Privacy Policy
Effective November 4, 2026 · Last updated November 4, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains what Lesson Plan Factory ("we", "us") collects when you use lessonplanfactory.com and the related services (the "Service"), why we collect it, and the choices you have. It applies to teacher accounts and to visitors to our website.
1. What we collect
| Category | What it is | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Account | Name, email address, password hash, verification status, theme preference. | To sign you in, verify your address, and contact you about your account. |
| Teaching context | Periods (class sections) with grade and level, lesson titles and inputs, the standards you select. | To write a plan at the right grade and level, and to report coverage per section. |
| Your content | The texts you upload or paste, the plans, handouts and PDFs generated from them. | To provide the Service and to let you edit, print, and download your material. |
| Usage and billing | Model, token counts, credit ledger entries, job status and errors; payment details are handled by our payment processor, not stored by us. | To run the queue, account for credits, prevent abuse, and support you when something fails. |
| Support | Messages you send us and our replies. | To help you and to keep a record of what was agreed. |
| Technical | IP address and request metadata in server logs, kept briefly for security and troubleshooting. | To keep the Service secure and to diagnose failures. |
We do not use advertising or analytics cookies. The Service sets one essential session cookie to keep you signed in and to protect forms against cross-site request forgery. The marketing site sets no cookies.
2. What we never collect
We do not collect student names, rosters, grades, submissions, IEP or 504 records, or any other student education record. The Service has no student logins and no student-facing pages. You agree not to paste student work or identifying student information into the Service. See Student Data.
3. How we use what we collect
- to provide the Service: store your uploads, extract text, draft plans and handouts, render PDFs;
- to account for credits and process payments;
- to send transactional email — verification, password resets, and notices when a job finishes or a handout is ready;
- to answer support requests;
- to secure the Service, prevent abuse, and enforce our Terms;
- to understand at an aggregate level what is working, so we can improve it.
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioural advertising.
4. Who processes it
We use service providers to run the Service. They process data on our instructions and only for the purposes above:
| Provider type | What they receive |
|---|---|
| AI model providers (through our model gateway) | The text excerpts and instructions needed to draft your plan. We send only what a plan requires. |
| Cloud hosting | The application, database, and your stored content, hosted on servers in the United States. |
| Email delivery | Your name and email address, for transactional messages. |
| Payment processing (Stripe) | Your name, email address, and the card and billing details you enter on Stripe's hosted checkout. We receive the outcome of the payment and a customer reference; we never see or store your card number. |
We may also disclose information if the law requires it, to protect rights or safety, or as part of a merger or sale of the business (in which case this policy continues to apply until updated).
5. Where it is stored and for how long
Data is stored on servers in the United States. We keep account data and your content while your account is open. Deleting a lesson, a source text, or your account removes it from the live system, and it drops out of backups within 30 days. Server logs are kept briefly. Credit ledger entries are kept while your account exists because they are the accounting record.
6. Security
We use HTTPS everywhere, hash passwords, scope every query to your account or workspace, and restrict access to production systems. No system is perfectly secure; if we become aware of a breach affecting your data, we will notify you as required by law.
7. Your choices and rights
- Access and correction: most of your data is visible and editable in the app.
- Export: your plans are Markdown and your handouts are printable; contact us if you need a bulk export.
- Deletion: delete individual lessons and sources in the app, or ask us to close your account.
- Email: transactional email is part of the Service; you can turn off non-essential notices in the app.
If you are in a jurisdiction with a statutory right of access, correction, deletion, portability, or objection (for example the GDPR or a US state privacy law), you may exercise it by emailing support@lessonplanfactory.com. We will verify your identity and respond within the time the law allows. You may also complain to your local data protection authority.
8. Children
The Service is for adults. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.
9. Schools and FERPA
We do not receive student education records, so we do not act as a school official under FERPA and no student record is disclosed to us. If your district requires a data processing agreement or a written student-data statement before purchase, contact us and we will provide one.
10. Changes
If we change this policy materially, we will notify you by email or in the app before the change takes effect. The effective date at the top always tells you which version applies.
11. Contact
Privacy questions and requests: support@lessonplanfactory.com. Lesson Plan Factory, West Virginia, United States.
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