app.
Account deletion and retention
Open BetterGrades Settings and choose Delete account. After you confirm, we delete your account, course material, generated study content, progress, referrals, and offline data. We may retain information required for legal, security, fraud-prevention, or dispute-resolution purposes. Security logs and encrypted backups may remain for a limited period under our retention practices.
Security
We use access controls, authenticated sessions, encrypted transport, private object storage, and scoped download links to protect your information. Upload only material you have permission to share.
Changes and contact
We may update this policy when the service or legal requirements change. We will update the date above and, where appropriate, provide notice in the app. Questions can be sent to privacy@bettergrades.app.