Last updated: August 3, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Alcademia, Inc. (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects information when you use Smith College Acoustics (the “Service”). By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
While using the Service, we may collect certain identifiable information (“Personal Information”), which may include, but is not limited to:
Like most websites, we also collect information your browser sends when you visit the Service (“Log Data”). This may include your IP address, browser type and version, pages visited, and the time and duration of your visit.
We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, and improve the Service; to personalise your learning experience; to understand how exercises and content are used; and to keep your account secure. We do not sell your Personal Information.
We use cookies and browser local storage to maintain your session and to save certain interactive features, such as exercise state. You can instruct your browser to refuse cookies, but some parts of the Service may not function correctly without them. Clearing your cookies or local storage may remove locally saved progress.
We rely on third-party service providers (“subprocessors”) to operate the Service. These providers process information only as needed to perform their work and are obligated not to use it for any other purpose. We do not permit them to use your Personal Information to train their own models. The providers we use are:
| Provider | What they do for us | Information processed |
|---|---|---|
| Vercel Inc. | Application hosting and content delivery | All traffic to the Service passes through it: account identifiers, session cookies, IP addresses, and short-lived request logs |
| Supabase Inc. | Database and account authentication | Your account record (email, display name), course progress, quiz attempts, notes, highlights, and tutor conversation transcripts |
| Anthropic PBC | The AI tutor (Claude API) | The text you type to the tutor and any passage you select for it, sent to generate a response; no account identifiers accompany these requests |
| Sentry (Functional Software, Inc.) | Error monitoring, so we can find and fix crashes | Technical error reports: what failed and where. Your name, email address, IP address, cookies, and the contents of your request are not stored with the report. |
| Resend | Transactional email | If you submit a bug report: your email address (optional), the page you were on, and your message |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | Domain name service, textbook media delivery, and routing of email sent to our published addresses | Email you send us (sender address and message). The media it serves is public textbook content and carries no information about you |
All of the above process information in the United States, except Cloudflare, which operates a global edge network. We will update this list before adding a provider that processes Personal Information.
We store information about you for as long as your account remains active, including course progress, completion status, and quiz submissions. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.
If you are taking this course through a school or institution, your instructor can see your work in it. That includes the notes and highlights you make, your answers and scores on exercises, which sections you have opened and how long you spent on them, and the conversations you have with the AI tutor, which they can read in full. They see this only for students enrolled in their own course. It is there so they can tell how the class is doing and where people are getting stuck. If you would rather something not be visible to your instructor, do not put it in your notes or in a tutor conversation.
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of the Personal Information we hold about you. To make a request, contact us at the address below. We will respond in accordance with applicable law.
We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.
The security of your Personal Information is important to us. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect it, no method of Internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of changes by posting the updated policy on this page. By continuing to use the Service after revisions become effective, you agree to the revised policy.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@alcademia.ai.
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