Privacy Policy

1. Overview

This Privacy Policy explains how Teacher’s Pet may collect, use, store, and protect information when you use the Teacher’s Pet application and related services.

By using Teacher’s Pet, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We May Collect

The information Teacher’s Pet may process depends on the features you choose to use.

Teacher and Classroom Information

• Teacher name or profile information
• School or teaching context you choose to enter
• Grade level
• Subject
• Class name
• Approximate class size
• Current teaching unit
• Curriculum and pacing information
• Standards and instructional objectives

Instructional Information

• Lesson planning information
• Teacher Handoff responses
• Notes about how a lesson went
• Standards progress
• Planning preferences
• Generated lesson and resource content

App and Device Information

Teacher’s Pet may process basic technical information necessary to operate, troubleshoot, improve, or secure the app, such as app version, device type, operating system version, or error information.

Purchase Information

If Teacher’s Pet offers subscriptions or in-app purchases, transactions are processed by Apple through the App Store. Teacher’s Pet does not receive your full payment card information.

3. How We Use Information

Information may be used to:

• Provide and operate Teacher’s Pet features
• Create and organize teaching plans
• Maintain separate class and curriculum information
• Track standards and instructional progress
• Adapt future planning based on Teacher Handoff responses
• Generate instructional suggestions and resources
• Maintain subscription or purchase status
• Respond to support requests
• Improve app reliability and performance
• Prevent misuse, fraud, or security issues

4. AI and Automated Features

Teacher’s Pet may use automated or AI-assisted features to help generate, organize, summarize, or recommend instructional content.

These features are intended to assist teachers, not replace professional judgment. Teachers should review generated content before using it in a classroom.

Generated recommendations may not always be accurate, complete, or appropriate for every student, school, curriculum, or instructional situation.

5. Student Information

Teacher’s Pet is designed primarily around teacher planning and classroom-level instructional information.

Unless a feature specifically requires it, users should avoid entering personally identifiable student information such as full student names, home addresses, phone numbers, personal email addresses, student identification numbers, health information, or other sensitive student records.

Teachers and schools remain responsible for complying with applicable privacy, education, and school policies when entering classroom information.

6. Children’s Privacy

Teacher’s Pet is intended for teachers and adult education professionals. It is not designed as a child-directed service.

Users should not create accounts for children or intentionally submit unnecessary personal information about minors.

7. Data Storage

Some Teacher’s Pet information may be stored locally on your device. Additional services may be used in the future to support features such as account synchronization, AI processing, backups, or cloud-based planning.

This Privacy Policy will be updated as those services are introduced or changed.

8. Third-Party Services

Teacher’s Pet may rely on third-party services when necessary to provide functionality such as:

• App Store purchases and subscriptions
• Cloud hosting
• AI processing
• Error reporting
• Analytics
• Customer support

Third-party providers process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable legal requirements.

9. Data Sharing

Teacher’s Pet does not sell personal information.

Information may be shared only when reasonably necessary to:

• Operate app functionality
• Process authorized purchases
• Provide technical services
• Comply with legal obligations
• Protect users, the service, or others from fraud or harm

10. Data Retention

Information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the service, maintain required records, resolve disputes, support users, and comply with applicable legal obligations.

Locally stored information may remain on your device until you remove it, delete app data, or uninstall the application.

11. Security

Reasonable safeguards are used to help protect information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

No electronic storage or transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

12. Your Choices

Depending on available features, you may be able to:

• Edit class and teacher information
• Remove instructional notes or planning information
• Delete classes
• Stop using specific app features
• Manage subscriptions through your Apple ID
• Contact us regarding privacy questions or data requests

13. Subscriptions and Purchases

Subscription and in-app purchase payments are handled by Apple.

Subscription management, renewal, cancellation, billing, and refund eligibility are generally controlled through your Apple ID and App Store settings.

14. Educational and Professional Responsibility

Teacher’s Pet provides planning assistance and instructional decision support. It does not replace teacher judgment, school policy, district curriculum requirements, special education obligations, accessibility requirements, or applicable law.

Teachers should independently review generated materials and recommendations before using them with students.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated as Teacher’s Pet changes, adds features, integrates new services, or responds to legal or platform requirements.

The latest version will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or Teacher’s Pet privacy practices, contact:

Email: loveforlocals@gmail.com