EFFECTIVE JULY 27, 2026

Privacy Policy

StudyStride is an instructor-controlled Chrome extension that processes a classroom session to prepare grounded questions, study materials, and sources for an instructor’s Gemini Notebook companion.

Information processed

StudyStride processes only information needed for an instructor-started session:

• microphone audio, which may include nearby voices;
• visible instructional text and images from the authorized browser tab;
• transcripts, visual descriptions, questions, and lecture artifacts;
• course and capture settings selected by the instructor;
• the instructor’s verified Google account identifier and email address;
• selected Google Doc, Drive audio, Visual Lecture Companion PDF, and Gemini Notebook links;
• technical diagnostics and model-usage counts.

StudyStride does not collect passwords, cookies, hidden page content, or general browsing history. Lecture information is not used for advertising, data brokerage, or training a StudyStride model.

How information is used and shared

Audio streams to Google Gemini for transcription using a short-lived credential. Raw audio is not stored by default. If the instructor enables retention, Chrome stores a local copy, StudyStride prepares a WAV export, and the original can be backed up to the instructor’s Google Drive.

Authorized visible content is sent through the StudyStride service to Google Gemini for grounded questions and study materials. Routine screenshots are discarded after analysis unless the instructor enables visual retention. Retained key images stay in Chrome for instructor review; selected frames can be assembled into a Visual Lecture Companion PDF and backed up to the instructor’s Google Drive. Structured descriptions, transcripts, questions, and artifacts remain with the session.

Google authorization is used to authenticate the instructor and access only files the instructor creates or selects. Access tokens are not stored. Information is shared only with Google services required for these features.

Chrome Web Store Limited Use

StudyStride uses and transfers personal or sensitive information only to provide its disclosed lecture-capture, AI-analysis, Google Drive, and Gemini Notebook workflow. It does not sell user data, use it for personalized advertising or credit decisions, or permit human review except with specific user consent for support, for security, when required by law, or after aggregation and anonymization for internal operations.

Instructor control and deletion

Capture begins only after the instructor accepts the in-product notice and starts the session. The instructor can stop capture or cancel the workflow. Cancelling removes StudyStride session data, browser-local audio, retained images, and the local PDF. Google files already created remain under the instructor’s control and are not automatically deleted.

Security and classroom responsibility

StudyStride uses Chrome Manifest V3, HTTPS in production, short-lived credentials, verified Google identity, and per-owner resource isolation. No transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.

The instructor or institution is responsible for any classroom notice, consent, student-record, and recording requirements that apply.

Contact and changes

Privacy requests may be sent to admin@studystride.ai. Material changes will appear here with an updated effective date.