Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy of Lechool – Updated June 24, 2025. Please read this privacy policy carefully before using our website (https://lechool.com). By accessing or using Lechool, you agree to the practices described in this document.

1. Who We Are

Lechool Startup Co-Founders operate Lechool.com, a school discovery, review and comparison platform. You can contact us at [email protected].

2. Information We Collect

We collect data to personalize your experience, power our AI features, and improve our services. The types of data we may collect include:

  • Account & Profile Data: Name, email, birthday, avatar, school affiliations when you register (including via Google or Twitter OAuth).

  • Comments & Reviews: Text you submit, your IP address, browser user agent, timestamps, and any AI-generated summary or sentiment analysis.

  • Content & AI Usage: Any text or media you upload for AI processing—e.g., to generate comparisons, rankings, or review summaries.

  • Activity & Interaction Data: Pages you visit, links clicked, maps viewed, time stamps, and search queries.

  • Device & Usage Data: IP address, browser type/version, operating system, screen resolution, and geolocation (if you grant permission).

  • Cookies & Session Data: Unique identifiers to keep you logged in, remember preferences, measure engagement, and prevent fraud.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your information to:

  • Enable registration, login, and secure access to Lechool.

  • Publish and moderate your comments, reviews, ratings and allow AI-driven enhancements (e.g., summarization, sentiment scoring).

  • Generate AI-powered school comparisons, academic and sports rankings.

  • Personalize content, recommend schools, and send you relevant notifications or marketing messages.

  • Conduct analytics and market research to improve our website and partner services.

  • Prevent fraud, spam, and ensure compliance with our Terms of Use.

  • Comply with legal obligations (e.g., tax, accounting, or regulatory requirements).

4. AI-Driven Content & Rankings

To enhance reviews, summaries, and ranking features, we may process your submissions with artificial intelligence. This helps us:

  • Summarize long-form reviews into concise highlights.

  • Compare academic and sports performance across schools.

  • Generate dynamic content for our blog (“Lechool Mag”) and on-site guides. All AI models run on aggregated, anonymized data—no personal information is exposed beyond your control settings.

5. Cookies, Tracking & Third-Party Services

We use first- and third-party cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to:

  • Maintain your session and preferences.

  • Analyze site traffic and user behavior (via Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity).

  • Deliver targeted advertising and measure campaign effectiveness.

Third-party services we use may set their own cookies and collect additional data. You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings or our cookie consent banner.

6. Embedded Content

Pages on Lechool may include embedded content (e.g., videos, maps, social media widgets). These external sites may collect data, set cookies, and track your interactions as if you visited them directly. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before interacting.

7. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We may share your data with:

  • Service Providers: Hosting, analytics, email, AI-model providers under strict confidentiality.

  • Affiliated Entities: Subsidiaries or partners for joint offerings.

  • Legal Authorities: When required by law, court order, or to protect our legal rights.

  • Education Bodies: Aggregated or anonymized school performance data may be shared with research or accreditation organizations.

We do not sell your personal information to untrusted third parties.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as needed to fulfill the purposes outlined here, plus any legal or regulatory requirements. Inactive accounts and outdated data are deleted or irreversibly anonymized.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

  • Access, correct, or delete your personal data.

  • Obtain a machine-readable copy of data you provided (“data portability”).

  • Restrict or object to certain processing activities (e.g., direct marketing).

  • Withdraw consent at any time for data uses that require it.

To exercise your rights or request data export/deletion, contact [email protected].

10. Security

We implement industry-standard technical and organizational measures—encryption, secure servers, access controls—to protect your information. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Updates to This Policy

We may update this policy to reflect changes in laws, our practices, or AI usage. The “Effective Date” at the top will change accordingly. Continued use of Lechool implies acceptance of the revised policy.

12. Contact Us

For questions, concerns, or feedback about privacy, please email [email protected].