Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 24, 2026
1. Introduction
TFE Ethical Cybersecurity Planner (the "App") is a cybersecurity learning planner for students, made by Tech for Everyone and operated byNicholas D. West Tech LLC ("we", "us"). We respect your privacy and collect as little as the App needs to work. This policy explains what we collect, why, and the choices you have.
2. Who the App is for
The App is designed for middle- and high-school students and beginners, including children under 13, working with a teacher or parent. Because of that, the App is built so that no personal information is needed to use it. See section 7 for our children's privacy commitments.
3. What we collect
| Data | When | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Your planner notes (answers you type in each phase, which comprehension checks you attempted, and your place in the module) | Always, as you work | It is the whole point of the App. Saved in your browser, and in our cloud database when cloud save is on. |
| An anonymous guest ID | When cloud save is on | Lets your saved notes stay yours without an account. It contains no personal information. |
| Name (optional) and email address, plus a password we store only as a secure hash | Only if you choose to create an account | So your notes can follow you between devices. |
| Technical data: IP address, browser or device type, time of request | Automatically, in server logs | Security and keeping the service running. Not used to profile you. |
| Aggregate page views: which page was opened, the referring site, browser type, device type and country | On every visit to the public website (not in test builds) | To count how many people use the App. Measured with Plausible, which uses no cookies and no persistent identifier, so it cannot recognize you or follow you between sites. We only ever see totals. |
| Crash reports: the error message, the page and browser type involved, and the App version | Only when something in the App breaks | So we can fix bugs. Sent to Sentry with personal data turned off: a crash report never includes your notes, your name, your email, your account ID or what you clicked. Nothing is sent in demo mode or while the App is working normally. |
We do not collect location, contacts, photos, microphone or camera data. The App uses no advertising networks, no cross-site tracking, and no social media plug-ins. The only third-party code that runs in the App besides our database client is the cookie-free page counter and the crash reporter described above.
4. Demo mode
In demo mode, chosen from the Account panel or by opening the App with ?demo in the address, nothing you type is sent to us. Notes stay in your browser's local storage only and disappear when you clear site data or press "Delete my notes". Demo mode is also used automatically when a build has no cloud connection configured.
5. The App never sends your notes to an AI
The App writes a report prompt from your notes. You copy it and paste it into an AI tool that you, your teacher or your parent chooses. We do not operate, choose or send anything to that tool, and its privacy policy applies to what you paste there. Students should ask a teacher or parent before using any AI service.
6. Where data is stored and who processes it
- Your browser: the current notes and your saving preference are kept in local storage so the App works offline.
- Appwrite Cloud (our database and sign-in provider), hosted in the United States, stores cloud-saved notes and account details.
- Fly.io hosts the App and keeps standard server logs.
- Sentry (error monitoring), hosted in the United States, receives the crash reports described in section 3.
- Plausible Analytics (aggregate page counts), hosted in the European Union, receives the cookie-free page views described in section 3.
- Google Fonts may be loaded for the App's typeface, which sends your IP address to Google.
These providers process data only on our behalf. We do not sell personal information and we do not share it with advertisers.
7. Children's privacy (COPPA)
We follow the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. The App is designed so that a child can use every feature as aguest or in demo mode, without giving a name, email or any other personal information. A guest's notes are tied to an anonymous ID only.
Creating an account requires an email address. For children under 13, the account should be created by, or with the consent of, a parent, guardian or school. When a school uses the App in class, the school consents on the students' behalf, as COPPA allows for educational use. We use children's information only to provide the App, never for marketing, and we do not show third-party advertising. Parents and schools may review or delete a child's data at any time (section 8).
8. Your choices and rights
- Choose demo mode: open the Account panel and pick "Demo mode". Nothing further is sent to us.
- Delete your notes and account: open the Account panel and choose "Delete my notes and account". This removes every cloud-saved note, clears this device, and blocks the account. Email us to have the account record itself erased. See Delete your account.
- Access or export: the Report step lets you download everything you wrote at any time. Email us for a copy of anything else we hold.
- Local data: clearing your browser's site data removes the local copy of your notes.
If you are in a region with data-protection rights (such as the EU, UK or California), you may exercise them by emailing us. We do not discriminate against you for doing so.
9. Security
Connections are encrypted (HTTPS). Passwords are stored as hashes. Saved notes can be read only by the session or account that created them. No method is perfect, so please tell us about any problem you find. In the spirit of the module itself, we welcome responsible disclosure.
10. Changes
We will post any changes here and update the date at the top. Significant changes affecting children's data will be announced in the App.
11. Contact
Privacy questions or requests: support@nicholasdwest.com. Nicholas D. West Tech LLC, United States.
TFE Ethical Cybersecurity Planner is a Tech for Everyone product, operated by Nicholas D. West Tech LLC. Questions:support@nicholasdwest.com.