EduQuest Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 23, 2025

1. Introduction

Thank you for using the EduQuest application. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal data is collected, used, shared, and protected when using our EduQuest, EduChallenge, EduCollab, and EduNotes (coming soon) services.

By using the Application, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policy, please do not use the Application.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

  • Account Information: Username, email address, and password that you provide when creating or updating your account.
  • Profile Information: Information you choose to share in your application profile.
  • Content: Files you upload such as PDF and PowerPoint documents, quizzes you create, assignments, announcements, class materials, and submissions.
  • Class Information: Class names, descriptions, member lists, and class codes you create or join.
  • Communication Data: Announcements, comments, feedback, and other communications within classes.
  • Performance Data: Your quiz results, assignment scores, correct/incorrect answers, and completion times.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

  • Device Information: Technical data such as your mobile device's operating system, device type, and device identifiers.
  • Usage Information: Features you use in the app, content you interact with, and your behavior within the application.
  • Session Information: Login times, session durations, and user interactions.
  • Local Storage Data: We may use local storage to save information such as app preferences and settings.

2.3 Third-Party Login Methods

  • Google and Apple Sign-In: When you use these login methods, we may access limited information shared by these service providers (such as email address and profile information).

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • Creating and managing your account
  • Providing you with the features and services of the application (EduQuest, EduChallenge, EduCollab, and EduNotes)
  • Creating quiz questions from your PDF and PowerPoint files
  • Managing classes, assignments, and educational materials
  • Enabling classroom interactions between teachers and students
  • Facilitating assignment submissions and evaluations
  • Enabling you to organize competitive sessions and live quizzes
  • Tracking your achievements and progress (medals, levels, scores, etc.)
  • Personalizing the application (e.g., theme and language preferences)
  • Improving the application and developing new features
  • Identifying and resolving technical issues
  • Preventing and detecting security breaches

4. Information Sharing

We may share your personal information in the following circumstances:

  • Class Participation: When using the EduCollab feature, your chosen username, role information (teacher/student), and class-related activities are shared with other class members.
  • Competitive Quizzes: When using the EduChallenge feature, your chosen username, level information, and performance statistics are shared with other participants.
  • Assignment Submissions: When submitting assignments, your responses and attached files are shared with the teacher who created the assignment.
  • Class Announcements: Announcements you post as a teacher are shared with all members of your class.
  • Service Providers: With third-party service providers that help us operate the application (e.g., cloud storage, analytics tools, Firebase).
  • Legal Requirements: To comply with legal obligations or protect legal rights when necessary.

5. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information:

  • Secure storage of data using Firebase infrastructure
  • User authentication systems
  • Secure file storage for uploaded documents and assignments
  • Role-based access controls for class content
  • Regular security assessments

However, please note that no electronic transmission or storage method is 100% secure.

6. Data Retention and Deletion

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active. You can delete your account directly through the application settings. When you delete your account:

  • All personal data will be immediately and permanently deleted
  • You will be removed from all classes
  • Your detailed activity data will be immediately erased

For class-related data:

  • When a student leaves a class, their basic information remains in class records but their detailed activity data can be removed
  • When a teacher deletes a class, all class-related data including assignments, announcements, and member lists are deleted

Some information may be retained longer to fulfill our legal obligations or protect our legal rights.

7. Children's Privacy

EduQuest is an educational application that can also be used by children. We strive to make the application suitable for all age groups. Children under the age of 13 are recommended to use the application under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian.

Parents and legal guardians are responsible for:

  • Keeping their child's username and password secure
  • Monitoring their child's use of the application and class participation
  • Reviewing class materials and assignments their child has access to
  • Carrying out necessary actions related to their child's account when required

We collect only the minimum information that is absolutely necessary to provide our services to child users. If we learn that we have collected unnecessary personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete this information.

8. Guest Users

When using the application as a guest user, you may access limited features and provide less data. Guest users cannot access collaborative features such as classes and assignments. However, usage data associated with your guest session is still collected and covered under this Privacy Policy.

9. Your Rights Regarding Your Data

You have the following rights regarding your data:

  • Accessing and obtaining a copy of your data
  • Requesting correction of incorrect or incomplete information
  • Requesting deletion of your data in certain circumstances
  • Restricting data processing activities
  • Requesting portability of your data

To exercise these rights, you can contact us using the information provided below.

10. Classroom Privacy and Confidentiality

10.1 Teacher Responsibilities

As a teacher creating and managing classes, you have certain privacy responsibilities:

  • Ensure appropriate use of student information
  • Maintain confidentiality of student submissions and performance data
  • Use class data only for educational purposes

10.2 Student Responsibilities

As a student joining classes, you should:

  • Respect the privacy of other class members
  • Not share class codes with unauthorized individuals
  • Not distribute class materials outside the class without permission

10.3 Class Data Access

  • Teachers have access to all content and submissions within their classes
  • Students have access to their own submissions and public class materials
  • Students cannot access other students' submissions unless specifically enabled by the teacher for collaborative assignments

11. File Storage and Processing

11.1 Document Upload

When you upload documents or files for quiz creation or assignment submission, these files are stored in Firebase storage with appropriate access controls.

11.2 Document Processing

When using quiz creation features, your documents are processed algorithmically to generate questions. This processing may involve text extraction and analysis.

11.3 Attachments

Files attached to assignments, announcements, or class materials are stored securely and made available only to authorized class members according to their roles.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make updates, we will post a notification in the application and change the "Last Updated" date.

13. Legal Status

EduQuest is currently an individual software development project with no formal company structure or registered intellectual property rights protection. The application is created and managed by an individual developer. It may transform into a company structure or obtain formal intellectual property rights protection in the future, in which case this privacy policy will be updated accordingly.

14. Subscription and Payment Data

14.1 Payment Information

EduQuest does not collect or store your payment information directly. All payments are processed through Apple's App Store or Google Play Store.

14.2 Subscription Status

We collect and store information about your subscription status (whether you are a premium subscriber, subscription type, expiration date) to provide you with the appropriate level of service.

14.3 Transaction Records

For billing purposes and to maintain service quality, we keep records of subscription transactions, including purchase date, renewal date, and subscription type. These records do not include your payment details such as credit card information.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: destek@eduquestapp.com