College Compass Privacy Policy

Introduction

Blue Notebook Solutions LLC ("we," "our," or "us") operates The College Compass mobile application, a college application planning tool for high school students, their parents, and their tutors. This policy explains what information the app collects, how it is used, and the controls you have over it.

Who May Use College Compass

College Compass is intended for users 13 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.

Students under 18 need a parent's permission. A new student account for someone under 18 stays locked until a parent or guardian gives permission in the app. The student gives their parent an invite code; the parent creates a parent account, links to the student, reviews how the app works, and gives permission. Until then, the student cannot save planning data, upload essays, or link a tutor. We record the date and time of the parent's permission. A parent may withdraw permission or ask us to delete their student's account at any time by emailing us.

Parent and tutor accounts are for adults 18 or older.

Information We Collect

• Account information: email address, name, password (stored as a secure hash), and account role (student, parent, or tutor).
• Date of birth (students only): used to confirm a student is 13 or older and whether a parent's permission is required.
• Agreement records: the date and time you agreed to our Terms of Service and this Privacy Policy, a tutor's sign-up certification, and a parent's permission for a student under 18 (including the parent's email address).
• Student academic profile: information students choose to enter — GPA, test scores, courses, extracurricular activities, awards, community service, intended majors, high school, state, and graduation year.
• College planning data: colleges selected, application tasks, milestones, and package selections.
• Athlete information (optional): sport, position, target division, physical stats, and a link to highlight video hosted elsewhere (we do not host video).
• Essay files (optional): essay documents a student chooses to upload.
• Messages: direct messages sent between linked accounts within the app.
• Search inputs: zip codes or school names you type when searching for colleges. These queries are sent to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard API without any account identifiers.

Information We Do NOT Collect

We do not collect: device GPS or precise location, your contacts, your photo library (only essay files you choose to upload), health data, biometric data, browsing history, advertising identifiers, or behavioral analytics. The App contains no advertising and no third-party analytics or tracking SDKs. We never sell personal information, and we do not engage in targeted advertising or profiling for any user — including users under 18.

How Information Is Shared

Sharing inside the app is entirely user-controlled. A student's data is visible only to accounts the student (or their parent) explicitly links using an invite code — typically a parent or tutor. Linked viewers see the student's progress read-only, including uploaded essays. Students can see who has access and revoke it at any time in Settings.

We do not sell personal information. We do not show ads. We do not share student data with colleges, advertisers, or any third party except the service providers below.

Service Providers

• Supabase — secure cloud hosting of accounts and app data (encrypted in transit and at rest). Data is stored on servers in the United States (Virginia).
• RevenueCat — subscription status management. Receives a random app user identifier and purchase receipts; never sees academic data.
• Apple App Store / Google Play — payment processing for subscriptions. We never receive your payment card details.

Messaging Safety

Messaging works only between accounts that are linked to each other (a student and their own parent or tutor, or a parent and tutor of the same student). Strangers cannot message students. Every conversation includes Report and Block controls; we review all reports.

Data Retention & Deletion

Your data is retained while your account is active. You can delete your account at any time from Settings inside the app; this permanently removes your account, profile, planning data, uploaded essays, links, and messages. You may also request deletion by emailing us.

Your State Privacy Rights

Depending on your state (including Virginia, California, Colorado, and Connecticut), you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or obtain a copy of your personal data, and to opt out of targeted advertising, data sales, or certain profiling. Because we do not sell data, show ads, or profile users, there is nothing to opt out of — and access, correction, and deletion are built into the App (edit screens and Settings > Delete Account). To exercise any right by email, or to appeal a decision, contact brad@bluenotebooksolutions.com; we respond within 45 days.

Changes to This Policy

We will post any changes to this page and update the date above. Material changes will be highlighted in the app.

Contact

Blue Notebook Solutions LLC
Chesapeake, Virginia
Email: brad@bluenotebooksolutions.com