AggreNotes ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website (https://www.aggrenotes.com) and use our platform for accessing and sharing academic content, including lecture notes, course materials, and study resources (collectively, the "Services").

We value your trust and recognize the importance of transparent privacy practices. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By using our Services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

We collect several types of information from and about users of our Services:

• Account Information: When you register for an account, we collect your name, email address, password, academic institution, field of study, and academic status (student, educator, etc.).
• Profile Information: Information you provide in your user profile, such as profile picture, biography, areas of interest, and academic achievements.
• Content Submissions: Materials you upload or submit to our platform, including lecture notes, course materials, study guides, annotations, comments, and other academic content.
• Communications: Information you provide when contacting us and/or participating in surveys.

• Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our Services, including pages visited, features used, content viewed, time spent on the platform, and referring websites.
• Device Information: Data about the device you use to access our Services, including device type, operating system, browser type, IP address, and mobile device identifiers.
• Location Information: General location data derived from your IP address.
• Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to enhance your experience, gather usage information, and enable certain platform functions.

• Social Media Integration: If you connect your social media accounts to our platform, we may collect information from those accounts.
• Third-Party Services: Information from third-party services you use to sign up or log in to our platform, such as Google, Apple, or Microsoft accounts.

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

• Delivering the academic content and features you request
• Personalizing your user experience
• Processing and fulfilling subscriptions or purchases
• Developing new features and refining existing functionality
• Analyzing usage patterns to improve our platform

• Responding to your inquiries and support requests
• Sending administrative notifications, such as security alerts or updates to our terms
• Providing information about new features, content, or services (where permitted by law)
• Facilitating communication between users, such as study group discussions

• Protecting against unauthorized access and maintaining data security
• Detecting and preventing fraud, abuse, and other harmful activities
• Enforcing our Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, and Academic Integrity Policy
• Complying with legal obligations

• Conducting internal research to improve our platform's educational effectiveness
• Generating anonymized and aggregated insights about educational trends
• Evaluating the quality and accuracy of shared academic materials

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

We may share your information when you specifically authorize us to do so.

• Content you submit to the platform will be visible to other users based on your privacy settings and the visibility options you select.
• Profile information may be visible to other users to facilitate academic collaboration.
• Comments, annotations, and discussion contributions will be associated with your account.

We share information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf, including:

• Cloud hosting providers
• Payment processors
• Analytics services
• Customer support services
• Email service providers
• Content moderation services

We may share information when we believe it is necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law or respond to valid legal processes
• Protect our rights, privacy, safety, or property
• Enforce our Terms of Service and Academic Integrity Policy
• Detect, prevent, or address fraud, security, or technical issues

If AggreNotes is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information.

We may share aggregated or de-identified information that cannot reasonably be used to identify you with third parties for research, educational, or analytical purposes.

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

You can access and update your account information through your profile settings. You may also request a copy of the personal information we have collected about you in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

You can correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information we hold about you through your account settings or by contacting us.

You may request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions provided by law. Note that deleting your account may not remove content you have shared on the platform that has been downloaded or copied by others.

You may object to our processing of your personal information or ask us to restrict processing in certain circumstances.

You can opt out of receiving promotional communications from us by following the unsubscribe instructions included in each communication or adjusting your notification settings.

You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. Due to the lack of a common understanding of how to interpret these signals, our website does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" signals.

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include:

• The length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you
• Whether there is a legal obligation to which we are subject
• Whether retention is advisable in light of our legal position (such as for statutes of limitations, litigation, or regulatory investigations)

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect the personal information we collect and maintain. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Our Services are not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete such information.

Our Services are operated in the United States. If you are located outside the United States, please be aware that information we collect will be transferred to and processed in the United States. By using the Services or providing us with any information, you consent to this transfer, processing, and storage of your information in the United States and other countries where we operate, which may have different data protection rules than those of your country.

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for international transfers through standard contractual clauses or other valid transfer mechanisms.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They allow us to recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit.

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the functioning of our website and cannot be disabled.
• Functionality Cookies: Enable enhanced functionality and personalization.
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website.
• Marketing Cookies: Used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements.

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically delete cookies, block certain types, or set your browser to notify you when cookies are being sent.

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites, services, and applications that are not operated by us. This Privacy Policy does not apply to such third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you access through our platform.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your rights, or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Privacy Team
AggreNotes
[email protected]

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including:

• The right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell
• The right to delete personal information
• The right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in Section 13.

If you are in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, we process your personal data according to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or equivalent local laws. The legal bases we rely on for processing your information include:

• Performance of a contract when we provide you with our Services
• Legitimate interests to operate our business and provide our Services
• Compliance with our legal obligations
• Consent, where you have provided it

You have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you have concerns about how we process your personal data.

For users affiliated with academic institutions, we may have separate agreements with your institution that govern how we collect and process your information. In such cases, the terms of those agreements may supplement or modify this Privacy Policy.