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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 24, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how tau-plus.com (the "Website," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and safeguards your information when you use our website, browser extension (the "Extension"), and AI chatbot (the "Chatbot"), collectively the "Services."

We are committed to protecting your privacy. Please read this policy carefully.

1. Information We Collect

We collect different types of information based on the Service you use:

A. Browser Extension

  • Personal Data: The Extension does not collect, store, or share any of your personal data or personally identifiable information (PII). It does not track your browsing history or access information unrelated to its core function.
  • Non-Personal Data (Grades Distribution): The Extension collects anonymized and aggregated grades distribution data. This means we may collect that "20 students in course X received a grade of 90," but we do not collect who those students are. This data is pooled with data from other users to provide community statistics.
  • Opt-Out: You have the option to disable the sharing of this anonymized grades distribution data at any time within the Extension's settings.

B. AI Chatbot

  • Voluntarily Provided Credentials: If you choose to provide your official Tel Aviv University credentials (or any other credentials) to the Chatbot to use its features, we will collect and store this information. This is the only personally identifiable information we actively collect.
  • Conversation Logs: We may temporarily log conversations with the Chatbot to improve its performance and for debugging, but we will not associate these logs with your personal credentials unless necessary for technical support.

C. Website

  • Analytics: We may use standard analytics tools (like Google Analytics) to collect non-personal information about website traffic, such as pages visited, time spent on site, and browser type. This helps us understand how users interact with the Website.

D. Advertising

We display advertisements on the Website to help support and maintain our free Services. Here is what you need to know:

  • Third-Party Ad Networks: We use third-party advertising networks, including Google AdSense, to serve ads on our Website. These ad networks may use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your visits to our Website and other websites.
  • Information Collected by Advertisers: Ad networks may collect non-personal information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and interactions with ads. This information is used to deliver targeted advertisements that may be more relevant to your interests.
  • Cookies for Advertising: Advertising partners may place cookies on your device to track your browsing behavior across websites. These cookies help advertisers measure ad performance and deliver personalized ads.
  • Personalized vs. Non-Personalized Ads: Depending on your location and consent preferences, you may receive personalized ads (based on your browsing history and interests) or non-personalized ads (based only on contextual information like the content of the page you're viewing).
  • Opt-Out Options: You can opt out of personalized advertising by:
  • Third-Party Privacy Policies: Our advertising partners have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review Google's Privacy Policy to understand how they collect and use your data.

2. How We Use Your Information

  • To Provide Services: We use the anonymized grades data to power the statistical features of the Extension. We use your voluntarily-provided credentials only to allow the Chatbot to perform actions on your behalf, as you direct.
  • To Improve Services: We use aggregated usage data and analytics to understand what features are popular, to debug, and to improve the overall user experience.
  • To Display Advertisements: We allow third-party advertising networks to display ads on our Website. These ads help us keep our Services free. Ad networks may use collected data to show you relevant advertisements.
  • To Protect Services: We may use information to monitor for and prevent fraudulent or abusive use of our Services.

3. Data Storage and Security

We take the security of your data seriously.

  • Credential Security: Any credentials you provide to the Chatbot are stored in an encrypted format in Google's Firestore database, a secure, cloud-hosted database.
  • Legal Compliance: We manage this data in compliance with the applicable laws of the State of Israel regarding the protection of privacy and management of databases.
  • Disclaimer: While we implement robust security measures (including encryption and reliance on secure third-party infrastructure like Google Cloud), no electronic storage or transmission is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information with any third parties.

  • Anonymized Data: We do share the anonymized, aggregated grades distribution data with other users of the Services as a core feature.
  • Advertising Partners: Third-party advertising networks (such as Google AdSense) may collect non-personal information through cookies and similar technologies when you visit our Website. This data is used to serve advertisements. We do not share your personal information directly with advertisers, but ad networks may independently collect browsing data as described in Section 1.D above.
  • Service Providers: We use Google Firestore to store data. Google's own privacy policy and security measures apply to the data stored on their servers.
  • Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency) in accordance with Israeli law.

5. Your Data Rights

You have rights over your information:

  • Right to Opt-Out: You can disable grades distribution sharing in the Extension's settings at any time.
  • Right to Deletion: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information (specifically, any credentials you have stored with the Chatbot). To make such a request, please contact us at [email protected]. We will process your request in a timely manner.

6. Disclaimer: No Affiliation

We reiterate that tau-plus.com is not affiliated with Tel Aviv University. Your use of the Services and sharing of any information, including credentials, is an agreement between you and tau-plus.com, not with the university.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: [email protected].