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FASU Privacy Policy

Effective date: November 4, 2026
Operator: Shot Call'a Games, LLC d/b/a ImproveStu (“FASU,” “we,” “us”)

1. Overview

FASU Study Buddy (“Find A Study-Buddy University”) is a campus study-matching app that helps students find classmates, form study groups, run sessions, use flashcards and quizzes, and offer or find tutoring. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.

FASU helps students connect for studying. We do not employ tutors, host tutoring payments between students, or guarantee academic outcomes. Peer payments for tutoring stay off-app.

2. Information we collect

Depending on how you use FASU, we may collect:

• Account & contact info: name, email (typically a school/.edu address), university/campus affiliation, and profile details you provide.
• Profile & verification: profile photo and student ID images submitted for verification.
• Schedule & classes: courses, titles, professors, terms, availability windows, study preferences, and schedule photos you upload for OCR so we can help you enter your classes.
• User content: study group and session details, messages/chat, flashcard decks and quizzes, tutoring listings (including rates where offered), reports, and related metadata.
• Identifiers: account/user IDs and device identifiers used for push notifications, account security, and (where ads are shown) advertising.
• Purchases: FASU+ subscription status and related store purchase records (payment card details are handled by Apple or Google; we do not receive your full payment card number).
• Advertising & usage (free tier): advertising identifiers and ad interaction data via Google AdMob when ads are shown to non‑premium users.
• Usage & diagnostics: app activity needed to operate matching, groups, sessions, and analytics (for example views, joins, and session history), plus limited technical logs (app version, crash diagnostics, authentication events).

3. How we use information

• Provide campus matching, groups, sessions, messaging, flashcards, tutoring discovery, and related features.
• Authenticate users, verify eligibility (such as school email or student ID), prevent abuse/fraud, and enforce our Terms.
• Read schedule photos you choose to upload (OCR) to help pre-fill class information you can review and edit.
• Send transactional notifications (email and/or push) about matches, groups, sessions, messages, and account events.
• Process FASU+ entitlements and restore purchases.
• Show third-party ads to free-tier users (AdMob), where enabled.
• Improve reliability, personalize buddy matching and availability suggestions, and support campus/admin operations.
• Comply with law and protect the safety of users and the service.

4. Sharing

We share information only as needed to operate FASU:

• Other users: profile details and content you post or send (for example first name, campus, classes you choose to share, group/session info, tutoring listings, and chat) may be visible to relevant verified students on your campus network.
• Service providers: infrastructure and tools that process data on our behalf, including Supabase (backend/database/auth), Firebase Cloud Messaging (push), Apple/Google (app stores and in‑app purchases), and Google AdMob (ads on the free tier, where enabled).
• Legal / safety: if required by law, or to protect users, the public, or FASU from harm, fraud, or abuse.

We do not sell your personal information. A merger, acquisition, or sale of Shot Call'a Games, LLC / the FASU business is not that kind of sale: the buyer receives the platform so they can keep operating FASU, and must honor this Policy or give you notice of material changes.

5. Tracking & advertising

Free-tier experiences may include Google AdMob ads, which can use device advertising identifiers and related data for Third-Party Advertising. FASU+ subscribers do not see these ads where that benefit is offered. On iOS, tracking that requires App Tracking Transparency will only occur if you grant permission when prompted.

6. Photos & schedule OCR

If you upload a schedule photo, we process the image to extract class text so you can confirm your courses. You control whether to upload a photo; you can edit or remove extracted class data in the app. Profile and ID photos are used for your profile and verification as described above.

7. Data retention

We retain account, class, group, message, verification, and related records for as long as needed to provide the service, comply with law, resolve disputes, and enforce our Terms. You may request account deletion by contacting us (below) or using in-app deletion where available; some records may be retained where legally required or needed for security/fraud prevention.

8. Children’s privacy

FASU is intended for college/university students. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

9. Your choices

• Update profile, classes, availability, and content you control in the app.
• Delete or leave groups, sessions, decks, and tutoring listings as supported in the product.
• Delete your account in the app or by emailing us.
• Upgrade to FASU+ to remove ads (where offered).
• Control notification and photo permissions in device settings.
• Request access, correction, or deletion by emailing us (below).

10. Security

We use industry-standard safeguards appropriate to a cloud-hosted mobile app (encrypted transport, access controls, and authenticated accounts). No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

11. Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The effective date above will change when we do. Continued use of FASU after an update means you accept the revised policy.

12. Contact

Questions about privacy:
improvestu@gmail.com
Shot Call'a Games, LLC d/b/a ImproveStu

Related: Terms of Use & EULA

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