Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2026

1. Information We Collect

Elimu Nova collects only the information necessary to provide our educational services:

  • Account information (name, email, role) provided during signup
  • Learning data (assignments, grades, study sessions, AI interactions)
  • School affiliation data for school-connected accounts
  • Payment information processed via Stripe (never stored on our servers)

2. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

Elimu Nova complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). For student accounts:

  • Student accounts are created by parents, school administrators, or teachers
  • Parents have full access to view, manage, and delete their children's data
  • Parents can delete their child's entire profile and all associated data at any time
  • We do not collect any unnecessary personal information from children
  • Student data is never shared with third parties or used for advertising

3. GDPR Compliance

For users in the European Union and United Kingdom:

  • Right to access — request a copy of your data at any time
  • Right to erasure — delete your account and all associated data
  • Right to rectification — correct inaccurate personal data
  • Data is stored on secure Neon PostgreSQL servers in the AWS us-east-1 region

4. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures:

  • All data encrypted in transit (HTTPS/TLS) and at rest
  • Passwords hashed using bcrypt with 12 salt rounds
  • Role-based access control (RBAC) for all API endpoints
  • Rate limiting on authentication and AI endpoints
  • Automated 72-hour activity log purging

5. Contact

For privacy-related inquiries or data deletion requests, contact us at support@elimunova.com.