PathwAI ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting the privacy of students, parents, and families who use our platform. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit pathwai.app.
We collect information you provide directly to us, including:
We also automatically collect certain technical information, including IP address, browser type, device information, and usage data.
We use the information we collect to:
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
PathwAI is a K–12 platform designed to serve students of all ages, including children under 13. We take our obligations under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and applicable state minor privacy laws seriously.
Age verification: We collect date of birth at account creation. Users under 18 are required to obtain parental or guardian consent before accessing the platform. Users under 13 follow the same consent process — they cannot access any features until a parent or guardian approves their account.
How parental consent works: When a student under 18 signs up, we collect a parent or guardian's name and email address. We send the parent a consent request email describing what data we collect, how we use it, and their rights. The student's account remains inactive until the parent approves. Parents can also create accounts directly and set up their student's profile themselves — this constitutes consent at account creation.
What we collect from students: academic information (grades, test scores, activities), essays and writing samples, college preferences and goals. This information is used solely to provide personalized college counseling guidance.
AI processing of student data: We use Anthropic's AI to power personalized guidance. Student data is sent to Anthropic for processing under a Data Processing Agreement. Anthropic does not use this data to train its models. Inputs and outputs are retained by Anthropic for no more than 30 days. We have disabled the ability for users to submit feedback to Anthropic that would include their conversation data.
Parental rights: Parents and guardians may at any time:
To exercise these rights, email privacy@pathwai.app. We will respond within 10 business days.
If you believe a child's information has been collected without proper consent, contact us immediately at privacy@pathwai.app and we will delete it promptly.
We may share your information with:
We do not share student data with colleges, advertisers, data brokers, or any third party for commercial purposes.
We implement industry-standard security measures including encrypted data transmission (TLS), secure authentication, and row-level security on our database. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We conduct regular automated security audits of our database access controls and authentication systems. All database tables enforce row-level security — users can only access their own data. Consent records and audit logs are write-once and cannot be modified after creation.
We retain your account and student data for as long as your account is active. You may request deletion of your account and all associated data at any time by emailing privacy@pathwai.app or using the account deletion feature in Settings.
For minor accounts: if a parent revokes consent, the student's account is deactivated and their data is scheduled for deletion within 30 days.
Data sent to Anthropic for AI processing is deleted by Anthropic within 30 days of submission.
PathwAI's essay coaching feature is designed as a coaching tool, not a writing service. The platform asks students questions, helps them organize their thoughts, and provides structural guidance. Students write their own essays.
We log student consent to our essay coaching terms at the start of each coaching session. This consent records that the student understands PathwAI is a coaching tool and that they are responsible for ensuring any content they submit to colleges is their own original work.
We do not encourage or facilitate the submission of AI-generated content as original student work. Doing so may violate Common App policy and individual college honor codes.
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
To exercise these rights, contact us at privacy@pathwai.app.
We use essential cookies to maintain your session and authentication state. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies.
Our platform may contain links to third-party websites (such as college websites). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the effective date. Continued use of PathwAI after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at:
For privacy and data requests: privacy@pathwai.app
For general support: support@pathwai.app
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