Privacy Policy for StudyShorts

Effective date: March 18, 2026

StudyShorts respects your privacy and is committed to protecting personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect information when you use the StudyShorts mobile application and related services.

1. WHO WE ARE

StudyShorts is an educational application that helps users learn through short-form educational videos. The app uses AI to generate videos from study materials, supports adaptive learning tools, progress tracking, and related features.

2. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may collect the following categories of information:

2.1. Information you provide directly

• Name or username
• Email address
• Full name (optional)
• Age (required; must be 13 or older)
• Field of interest (optional, for recommendations)
• Login or authentication information
• Profile information
• Study materials you upload, such as PDFs, notes, documents (DOCX, TXT, MD), images (JPG, PNG, GIF, WEBP), presentations, and videos (MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV)
• Messages you send to support or other communications with us

2.2. Information collected automatically

• Device type
• Operating system
• App and device identifiers
• IP address
• Language settings
• Time zone
• Diagnostic information
• Technical logs

2.3. Learning and activity data

• Selected subjects, topics, or study areas (e.g., field of interest)
• Learning progress and video generation usage
• Content preferences
• Activity used to personalize recommendations and improve the learning experience

3. HOW WE USE INFORMATION

We may use the information we collect to:

• Provide and operate StudyShorts
• Create, generate, and deliver educational content
• Process uploaded study materials
• Generate short educational videos from your materials
• Personalize the user experience
• Track progress and improve learning recommendations
• Maintain account functionality
• Improve the app, features, performance, and safety
• Detect fraud, abuse, security incidents, and technical problems
• Communicate with users about updates, support, service notices, and important changes
• Comply with legal obligations

4. PROCESSING OF UPLOADED STUDY MATERIALS

If you upload files, notes, images, documents, presentations, videos, or other learning materials, StudyShorts may process them automatically in order to:

• Analyze content
• Extract key concepts
• Generate short educational videos
• Personalize the learning experience

You are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to upload and use any materials you submit to the app. Please do not upload content that infringes the rights of others or violates applicable law or school rules.

5. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

StudyShorts requires users to be at least 13 years of age to create an account. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Where required by applicable law, we provide additional protections for children’s personal information. Parents or legal guardians who believe that a child has provided personal information in violation of applicable law may contact us to request review or deletion of the child’s information.

If you are a parent or legal guardian and would like to make such a request, please contact us using the contact details below.

6. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

Depending on where you live, we may process personal data on the following bases:

• To provide the service requested by the user
• Based on consent
• To comply with legal obligations
• For legitimate interests, such as improving the service, maintaining security, and preventing misuse

7. SHARING OF INFORMATION

We may share information only where necessary for the operation of the service, including with:

• Cloud hosting and infrastructure providers
• Authentication providers
• Providers of AI and content generation tools, including OpenAI (text processing, image generation, speech synthesis), ElevenLabs (voice synthesis and background music), Google (Gemini/Imagen for image generation, when used), and Smithsonian Open Access (for public-domain imagery, when used)
• Payment providers (Stripe) when paid features are used
• Authorities or other parties where required by law

We do not sell users’ personal information.

8. NO ADS

StudyShorts does not display third-party advertising in the app.

If this changes in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy and the relevant declarations in Google Play Console.

9. DATA RETENTION

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary to:

• Provide the service
• Maintain user accounts
• Support educational functionality
• Meet legal obligations
• Resolve disputes
• Protect the security and integrity of the service

After that, data may be deleted, anonymized, or retained only as permitted or required by law.

10. DATA SECURITY

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. USER RIGHTS

Depending on applicable law, users may have the right to:

• Access their personal data
• Correct inaccurate information
• Request deletion of personal data
• Restrict or object to certain processing
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
• Request a copy of their data in a portable format
• Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

12. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Your information may be processed or stored in countries other than your own, including where our service providers operate. Where required, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers.

13. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

StudyShorts relies on third-party services to provide certain functionality, including:

• OpenAI (text processing, image generation, speech synthesis)
• ElevenLabs (voice synthesis, background music)
• Google (Gemini/Imagen for image generation, when configured)
• Smithsonian Institution (public-domain imagery, when configured)
• Stripe (payment processing, when paid features are used)

These third parties have their own privacy policies and terms. We encourage users and parents to review those policies where relevant.

14. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES

StudyShorts is primarily a mobile application. If you use a StudyShorts website or web-based features, we may use cookies or similar technologies for:

• Authentication
• Saving preferences
• Security
• Improving functionality

15. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we may notify users through the app, website, or other appropriate means. The updated version will be effective from the date shown above.

16. CONTACT US

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or the way StudyShorts handles information, please contact us at:

By using StudyShorts, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.