Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to stayupdatedwith.ai ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our AI-powered voice tutoring platform accessible at stayupdatedwith.ai (the "Platform").

By using the Platform, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access or use the Platform.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Personal Information

When you create an account or use our Platform, we may collect:

• Name and email address (via Clerk authentication)
• Profile picture and account preferences
• Subscription and billing information

2.2 Usage Data

We automatically collect certain information when you use the Platform:

• Voice session history and duration
• Companion interactions and learning progress
• Credit usage and transaction history
• Device information, browser type, and IP address
• Pages visited, time spent, and navigation patterns

2.3 Voice Data

During voice tutoring sessions, audio data is processed in real-time by our AI voice provider (Vapi) to facilitate the tutoring experience. Voice data is processed for the purpose of transcription and AI response generation. We do not permanently store raw audio recordings of your tutoring sessions.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our AI voice tutoring services
• To manage your account, subscriptions, and credit balance
• To personalize your learning experience with AI companions
• To track session history and learning progress
• To process payments and manage billing through Clerk
• To communicate with you about updates, features, and support
• To analyze usage patterns and improve our Platform
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or fraud
• To comply with legal obligations

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate the Platform:

• Clerk — Authentication, user management, and subscription billing
• Supabase — Database hosting and storage (PostgreSQL)
• Vapi — Real-time AI voice conversation processing
• ElevenLabs — Text-to-speech voice synthesis
• Deepgram — Speech-to-text transcription
• OpenAI — AI language model for tutoring responses
• Google Analytics — Website analytics and usage tracking
• Google AdSense — Advertisement display for credit rewards
• Sentry — Error monitoring and performance tracking

Each third-party service has its own privacy policy governing the use of your information. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Platform and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

• Essential Cookies — Required for authentication and core functionality
• Analytics Cookies — Google Analytics cookies to understand how you use the Platform
• Advertising Cookies — Google AdSense cookies for displaying relevant advertisements

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of our Platform may not function properly.

Google AdSense & Personalized Advertising: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Platform and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you may opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include encrypted data transmission (SSL/TLS), secure database storage with row-level security policies, and regular security audits. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you with our services. Session history and learning progress data are retained to support your continued learning journey. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access — Request a copy of your personal data
• Correction — Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Deletion — Request deletion of your personal data
• Portability — Request transfer of your data to another service
• Objection — Object to certain processing of your personal data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at stayupdatedwithai@gmail.com.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Platform is designed for educational purposes and may be used by students of various ages. However, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 without parental consent. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information without your consent, please contact us and we will take steps to remove that information.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Company: stayupdatedwith.ai
• Email: stayupdatedwithai@gmail.com
• Location: India