Class Forge
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Last updated: May 2026
Class Forge ("we", "us", "the Service") is operated as an independent project based in Pennsylvania. You can reach us at classforge.app@gmail.com.
Note: Upon formal entity formation (planned: Class Forge LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company), this section will be updated with the registered business name and state of formation. For now, this Service is operated by an individual sole proprietor.
When you sign up, we collect:
When you use the app, we store:
This data is stored in our Supabase database under your user account and is only accessible to you when you sign in. Other users cannot see your data.
When you use the AI Advisor, your messages are sent to Google's Gemini API to generate a response. The conversation is held in your browser and clears when you refresh the page - we do not store chat history on our servers.
Important: Class Forge currently uses Google's Gemini free tier. Per Google's terms, prompts and responses on the free tier may be used by Google to improve their AI models. Do not paste sensitive personal information (student ID numbers, full legal names, social security numbers, medical or financial details) into the AI Advisor.
If we move to Google's paid tier in the future, that data-use clause goes away. We will update this policy if and when that change happens.
If you submit a review on the Feedback tab, the text of your review and the display name you choose are stored and made publicly visible to other Class Forge users. We do not display your email address.
If you use the contact form, we store the name, email, topic, and message you submitted in our database so we can read and reply.
Our hosting provider (Vercel) automatically logs basic technical information about each request: IP address, browser type, page accessed, and timestamp. These logs are retained for a short period (typically 30 days) for debugging and security purposes. If analytics are enabled, Class Forge may also use Google Analytics to understand aggregate product usage, such as page views and device/browser categories.
We do not use your data to:
Supabase Inc. hosts our database and handles authentication. They are bound by their own privacy policy: supabase.com/privacy.
Google LLC provides the AI Advisor's underlying language model and (optionally) Google Sign-In. See Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.
Vercel Inc. hosts the website. See Vercel's privacy policy: vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy.
If analytics are enabled, Google Analytics helps us measure aggregate usage and improve the product. See Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.
When the paid AI Advisor launches, Stripe Inc. will process payments. We never see your full credit card number - Stripe handles all of it. See Stripe's privacy policy: stripe.com/privacy.
Class Forge uses a small number of cookies that are strictly necessary to keep you signed in. If analytics are enabled, Google Analytics may set measurement cookies. We do not use advertising or social-media tracking cookies.
If we add advertising in the future, this section will be updated to disclose any third-party ad networks (e.g., Google AdSense) and the cookies they use. We will also add a cookie consent banner at that time.
You have the right to:
California residents have additional rights under the CCPA (right to know, right to delete, right to opt out of sale - though we don't sell data). Email us to exercise these rights.
EU/UK residents have rights under GDPR (data portability, right to erasure, right to object, etc.). Email us. Note that the AI Advisor free tier is regionally restricted by Google and may not be available in the EU/UK.
Class Forge is intended for college students, who are typically 18 or older. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with information, contact us and we will delete it.
If you are between 13 and 17 and using Class Forge (e.g., as a dual-enrollment high school student), please use the app with a parent or guardian's awareness.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects student educational records held by educational institutions that receive U.S. federal funding. Class Forge is not an educational institution and is not directly subject to FERPA.
However, the data you upload (your degree audit, transcript, course catalog) may contain information that originated in a FERPA-protected context. By uploading this data, you confirm that you have the right to do so. We treat your data as confidential and only use it as described in this policy.
If Class Forge ever enters into a contract with a college or university to receive student data directly, we will sign a FERPA-compliant Data Sharing Agreement and update this policy accordingly.
We use industry-standard security measures: encrypted connections (HTTPS), encrypted storage at rest, password hashing, and database row-level security policies that prevent users from accessing each other's data.
That said, no system is perfectly secure. If a breach occurs that affects your data, we will notify you via the email address on your account within 72 hours of becoming aware of it.
If we make material changes to this policy, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top and, for significant changes, post a notice in the app. Continued use after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Email classforge.app@gmail.com with subject "Privacy Request" for any of the rights listed above, or any questions about this policy.