Privacy Policy

📋 Overview

Apex12 LLC ("we," "us," or "our") operates Apex12, a pattern recognition training platform designed for K-12 educational institutions. We are committed to protecting the privacy of students, teachers, and administrators who use our platform.

📊 Information We Collect

Student Information

We collect only the minimum information necessary to provide our educational services:

• Display Name: A username chosen by the student (not required to be their real name)
• Class Code: An identifier linking students to their classroom
• Game Performance Data: Scores, completion times, streaks, and achievements
• Leaderboard Data: Rankings and competitive standings
• Activity Timestamps: When games are played for progress tracking

Teacher Information

• Name and email address
• School/institution affiliation
• Class codes and rosters
• Dashboard and management data

Automatically Collected

• Device type and browser information
• Language preferences
• General usage analytics (aggregated, non-personal)

🎯 How We Use Information

We use collected information solely for educational purposes:

• Providing pattern recognition training games and tracking progress
• Operating the leaderboard and competitive system
• Displaying rankings and achievements within classes
• Enabling teacher dashboards for student monitoring
• Generating performance reports for educators
• Improving our platform and games

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Children's Privacy (COPPA)

We take children's privacy seriously:

• We collect only information necessary for educational activities
• Schools act as agents for parents in consenting to data collection
• We do not require children to provide more information than necessary
• Parents can review, delete, or refuse further collection of their child's information
• We do not share children's personal information with third parties

🏫 School Rights (FERPA)

• Schools maintain control over student education records
• We act as a "school official" with legitimate educational interest
• We use student data only for authorized educational purposes
• Schools can access, correct, and delete student records
• We provide data export and deletion upon school request

🔐 Data Security

• Encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS)
• Secure password hashing
• Access controls limiting who can view student data
• Regular security assessments

🗄️ Data Retention

• Active Accounts: Data retained while the account is active
• Inactive Accounts: Student data may be deleted after 2 years of inactivity
• Upon Request: Schools can request immediate deletion of all data

📞 Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights:

Apex12 LLC
Email: info@apex12edge.com