Privacy Policy
Effective Date: May 18, 2026
Welcome to PublicSchools.us ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our School Data & Intelligence API services.
1. Information We Collect
We only collect information that is necessary to provide you with our API services and manage your account.
Account Information: When you register, purchase a subscription, or request an API key, we collect your name, email address, company name, and billing details.
API Usage Data: We log data related to your API requests (including IP addresses, timestamps, request parameters, and volume of requests) to monitor performance, prevent abuse, and calculate billing.
Payment Data: Payment processing is handled securely by our third-party payment processors. We do not store your full credit card details on our servers.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data for the following purposes:
To provision, maintain, and manage your API keys and account.
To process payments and manage your subscriptions.
To monitor API performance, ensure infrastructure security, and prevent fraudulent use or abuse.
To send you technical updates, service announcements, and customer support responses.
3. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We only share information with trusted third-party services essential to our operations:
Payment Processors: To securely handle your payment transactions.
Cloud Infrastructure & Hosting Providers: To securely host our website, run our API, and store infrastructure logs.
Legal Compliance: If required by law, we may disclose information to comply with legal obligations, enforce our terms, or protect our rights and security.
4. Data Security
We implement robust technical and organizational measures to protect your data and API credentials. Your API keys are encrypted and should be kept confidential. You are solely responsible for maintaining the security of your API keys and account credentials.
5. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, update, or delete the personal information we hold about you, request a copy of your data, or restrict certain processing activities. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the email address provided below.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this document.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: support@publicschools.us
Website: https://publicschools.us