This Privacy Policy describes how Global Class LLC., (the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data in connection with the operation of the Ai Degree platform (the “Platform”).
This Privacy Policy applies to all users of the Platform, including students, teachers, and organizational users (collectively, “Users”).
By accessing or using the Platform, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy applies not only to individual users, but also to organizations, companies, and other legal entities that access or use the Platform, whether directly or through authorized representatives, employees, contractors, or affiliated users (the “Organizational Users”).
An organization or company using the Platform is responsible for ensuring that all individuals acting on its behalf comply with this Privacy Policy and the Platform’s Terms and Conditions, and for informing such individuals of the processing of personal data as described herein.
The Platform is currently intended for use by individuals who are legal residents of the United States and individuals lawfully staying in the United States on a temporary basis (such as tourists, students, or visa holders). By creating an account or using the Platform, you represent that you are a legal resident of the United States. We may rely on this representation, together with other information available to us, for eligibility, compliance, fraud prevention, and risk-management purposes. If we later expand our services into other jurisdictions, including the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, Canada, or other regions/countries, we may update this Privacy Policy and provide any additional regional disclosures, privacy contacts, or rights notices required by applicable law.
We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
2.1. We process personal data only for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes, including:
2.2. Contact details may be used to send Users service-related updates and, subject to applicable law, and the User’s choices, newsletters, promotional messages, product updates, referral or partner-program communications and other marketing communications.
2.3. Where required by law, such communications will be sent only on the basis of consent or another valid legal basis.
2.4. Users may opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the relevant message, adjusting available settings, or contacting us.
2.5. Notwithstanding the above, opting out of marketing communications does not apply to essential, service-related messages (transactional emails). These may include, but are not limited to, account verification, security alerts, billing and financial notices, customer support follow-ups, or updates to our Terms and Conditions and this Privacy Policy, where such communications are necessary for the performance of our contract with you, platform administration, or compliance with legal obligations.
Where the GDPR applies, we process personal data based on one or more of the following legal grounds:
4.1. The Platform records live instructional sessions and may generate audio‑visual recordings, transcripts, captions, chat logs, and related session metadata. These materials may be stored, reviewed, and processed by us and our service providers for service delivery, quality assurance, accessibility, support, complaint handling, dispute resolution, moderation, safety, fraud prevention, and the other purposes described in Section 2 above.
4.2. Users are strictly prohibited from copying, downloading, distributing, publishing, or uploading recordings or transcripts to external platforms (including social media or video-sharing services), except as expressly permitted through the Platform.
4.3. Transcripts, captions, and related metadata may be generated or supported through automated or AI-assisted tools.
5.1. We may use automated tools, AI-assisted systems, and agents for operational purposes such as teacher application review, onboarding evaluation, fraud or safety screening, ranking assistance, listing order, search or recommendation functions, session transcription, moderation, customer support assistance, and quality control.
5.2. Depending on the context, such tools may support or inform decisions and may be supplemented by human review where we consider it appropriate.
5.3. At present, we do not use recordings, transcripts, or session materials to train general-purpose artificial intelligence models. If we implement such use in the future, we will provide prior notice, describe the relevant purpose and safeguards, and obtain consent where required by applicable law.
6.1. We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected.
6.2. Users may request deletion of their personal data in accordance with Section 9 below.
6.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may retain certain personal data for longer periods where reasonably necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, prevent fraud or abuse, maintain security, preserve evidence related to complaints or claims, or protect our rights, Users, and the Platform.
7.1. We may share personal data with trusted third-party service providers acting on our behalf or as our processors or service providers, including providers of:
7.2. Such processing is governed by appropriate Data Processing Agreements (“DPAs”) and is limited to what is necessary for service provision.
7.3. We may also disclose personal data where required by law or in connection with the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
7.4. Depending on how our cookies and similar technologies operate, certain disclosures of personal data to analytics, advertising, or marketing partners may constitute a “sale,” “sharing,” or “targeted advertising” under certain U.S. state privacy laws. Where required by applicable law, we provide Users with the ability to opt out of such processing through our cookie settings, a “Your Privacy Choices” link, or a recognized browser-based opt-out preference signal, such as Global Privacy Control.
