Privacy Policy

At Grade AI, Inc. ("we," "our," or "us"), privacy is at the core of our technology. Because we serve the educational sector, we understand the critical importance of protecting student data and complying with data privacy laws such as FERPA.

The information below serves as a high-level overview of our privacy principles.

For institutional compliance and IT security assessments (including HECVAT requirements), you may refer to our comprehensive legal documentation (PDF).

1. Product Privacy (Grade AI Platform)

Grade AI is fundamentally designed as a "Local AI" solution. This architectural choice means we approach product data privacy by simply not possessing your data.

• Zero Data Retention by Grade AI: When you use the Grade AI hardware appliance or our isolated Private VPS deployments to scan and analyze student assignments, none of that data is transmitted to, stored by, or accessible to Grade AI corporate servers.
• No AI Training on Your Data: We absolutely do not use your students’ exams, answers, or custom rubrics to train, retrain, or fine-tune our base AI models.
• FERPA & Institutional Compliance: Because your student data is processed entirely within your controlled local hardware or securely isolated tenant environment, utilizing Grade AI inherently fulfills the strictest institutional security and FERPA requirements.

(Note for Cloud/SaaS deployments): For users participating in our Cloud/SaaS tier, data is processed on our secure, encrypted servers strictly for the purpose of generating your immediate grading results. It is never leaked to external third-party APIs (like OpenAI or Google) and is never used for model training.

2. Website Privacy (gradeai.us)

This section applies only to the information you voluntarily provide when visiting our website (e.g., signing up for a waitlist, requesting a demo, or reaching out via a contact form).

Information We Collect

When you interact with our website, we may collect:

• Personal Information: Name, email address, educational institution, and any other details you provide in our contact forms.
• Usage Data: Basic, anonymized analytics (such as browser type or page visits) to help us improve our website experience.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected on this website solely to:

• Respond to your inquiries or requests for demonstrations.
• Keep you updated on Grade AI's development, feature releases, and availability.
• Process your deployment requests (such as Purchase Orders).

Information Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We only share your information with trusted service providers (such as secure email delivery platforms) strictly necessary for us to communicate with you.

3. Data Security

We employ industry-standard security measures to protect the information you submit via our website from unauthorized access, disclosure, or destruction.

4. Your Rights

You have the right to opt-out of receiving future promotional communications from us at any time. Simply click the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of our emails or contact us directly.

5. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our absolute commitment to Local AI data sovereignty, or how to secure Grade AI for your institution, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@gradeai.us
Website: www.gradeai.us