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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 21, 2025

Effective Date: September 21, 2025

🛡️ COPPA Compliance Notice

Tutle is designed for children and complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). We require verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information from children under 13.

1. Introduction

Welcome to Tutle! This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you use our personal AI tutor application. We are committed to protecting the privacy of all users, especially children under 13.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information from Children Under 13

We collect limited information from children under 13, and only with verifiable parental consent:

📚 Educational Information:

  • Username (not email address)
  • Grade level and learning progress
  • Exercise completion status and scores
  • Drawing and solution work created in the app
  • Voice recordings for AI tutoring assistance (processed and deleted immediately)
  • Time spent on activities for progress tracking

🔧 Technical Information:

  • Device type and operating system version
  • App version and technical performance data
  • Crash reports and error logs (anonymized)

2.2 Information from Parents/Guardians

  • 👤 Name and email address
  • 💳 Payment information (processed by secure third-party providers)
  • 📧 Communication preferences
  • ✅ Consent records and verification data

2.3 Information We Do NOT Collect from Children

  • ❌ Email addresses or phone numbers
  • ❌ Home addresses or precise location data
  • ❌ Photos or videos
  • ❌ Social media information
  • ❌ Behavioral tracking for advertising purposes
  • ❌ Persistent device identifiers for advertising

3. How We Use Information

3.1 Educational Purposes

  • • Providing personalized learning experiences
  • • Tracking educational progress and achievement
  • • Offering AI-powered tutoring assistance
  • • Generating performance reports for parents
  • • Improving our educational content and methodology

3.2 Service Operation

  • • Creating and maintaining user accounts
  • • Providing customer support
  • • Processing payments and subscriptions
  • • Sending important service notifications
  • • Ensuring app security and preventing fraud

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

4.1 We Do NOT Share Children's Information for:

  • ❌ Advertising or marketing purposes
  • ❌ Behavioral profiling
  • ❌ Sale to third parties
  • ❌ Non-educational commercial purposes

4.2 Limited Sharing for Service Operations

We may share information only with trusted service providers who help us operate the app:

  • • Cloud storage providers: For secure data storage and backup
  • • Analytics services: For technical performance monitoring (anonymized data only)
  • • Payment processors: For subscription and payment processing
  • • Customer support tools: For providing help and support

All service providers are contractually required to protect user information and use it only for specified purposes.

4.3 Legal Requirements

We may disclose information if required by law, court order, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our users or others.

5. Parental Rights and Controls

5.1 Parental Consent Process

Before collecting personal information from children under 13, we:

  1. 1. Collect the parent's email address from the child
  2. 2. Send a detailed notice to the parent explaining our data practices
  3. 3. Obtain verifiable parental consent through our "email plus" verification system
  4. 4. Send a confirmatory email with revocation instructions

5.2 Parent Rights

Parents have the right to:

  • • Review: Access all personal information collected from their child
  • • Delete: Request deletion of their child's personal information
  • • Refuse: Refuse further collection or use of their child's information
  • • Control: Manage their child's account settings and privacy preferences
  • • Export: Request a copy of their child's data in a standard format

5.3 Exercising Parental Rights

To exercise these rights, parents can:

  • • Use the parental controls within the app
  • • Contact us at contact@curiokidsllc.com
  • • Send a written request to CurioKids LLC, 18640 NE 62nd Way, 204, Redmond, WA 98052

6. Data Security

6.1 Security Measures

  • 🔒 Encryption of data in transit and at rest
  • 🛡️ Regular security assessments and updates
  • 👥 Limited access controls for employees
  • 🔐 Secure authentication systems
  • 💾 Regular data backups and recovery procedures

6.2 Data Retention

  • • Educational data: Retained only as long as necessary for educational purposes
  • • Account data: Deleted within 30 days of account closure
  • • Voice recordings: Processed immediately and not stored
  • • Consent records: Retained for legal compliance purposes

7. Age Verification and Consent Management

7.1 Age Gate Process

We use an age verification system to determine if parental consent is required before collecting any personal information.

7.2 Consent Renewal

We may periodically ask parents to renew their consent, especially when we make material changes to our data practices.

7.3 Consent Revocation

Parents can revoke consent at any time, which will result in the deletion of their child's account and associated data.

8. International Users

Tutle is primarily designed for users in the United States. If you access the app from other countries, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where our servers are located.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes:

  • • We will notify parents via email
  • • We will post the updated policy in the app
  • • We may request renewed parental consent if changes are material
  • • The "Last Updated" date will be revised

10. Third-Party Services

Our app may integrate with third-party services for specific functions:

10.1 Apple Services

  • • Apple Pencil: For drawing functionality (no data shared with Apple)
  • • iOS Speech Recognition: For voice help features (processed locally on device)
  • • App Store: For app downloads and updates

10.2 AI Services

  • • Voice Processing: Voice recordings are processed for tutoring assistance and immediately deleted
  • • Content Personalization: AI helps customize learning content based on progress

11. State-Specific Privacy Rights

11.1 California Residents

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have additional rights regarding their personal information. These rights also apply to children's information when exercised by parents.

12. Educational Technology Standards

Tutle adheres to educational technology privacy standards and best practices, including:

  • • Student Data Privacy Consortium guidelines
  • • Educational technology industry standards
  • • Minimal data collection principles
  • • Purpose limitation for educational use only

13. Contact Information

13.1 General Privacy Questions

  • 📧 Email: contact@curiokidsllc.com
  • 🌐 Website: curiokidsllc.com
  • 🏢 Address: CurioKids LLC, 18640 NE 62nd Way, 204, Redmond, WA 98052

13.2 Parental Rights and COPPA Requests

  • 📧 Email: contact@curiokidsllc.com
  • 📬 Mail: CurioKids LLC, 18640 NE 62nd Way, 204, Redmond, WA 98052

14. Definitions

  • • Personal Information: Information that can identify an individual child
  • • Educational Records: Information related to learning progress and academic performance
  • • Verifiable Parental Consent: A reasonable effort to ensure the person providing consent is the child's parent
  • • Internal Operations: Activities necessary to maintain and analyze the app's functionality

❓ Questions About This Policy?

We're committed to transparency about our privacy practices. If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we protect children's privacy, please contact us using the information above.

This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date listed above and applies to all users of the Tutle application.