Privacy Policy

📋 Overview

Veda - The Smart Classroom ("we", "our", or "us") provides a unified digital classroom platform for teachers, students, and educational institutions. This Privacy Policy outlines our commitment to transparency and our practices regarding the collection, use, and protection of your data.

📥 1. Information We Collect

We collect information necessary to facilitate the educational experience:

• Personal Identifiers: Name, email address, and profile pictures provided during registration.
• Educational Records: Class names, subject details, student attendance, quiz scores, and academic performance data.
• Identity Documents: Photos used for identity verification within the school environment.

📷 2. Device Permissions

Camera Permission: Used for scanning QR codes to join classrooms or verify attendance, and capturing profile photos. We do not access the camera in the background.

Storage & Media Access: Veda uses the Android System Photo Picker for selecting media. We only receive access to the specific files you manually select — we do not have broad access to your photo library.

Storage access is used to save study resources, PDF notes, and assignments to your downloads folder.

👶 3. Children's Privacy

As Veda is used in educational settings, we prioritize the protection of children under the age of 13:

• Institutional Consent: We rely on schools or teachers to obtain appropriate parental consent before students under 13 use the platform.
• Minimal Data Collection: We do not collect more information from children than is reasonably necessary for classroom activities.
• No Advertising: We do not serve advertisements and never use children's data for behavioral advertising.

⚙️ 4. How We Use Your Data

• To enable classroom connectivity between teachers and students.
• To track and report academic progress and attendance.
• To maintain a secure and identified school environment.
• We NEVER sell, rent, or trade your data with third parties.

🔒 5. Data Security & Encryption

• Encryption: All data transmitted between the app and our servers is encrypted using 256-bit SSL/TLS protocols.
• Restricted Access: Access to classroom data is restricted only to authorized teachers and school administrators within your specific institution.

✅ 6. Your Rights & Controls

• Access and Update: You can update your profile information at any time within the app.
• Revoke Permissions: You can withdraw camera and storage permissions through your device settings.
• Data Deletion: Users or administrators can request deletion of their accounts and associated data by contacting us.