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Privacy Policy

Your Privacy Matters

AvaStudy is a personal study app. We take privacy seriously, especially because it is designed for students.

What We Collect

  • Your Google account name and email (used only to identify your account)
  • Study content you upload — photos of notes, PDF files, or pasted text — used to generate your games. Uploaded files are stored in Firebase Storage and sent to the Claude AI API for processing.
  • Your in-app progress: coins, XP, streaks, badges, and game history
  • Push notification preferences and device token (only if you enable push notifications in Settings)
  • Game scores saved to shared-set leaderboards (only when you join a shared set)
  • Weak-area tracking: which questions you miss most, stored per study set to personalize practice and daily challenges
  • Usage analytics: which features you use, pages you visit, and in-app interactions — collected anonymously to help us improve the app

How We Use It

Your data is used only to make the app work for you — to save your progress, generate your study content, and personalize your experience. We do not sell your data or show you ads. The only third party that receives any of your content is Anthropic's Claude AI API, which processes your uploaded study material to generate games. No personal identifying information is ever included.

When you are part of a shared study set, your best scores per game type are visible to other members of that set on the leaderboard. No other personal information is shared. Leaving a shared set removes you from its leaderboard.

Data Storage

Your account data and study content are stored securely using Google Firebase. Uploaded photos and PDFs are stored in Firebase Storage; your progress, scores, and game data are stored in Firestore. Only you can see your account data and study sets. Shared-set leaderboard scores are visible only to members of that specific shared set.

The app also uses your browser's local storage to remember small preferences — such as which challenge nudges you've dismissed and which "how to play" tips you've already seen. This data never leaves your device.

What You Can Upload

AvaStudy supports the following file types for study guide creation:

  • Photos / images — JPG, PNG, or other common image formats (e.g. photos of handwritten notes or worksheets)
  • PDF files — typed or scanned documents
  • Pasted text — copy and paste directly from any source

Word documents, PowerPoint files, and other formats are not currently supported. Please do not upload files containing sensitive personal information — only your study material is needed.

Third-Party Services

AvaStudy uses the following third-party services:

  • Google Sign-In — for authentication
  • Firebase — for secure data storage
  • Anthropic Claude AI API — to convert your uploaded photos, PDFs, or pasted notes into flashcards and games. The content you upload (images, PDF files, or text) is transmitted to Anthropic's servers for processing. No personal identifying information — such as your name or email — is included. Anthropic's privacy policy governs how they handle this data: anthropic.com/privacy.
  • Amplitude — collects anonymous usage analytics such as which features you use and how you navigate the app. Your account ID is used to connect events across sessions, but no name or email is shared.
  • Microsoft Clarity — records anonymized session replays, heatmaps, and interaction data (clicks, scrolls, mouse movement) to help us understand how the app is used and identify issues. Text inputs are masked and no study content is recorded. You can opt out at any time via clarity.microsoft.com/optout.

Amplitude and Microsoft Clarity may collect device and browser information as part of their standard operation. Neither service receives your name, email, study content, or game data.

Deleting Your Data

You can delete your study sets at any time from within the app. You also have the right to permanently delete your entire account and all associated data at any time.

To delete your account, go to Settings → Parents & Safety → Delete Account. Confirming will immediately and permanently erase:

  • Your profile, name, and all account settings
  • All coins, XP, streaks, badges, and game history
  • Your pet and all owned accessories
  • All study sets you created (including their content and leaderboards)
  • Your entries on any shared-set leaderboards you joined
  • Your daily challenges, missions, and board progress

This action cannot be undone. Deletion is processed immediately — there is no waiting period or recovery option. You will be signed out automatically once deletion completes.

Questions?

If you have any questions about how your data is handled, and we'll get back to you.

Last updated: May 2026