Privacy Policy

Introduction

SparkVotEDU is a classroom engagement platform built for teachers and students. We take your privacy seriously, and we want to be upfront about what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have. This policy is written in plain language because we believe you shouldn't need a law degree to understand how your data is handled.

Information We Collect

Teacher accounts: When you sign up, we collect your name, email address, and a password (which we hash — we never store it in plain text). If you subscribe to a paid plan, payment is processed by Stripe. We do not store your credit card number.

Student participation: Students join sessions using a class code — no account required. We assign each student a random fun name (like “Dancing Penguin”). We do not collect student names, emails, or any personally identifiable information from students.

Session identity: We use anonymous browser storage to maintain your session identity within a session. This data is not linked to any individual identity and is stored locally on the device.

Usage data: We collect standard web analytics (page views, feature usage) to help us improve the platform.

How We Use Your Information

• To provide and maintain the SparkVotEDU service
• To process teacher account registration and subscriptions
• To ensure one participation per student per session (browser storage)
• To improve the platform based on usage patterns
• To communicate with teachers about their accounts

Student Privacy (COPPA & FERPA)

Student privacy is baked into how SparkVotEDU works. Here's the short version: students participate anonymously. No student accounts, no student emails, no student PII collected — period.

• Browser storage is used only for session continuity and is never used to track or identify students.
• Teachers control all classroom content and participation.
• We do not sell, share, or monetize any student data.

Third-Party Services

We use a small number of trusted services to run SparkVotEDU:

• Supabase — authentication and data storage
• Stripe — payment processing for teacher subscriptions
• Vercel — hosting and content delivery

Each service has its own privacy policy. We only share the minimum data required for each service to do its job.

Data Security

• All data in transit is encrypted using industry-standard HTTPS/TLS.
• Teacher passwords are hashed and never stored in plain text.
• Access to data is restricted to authorized personnel.

Data Retention and Deletion

• Teacher account data is kept for as long as your account is active.
• You can request account deletion by contacting us — we'll remove all associated data.
• Anonymous student session data is retained for classroom analytics and can be deleted by the teacher at any time.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access, correct, or delete your personal information
• Cancel your subscription at any time
• Request a copy of your data
• Contact us with any privacy concerns

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we'll let you know via email.

Contact Us

Questions about this privacy policy or how we handle data? Reach out at privacy@sparkvotedu.com.