Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2025 · Effective immediately

No ads, ever

We never sell your data

Works without an account

Delete your data anytime

01Who we are

GRADEO (gradeo.in) is a free academic grade planner built for engineering students in India. We're an independent project — not affiliated with any university. Questions: info@gradeo.in

02What we collect

GRADEO works without any sign-in. If you choose to sign in with Google (to unlock cloud save and PDF export), we store the following:

Data	Why we store it	Where
Google User ID	To identify your account and link your saved data	Firebase Firestore
Name	To personalise your "Hello, [name]" display	Firebase Auth
Email address	For account recovery and offer email (one-time, opt-in)	Firebase Auth
Profile photo URL	To show your avatar in the app (Google CDN URL only)	Not stored by us
Calculator data (marks, credits, CGPA)	To sync your plans across devices via cloud save	Firebase Firestore
Recent sessions list	To show your last 3 calculators for quick access	localStorage + Firestore

Without sign-in: All calculations run entirely in your browser. We store nothing on our servers. Your LocalStorage (theme preference, recent sessions) stays on your device only.

03What we never do

We will never:

✕Sell, rent, or share your data with third parties for advertising
✕Show you ads based on your profile or behaviour
✕Use your academic data to train AI models
✕Share your email with third parties (other than the one offer email via EmailJS)
✕Store payment information (GRADEO is free — we never take payment)

04Third-party services

GRADEO uses the following trusted third-party services:

Service	Purpose	Their privacy policy
Firebase (Google)	Authentication and cloud data storage	firebase.google.com/support/privacy
Cloudflare	Hosting, CDN, bot protection, analytics	cloudflare.com/privacypolicy
Cloudinary	Logo and app icon image hosting	cloudinary.com/privacy
EmailJS	One-time offer welcome email (opt-in only)	emailjs.com/legal/privacy-policy
Formspree	Feedback form submissions	formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy

05Cookies & local storage

GRADEO does not use tracking cookies. We use browser localStorage for:

Theme preference (light/dark), PWA install prompt dismissal timestamp, recent calculator sessions (stored locally — not sent to our servers unless you're signed in), and push notification permission state.

These are functional, not tracking. You can clear them anytime via your browser's site data settings.

06Your rights

You can:

✓Access — email us to see what data we hold about you
✓Delete — email info@gradeo.in and we'll delete your account and all data within 48 hours
✓Export — your calculator data is always visible in-app. Ask us for a raw JSON export anytime.
✓Opt-out — use GRADEO without signing in at any time. All calculators work without an account.

07Changes to this policy

If we make material changes to this policy, we'll update the "Last updated" date at the top and notify signed-in users via a brief in-app notice. Minor fixes (grammar, clarity) don't trigger a notification.

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Questions about your privacy?

Email us at info@gradeo.in — we respond within 48 hours on business days.