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Mintee Chinese

📄 Mintee Chinese – Privacy Policy

Last updated: 29 November 2025

1. Introduction

Mintee (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the Mintee Chinese platform, an education technology service used exclusively by schools. We are committed to protecting the privacy of teachers and students who use our platform.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the rights schools and educators have regarding that data. We comply with applicable Australian privacy law, including the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), to the extent they apply to our operations.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Student Information

We intentionally do not collect any personally identifiable information (PII) from students. For each student account, we collect only:

  • Username (pseudonymous identifier chosen/assigned by the school)
  • Password

Schools independently maintain the offline mapping between usernames and real students.

2.2 Teacher Information

For teachers, we collect:

  • Name
  • School email address
  • School name

We do not collect profile photos, class rosters, or any additional demographic information.

2.3 Technical and Usage Data

To support the learning experience, we collect:

  • Essential cookies for authentication
  • User activity within the platform, including quiz completions, assignment progress, and engagement metrics

This activity data is tied only to the account’s username and is used to provide progress tracking and analytics to schools.

3. How We Use Information

We use collected information to:

  • Provide the platform and its features (quizzes, assignments, progress tracking)
  • Maintain secure login and authentication
  • Generate insights and progress reporting for teachers and schools
  • Improve platform performance and reliability
  • Respond to support inquiries

We do not sell, share, or monetise any user data.

4. How We Store and Protect Data

All data is stored securely using:

  • AWS (US-East) for application data storage
  • Supabase for managed database services
  • Vercel for frontend hosting

We implement industry-standard security measures including encryption, access controls, and audit logging.

5. Data Retention and Deletion

We retain account and progress data indefinitely unless a school or teacher requests deletion. Upon request, we will permanently delete the associated data from our systems.

6. Sharing of Information

We do not share information with third parties except where necessary to operate the service (e.g., AWS, Supabase, Vercel). These providers process data only on our instructions.

We do not share information for marketing purposes.

7. Children’s Privacy

Student accounts are created and managed only through schools. Students cannot sign up individually. All student access occurs under the supervision of school staff.

8. International Data Transfer

Although Mintee operates in Australia, data is stored in the United States (AWS US-East). By using the platform, schools acknowledge and consent to this international data transfer as permitted under relevant privacy laws.

9. School Responsibilities

Schools are responsible for:

  • Managing student identity mappings offline
  • Ensuring students use pseudonymous usernames
  • Obtaining any required parental or guardian consent
  • Following local laws and policies regarding student data

10. Access, Correction, and Deletion Requests

Schools or teachers may request access to or deletion of data by contacting us:

📧 info@mintee.org

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The latest version will always be posted within the platform or on our website.