8.1. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data, including:
8.2. While no system is completely secure, we take reasonable steps to reduce the risk of unauthorized access, loss, or misuse.
8.3. If we become aware of a security incident affecting personal data, we will investigate the matter, take appropriate remedial action, and where required by applicable law, provide notice to affected individuals (to the extent they can be reasonably identified) and relevant regulators. Such notice may be provided through reasonable means, including email, in-platform notifications, or other contact methods available to us.
9.1. Subject to applicable law, Users have the right to:
9.2. Requests may be submitted through the Platform or via our contact details below. We respond within the timeframes required by law.
9.3. Depending on your U.S. state of residence and subject to applicable law, you may have the right to request access to or confirmation of the personal data we hold about you, correct inaccurate personal data, delete personal data, obtain a portable copy of personal data, opt out of the sale or sharing of personal data, targeted advertising, or certain profiling/automated decision-making activities, and appeal a denial of your request where applicable.
9.4. Requests may be submitted through the Platform, through any “Your Privacy Choices” mechanism made available by us, or via the contact details below. We may request additional information reasonably necessary to verify your identity and process your request.
9.5. We currently do not respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals. To the extent required by applicable law, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to recognize and honor browser-based opt-out preference signals, such as Global Privacy Control, with respect to cookies or similar technologies used for sale, sharing, or targeted advertising.
9.6. Users may request deletion of their account and personal data directly from the Platform or by contacting us at: accounts@aidegree.net.
9.7. As long as the Platform is not available publicly, and if you registered to the Platfrom as a teacher/tutor and were not approved, deletion requests are handled via email.
9.8. In the public version of the Platform, Users are able to delete their account and personal data directly through their account settings, subject to legal retention obligations and technical limitations.
9.9. For security purposes, we may apply a reasonable verification process before fulfilling a deletion request or other privacy request, which may include verification via email or text message, without necessarily requiring submission of an official identification document.
9.10. Deletion requests and other privacy requests will be handled within the timeframes required by applicable law.
10.1. We use cookies, pixels, SDKs, local storage objects, and similar technologies for essential platform functionality and, subject to applicable law and your choices, for analytics, performance measurement, personalization, communications, advertising, and marketing purposes.
10.2. These technologies may be used by us and our service providers or partners to authenticate users, maintain secure sessions, remember preferences, measure traffic and engagement, detect fraud, improve features, personalize content, and support marketing or targeted advertising activities.
10.3. On your initial visit, and thereafter where required, you may be presented with a cookie banner, consent tool, or settings interface that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences.
10.4. You may also control certain cookies through your browser settings, subject to the limitations of your browser or device. Disabling certain technologies may affect the availability or proper functioning of parts of the Platform.
10.5. Additional details regarding specific cookies, technologies, retention periods, and providers may be set out in a separate Cookie Policy or consent manager made available on the Platform.
10.6. If we later offer a mobile application, the application may request device permissions, such as access to the camera, microphone, notifications, storage, or similar device features, as needed to provide functionality. Any such permissions will be subject to your device settings and described in the then-current mobile privacy notice, in-app disclosures, and/or applicable app-store disclosures.
10.7. At this stage, the Platform’s use of cookies and similar technologies may be limited to essential cookies only, including cookies necessary for core functionality, security, authentication, session management, and the proper operation of the Platform.
10.8. If additional types of cookies or similar technologies are implemented in the future, including analytics, preference, personalization, advertising, or marketing-related cookies, their use will be subject to applicable law and, where required, to the User’s consent.
Personal data may be stored and processed in the United States and in other jurisdictions in which our service providers operate. Where applicable law requires safeguards for cross-border transfers of personal data, we will implement appropriate measures, which may include contractual safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or other legally recognized transfer mechanisms. If we later become subject to requirements to appoint a representative, provide an additional regional privacy contact, or make supplemental jurisdiction-specific disclosures, we will update this Privacy Policy accordingly.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be communicated through the Platform or by other appropriate means. Continued use of the Platform constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to exercise your privacy rights, you may contact us at accounts@aidegree.net or at any updated privacy contact published on the Platform.