Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 14, 2026

This policy describes the data Ulearn AI (“Ulearn”, “we”) collects, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have. It applies to the Ulearn website at ulearnai.org and the Ulearn Chrome extension.

Information we collect

Account information. When you create a Ulearn account, we store your email address and an authentication token so you can sign back in. We do not collect your name, phone number, date of birth, or any other profile details.
Study data. Decks you create, cards you add, quiz answers, review history, and spaced-repetition state. This is the information that makes the app work and is tied to your account so it can sync across your devices.
Public courses you publish. If you publish a course through the web app, its title, description, cards, and linked video IDs become visible to other Ulearn users who browse public courses. Your account email is never shown to other users. At sign-up, you choose a display name (also called a username) that is shown as the author of any course you publish — you can change it at any time from the Account tab. If you prefer, you can tick “Publish public courses anonymously” and your courses will appear as authored by “Anonymous” instead.
Usage events. Basic product-analytics events — sign-in, page view, quiz started, quiz completed — so we can see which features are used and fix bugs. Events are keyed to an anonymous visitor identifier and, if you are signed in, your email.
Content you submit to AI features. Text you paste to generate a quiz, transcripts of videos you actively watch (see the YouTube API Services Disclosure), and your free-response answers are sent to an AI provider to produce quiz questions or grading feedback.

Information we do not collect

We do not sell or share your personal information with advertisers or data brokers.
We do not build cross-site behavioral profiles of you.
We do not collect precise location data.
The Chrome extension does not read pages outside of YouTube; its permissions are scoped to youtube.com/watch* and youtube.com/shorts/*.

How we use your information

To provide the Ulearn service: store and sync your decks, schedule your reviews, generate quizzes.
To communicate with you about your account (password resets, service announcements). We will not send marketing email without a clear opt-in.
To debug errors and measure aggregate product usage, so we can prioritise what to build next.
To enforce our terms and keep the service safe (for example, blocking abuse of AI features).

AI processing

Generating a quiz or grading a free-response answer requires sending the relevant text (your pasted content, a transcript of the video you’re watching, or your written answer) to a third-party large-language-model provider operating under its own privacy terms. We send only the minimum text needed for the task, and we do not send your email, account identifier, or any account-linked metadata with these requests. The AI provider processes the text to return a response to us and is contractually prohibited from training its models on our customer data.

Who we share information with

We share information only with a small number of service providers who help us operate Ulearn — for example, our hosting provider, our authentication provider, and the AI provider described above. These providers are bound by confidentiality and data-handling agreements. We do not sell your information, and we do not disclose it to third parties for their own marketing.

We may disclose information when required by law, valid legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Ulearn, our users, or the public. If we receive a law-enforcement request, we will push back on overbroad requests and, where permitted, notify affected users.

Data retention

Your account data and study history remain until you delete them.
You can delete all of your data at any time via the Clear My Data button in the account menu at ulearnai.org/app.
Raw transcripts sent to the AI provider are not persisted by Ulearn after the quiz is generated. Only the resulting quiz questions and minimal video identifiers are saved to your account.
Aggregated usage analytics may be kept in a de-identified form for longer-term product metrics.

Your rights

Regardless of where you live, you can:

Access or export your study data — email academysiegel@gmail.com and we will provide a copy within a reasonable time.
Delete your data — use the in-app Clear My Data button or email us for full account deletion.
Correct any information we hold about you — email us.
Withdraw consent for any optional processing at any time.
Revoke YouTube / Google access via Google’s Third-Party Apps page.

If you are in the EEA, UK, or other jurisdictions with specific privacy laws, you additionally have the rights granted by those laws (including the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority). Our legal basis for processing is your consent (account creation) and our legitimate interest in operating and improving the service.

Cookies and local storage

We use browser local storage and essential cookies to keep you signed in and to remember your preferences. We do not use third-party advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. Some in-app badges and banners use local storage only (no cookie is set).

Children’s privacy

Ulearn is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with information, contact us and we will delete it.

Security

We use industry-standard measures to protect your data in transit and at rest, including encrypted connections and access controls on our administrative systems. No system is 100% secure; if we become aware of a breach that affects your data, we will notify you and the appropriate authorities as required by law.

International transfers

Ulearn may process data in countries other than the one in which you reside. Where we transfer data internationally, we rely on standard contractual clauses and the legal protections of the destination jurisdiction.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the most recent change. If we make material changes, we will post a notice on the site and, where we have a valid email, notify you directly.

Contact

Questions or requests regarding this policy or your data: academysiegel@gmail.com.