Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
eSchuul and KENFACK ("we", "our", "us") are products operated by GD3V, based in Douala, Cameroon. This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have. It covers the eSchuul web applications (School Portal and Student Portal), the eSchuul mobile application, and the KENFACK assistant available through WhatsApp.
2. Information We Collect and How We Use It
School Portal (web)
When a school account is created, we collect registration details from the account owner: name, phone number, email, age and gender. We use them to operate your school on the platform. Documents uploaded for your school are isolated to your school's environment.
Student Portal (web)
When a student account is created, we collect name, phone number, email, age and gender. This information is shared only with the school(s) the student chooses to enroll in. Documents a student uploads are shared only with those enrolled schools.
Mobile application (students)
The mobile application is sign-in only. Accounts are created through the web or by the student's school. Sign-in uses a matriculation identifier or email together with a password. To deliver class alerts and assignment notifications, we collect a device identifier for push notifications. Document uploading is currently not available in the mobile application.
AI chat in the mobile application
The AI chat inside the eSchuul mobile application is designed to help students with learning. We do not save or record these conversations. To generate a response, the text you send is processed by a third-party AI service provider (see Section 5).
KENFACK on WhatsApp
KENFACK lets you interact with your eSchuul account through WhatsApp. KENFACK only replies to users who contact it first, and it does not send promotional or bulk messages. To provide this service we collect and store:
- Your WhatsApp phone number and/or the WhatsApp user identifier supplied by WhatsApp, and your profile display name.
- The messages you send to KENFACK, the replies KENFACK sends you, and their timestamps.
- The link between your WhatsApp account and your eSchuul account, created when you choose to connect from the eSchuul portal.
We use this information to verify the connection, identify which eSchuul account a message belongs to, keep conversation context so KENFACK can answer follow-up questions, and respond to your requests. WhatsApp does not provide message history to us, so we store the conversation ourselves for this purpose.
3. Retention
Account information is kept while your account is active. WhatsApp conversation history is kept for as long as your WhatsApp account remains connected to your eSchuul account, unless you ask us to delete it sooner. When you disconnect WhatsApp or request deletion, we delete the stored conversation history and the link between the accounts, except where we are required by law to keep certain records.
4. Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information, including access controls, encrypted connections (HTTPS), and verification of requests received from WhatsApp. No system is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information. We share it only as follows:
- Schools: student information is shared with the schools a student enrolls in.
- WhatsApp / Meta: messages sent through WhatsApp pass through WhatsApp's platform and are subject to WhatsApp's own terms and privacy policy.
- AI service providers: the text needed to answer a request is sent to third-party AI providers that process it on our behalf.
- Infrastructure providers: hosting, storage and notification services that process data for us.
- Legal requirements: when disclosure is required by law or to protect rights and safety.
6. Your Rights and Choices
- You can request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information.
- You can disconnect WhatsApp from your eSchuul account in the portal at any time. Disconnecting stops KENFACK from linking messages to your account.
- You can stop messaging KENFACK on WhatsApp at any time.
7. Data Deletion
To delete your data, disconnect WhatsApp in the eSchuul portal, or email us at support@gd3v.com from the email address linked to your account, with the subject "Data deletion request" and, for WhatsApp data, the WhatsApp number you used. We will confirm and complete the deletion within a reasonable time.
8. Children
eSchuul is used by schools and students. Student accounts are created by the student, a parent or guardian, or the student's school. If you believe a child's information has been provided without proper authorization, contact us and we will remove it.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top shows when it last changed.
10. Contact
GD3V, Douala, Cameroon
Support and data requests: support@gd3v.com
General enquiries: hello@gd3v.com
GD3V