Privacy Policy

Overview

Lectio Labs, LLC (“Lectio,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of students, instructors, and institutional partners. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our AI tutoring platform.

Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and institutional affiliation. For instructors, we may also collect course information necessary to configure your Lectio instance.

Usage Data

We collect information about how you interact with Lectio, including questions asked, content accessed, and session duration. This data helps us improve the platform and provide better educational support.

Course Materials

Instructors upload course materials to Lectio. These materials are processed to enable AI-assisted tutoring and are stored securely with access restricted to authorized users within the relevant course.

How We Use Your Information

• To provide and improve AI tutoring services grounded in your course materials
• To authenticate users and maintain account security
• To generate usage analytics for instructors and institutions
• To communicate important updates about the service
• To ensure academic integrity and appropriate platform use

Data Protection

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data, including encryption in transit and at rest, access controls, and regular security audits. Course materials and conversation data are isolated by institution and course to ensure appropriate access boundaries.

Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. Course materials and associated data may be retained for the duration of the institutional agreement. You may request deletion of your personal data by contacting us.

Third-Party Services

Lectio uses third-party services for hosting, authentication, and AI processing. These providers are bound by data processing agreements and are prohibited from using your data for purposes other than providing services to Lectio.

Your Rights

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

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to or restrict certain processing activities
• Data portability

FERPA Compliance

For users at U.S. educational institutions, Lectio operates as a “school official” under FERPA and maintains appropriate safeguards for educational records. We do not use student data for advertising or sell personal information.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at [email protected].