Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to collegeappgpt.com. ForesthillAI, Inc. ("we," "us," "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you as to how we look after your personal data when you visit our website https://collegeappgpt.com (the "Website") and use our services, and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

This policy applies to information we collect:

On this Website.
In email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this Website.
Through any services you use that are provided by us.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you.

a. Personal Data You Provide to Us

Account Information: When you register for an account, we collect information such as your name, email address, and password.
User Content: Our service helps you prepare for college applications. To do so, we may collect information you voluntarily provide, which can include personal essays, academic history, lists of extracurricular activities, test scores, personal statements, and other demographic or biographical information ("User Content"). This may include sensitive personal information.
Payment Information: If you make a purchase, we use a third-party payment processor (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) to collect your payment information. We do not store your full credit card details on our servers.
Communications: If you contact us directly for support or other inquiries, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

b. Information We Collect Automatically

Log and Usage Data: We automatically collect information when you access and use the Website. This information can include your IP address, browser type, operating system, the pages you viewed, the dates and times of your visit, and other diagnostic data.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Website and hold certain information. For more details, please see our Cookie Policy.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

Provide, operate, and maintain our Website and services.
Create and manage your account.
Process your transactions and manage your orders.
Analyze and improve the functionality and user experience of our Website.
Communicate with you, including responding to your comments and questions, providing customer support, and sending you technical notices, updates, and marketing messages (from which you can opt-out).
Develop and Train our AI Models: We do not use your Personal Data or User Content to train our AI models without your explicit, opt-in consent. Any data used for model improvement is fully anonymized and aggregated such that it cannot be linked back to an individual user.
Ensure security, prevent fraud, and enforce our terms of service.
Comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests from public authorities.

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors and service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as cloud hosting (e.g., Amazon Web Services), payment processing, email delivery, and analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics).
Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, or protect the personal safety of users or the public.
With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

5. Data Security

We implement a variety of security measures designed to protect the security of your personal information. We use encryption (such as SSL/TLS) to protect data in transit. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. You can delete your account and associated data at any time through your account settings.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

For Users in the European Economic Area (EEA) & UK (under GDPR): If you are a resident of the EEA or UK, you have the above rights, as well as the right to restrict processing and the right to data portability. Our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the personal information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it.

For Users in California (under CCPA/CPRA): If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information, including the right to know what personal information we have collected about you, the right to delete your personal information, the right to correct inaccurate information, and the right to opt-out of the "sale" or "sharing" of your personal information (note: we do not sell or share your personal information as defined by the CCPA/CPRA). You also have the right to limit the use of Sensitive Personal Information (SPI); you can exercise this right by not providing such information or by deleting your account.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address provided below.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to—and maintained on—computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction. Our company is based in the United States. If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

ForesthillAI, Inc. Email: [contact@collegeappgpt.com]