Privacy policy
The short version
- We collect as little as possible: usually just your email address.
- We never sell your data.
- We don't target children under 13 and don't knowingly collect their information.
- Teachers should never paste identifiable student information into our tools.
What we collect
- Newsletter and teacher updates: email address, plus optional role, grade band and subject you choose to share.
- Basic email metrics: opens and clicks, used to improve the newsletter.
- Advertising cookies (Meta Pixel): our site uses the Meta Pixel, which sets cookies and sends page views and signup/subscription events to Meta (Facebook/Instagram) so we can measure and improve our ads. You can limit this in your browser or Meta ad settings.
- Site analytics: privacy-friendly, cookie-free aggregate stats only.
Who processes it
Our email platform and web host process data on our behalf. Currently: Resend (email and subscriber lists), Vercel (hosting), and Stripe (payments for Pro; we never see your full card number).
Children and students
Our services are for adults and students 13 and older. Any use by children under 13 must go through a teacher- or parent-managed account with verifiable parental consent as required by COPPA. Our tools are designed to work without student names or education records, in line with FERPA. If you believe a child under 13 gave us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Your choices
Unsubscribe from any email with one click. Ask us to access, correct or delete your data at privacy@skipthegatekeepers.com .
Changes
We will post changes here and note them in the newsletter.
Lesson Plan Generator and IEP Helper
- Email: to use free lessons you verify your email with a one-time code. We keep a hashed (scrambled) record of your email and the dates you used free lessons for 12 months so each person gets 2 free lessons. We only add you to the newsletter if you tick the opt-in box.
- IP address: we keep a hashed record of the IP address and dates of free lessons for 90 days, then it is ignored and overwritten, to stop the free limit from being abused.
- What you type: lesson inputs, sources, and generated plans are sent to our AI provider (through Vercel AI Gateway) to create your plan. We don't save them on our servers; your current lesson is saved only in your own browser. Share links contain the lesson inside the link itself. The IEP Assistant stores student information only on your device, encrypted with your passphrase; AI actions send only the de-identified text needed and we never store or log it.
- Web links you add are fetched by our server to read the page text, which is used only for your lesson.
- Pro sign-ins: Pro is for one person on up to 2 devices. For each Pro sign-in we store a random session ID, the browser and device type (e.g. "Chrome on Mac"), the approximate country/region, and the time, linked to a hashed version of your email. Sign-in history is kept for 24 hours to spot account sharing; sessions last up to 30 days or until you sign out. Unusual activity signs the account out everywhere and asks you to re-verify by email.
- Never enter student names or other identifying student information.