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  • We collect personal data about you if you register or purchase a product on our website. We use this data to operate your account and process payments. We do not sell your personal data. We do not share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

  • Owl Eyes does not show display advertising to anyone — neither registered users nor anonymous visitors.

  • We use analytics tools to understand how our website is used. This data is aggregated and is not used to personally identify you.

  • If your teacher links an Owl Eyes class to a Google Classroom course, we receive a copy of the class roster from Google. We use that data only to know which students are in which class on Owl Eyes.

Privacy Policy

What information do we collect about you?

Personal Information You Choose to Provide

We collect information about you when you register for an account or purchase a product on our site. This information includes your email address, name, billing zip code, and country. We do not store credit card numbers — payment processing is handled by third-party payment processors who are contractually prohibited from using your data for any other purpose.

If you correspond with us by email or through our messaging system, we may retain those messages for internal support purposes only.

We may collect additional information you voluntarily submit, such as cancellation feedback, survey responses, or a user profile (for example, if you apply to our educators program).

Information Received from Google Classroom

If you are a teacher and you choose to link an Owl Eyes class to a Google Classroom course, we will receive the following from Google on your behalf:

  • The course name and ID
  • The list of students enrolled in the course (their Google identifier, name, and school email address)

We use this information solely to mirror the Google Classroom roster on Owl Eyes — so that when a student in your class signs in to Owl Eyes and reads or annotates a text, you can see their work in the context of the class. We do not use Google Classroom data for advertising, profiling, or any purpose unrelated to operating the class on Owl Eyes. We do not transfer this data to any third party.

You can disconnect a linked Google Classroom course at any time from your Owl Eyes account, which stops further roster updates from Google.

Website Usage Information

We use cookies and server logging to collect information about how our website is used. This may include the date and time of visits, pages viewed, time spent on the site, IP address, and approximate location (city and country).

How do we use the information we collect?

We use personal information to:

  • Process your order and manage your account
  • Communicate with you for non-marketing purposes (such as receipts and account notices)
  • Customize your experience on our website
  • Understand aggregate usage patterns to improve the site
  • If you've linked a Google Classroom course, show class-scoped reading activity and annotations to the teacher and (optionally) classmates

If you have opted in, we may email you about products or services we offer. You can opt out of marketing emails at any time.

We do not sell your personal data. We do not use your personal data to profile you for commercial purposes. We do not share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

Advertising

Owl Eyes does not show display advertising on the site. Registered users and anonymous visitors alike see no third-party banner, video, or interstitial ads. We do not participate in programmatic ad auctions and we do not load ad-networking JavaScript.

Analytics and Tracking

We use Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager) to collect aggregated, non-personally-identifiable information about how visitors use our site.

This data helps us understand traffic patterns and improve the site experience. We do not use analytics data to personally identify individual users.

We do not track users across third-party websites or apps for commercial purposes. We do not cross-reference your Owl Eyes data with data from other platforms.

Analytics cookies are loaded for all visitors. You can block or delete them via your browser settings; doing so does not affect core site functionality.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us operate the website, remember your login session, and understand how the site is used.

Types of cookies we use:

  • Essential cookies — required for login, account access, and purchases. Cannot be disabled without breaking core site functionality.
  • Analytics cookies — used to collect aggregated, anonymized data about site usage via Google Analytics. These can be blocked via your browser settings, though this does not affect core site functionality.

You can configure your browser to block or delete cookies. Note that blocking essential cookies will prevent you from logging in.

You can read more about cookies on aboutcookies.org or allaboutcookies.org.

How do we protect your information?

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data. These include:

  • SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our servers
  • Hashed storage of passwords in our database
  • Limiting internal access to personal data to staff who need it to operate the service

We do not store credit card information. Payment processing is handled by third-party processors who are contractually prohibited from using your data for any other purpose.

No method of internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we are committed to maintaining industry-standard safeguards and will notify affected users in the event of a data breach as required by law.

Student and School Data (FERPA)

Owl Eyes is committed to complying with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and applicable state student privacy laws.

If Owl Eyes is used by a school or district and receives student data in connection with that use — including student data received via Google Classroom roster sync:

  • We use student data only for the educational purposes for which it was provided.
  • We do not sell student data.
  • We do not show advertising to students. (We do not show advertising to anyone.)
  • We do not build profiles on students for commercial purposes.
  • We do not share student data with third parties except as necessary to provide the service, and only under written agreement.
  • Schools and teachers retain ownership and control of student data at all times.
  • Disconnecting a linked Google Classroom course in Owl Eyes stops further roster updates. Existing student accounts and their reading history remain on Owl Eyes until deleted by the school, teacher, or student.

For questions about student data, please contact us at [email protected].

Children's Privacy (COPPA)

Owl Eyes is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 outside of a school-supervised context. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 13 without verifiable parental or school consent, we will delete it promptly.

If you believe we may have data from a child under 13, please contact us at [email protected].

How do I access, correct, or delete my data?

You have rights under applicable data protection laws to access, correct, or delete your personal data. To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We may ask you to verify your identity before acting on your request. We will respond promptly to all requests.

How long do we retain your data?

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to provide the service, fulfill your requests, and meet our legal obligations. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting [email protected]. We will comply promptly unless we are legally required to retain the data.

Do you share information with third parties?

We do not sell your personal data.

We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

  • Payment processors — to verify and process payments. These processors are contractually prohibited from using your data for any other purpose.
  • Analytics providers — aggregated, non-personally-identifiable data only, via Google Analytics.
  • Google Classroom — if you have linked a class, we exchange roster information with Google solely for that purpose. We do not send Owl Eyes activity data back to Google Classroom unless you explicitly initiate it (for example, by sharing a reading to your Google Classroom course).
  • Legal requirements — if required by law, court order, or to protect our legal rights.
  • Business transfers — in the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your data may transfer to the successor entity under equivalent privacy protections.

We may share aggregate, anonymized data about site usage with affiliates or partners. This data does not include personally identifying information.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

Changes to this policy

If we make material changes to this privacy policy, we will post the updated policy on our website and update the effective date below. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact us

Email: [email protected] Mail: Owl Eyes, c/o eNotes, 1916 Pike Place Suite 12, #1448, Seattle WA 98101

Effective date: May 11, 2026 Last updated: May 11, 2026