Privacy Policy — Sesame3

Our Commitment to Your Privacy

Sesame3 ("we," "our," or "us") is built on a simple principle: your data belongs to you. We collect information to provide you with personalized college guidance, not to sell to advertisers or third parties. This policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and how we protect it.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

Account information: Email address, name, and password when you create an account.
Profile information: Academic records (GPA, test scores, courses), extracurricular activities, achievements, and personal interests you share with us.
Conversations: Messages you exchange with our AI advisor, including questions, essays, and personal reflections.
College preferences: Schools you're interested in, application status, and decision outcomes you choose to share.

Information Collected Automatically

Usage data: How you interact with our service, features you use, and time spent.
Device information: Browser type, operating system, and device identifiers.
Log data: IP address, access times, and referring URLs.

How We Use Your Information

Personalized guidance: To provide tailored college counseling, chance estimates, and recommendations based on your unique profile.
AI conversations: To power our AI advisor with context about you so it can give relevant, personalized responses.
Service improvement: To understand how users interact with our platform and improve the experience.
Communications: To send important updates about your account or our service (you can opt out of marketing emails).

What We Never Do

✗Sell your data. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party.
✗Share with colleges. We never share your profile, essays, or conversations with colleges or admissions offices.
✗Show targeted ads. We don't use your data for advertising or share it with ad networks.
✗Train public AI models. Your conversations and essays are not used to train general-purpose AI models.

When We May Share Information

We share your information only in these limited circumstances:

With your consent: When you explicitly choose to share access with parents, counselors, or others.
Service providers: With trusted vendors who help us operate (e.g., hosting, analytics) under strict confidentiality agreements.
Legal requirements: If required by law, court order, or to protect the safety of users or the public.

How We Protect Your Data

All data is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest (AES-256).
We use secure, reputable cloud infrastructure with industry-standard protections.
Access to user data is strictly limited to authorized personnel.
We regularly review and update our security practices.

Your Rights and Choices

Access: You can view all data we have about you in your profile settings.
Export: You can export your data at any time.
Delete: You can delete your account and all associated data. This action is permanent.
Correct: You can update any information in your profile at any time.

Students Under 18

Many of our users are high school students under 18. We take extra care to protect minors' privacy. We encourage students under 18 to use Sesame3 with parental awareness. Parents or guardians may request access to their child's data or request deletion by contacting us at privacy@sesame3.com.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We'll notify you of significant changes via email or a notice on our website. Your continued use of Sesame3 after changes means you accept the updated policy.

Contact Us

Questions about this policy or your data? Contact us at privacy@sesame3.com.