Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-06-07 · Version 1.0.0

This Privacy Policy explains how TransferPlanner (operated by its founders) ("TransferPlanner", "we", "us") collects, uses, and shares information when you use TransferPlanner. Currently optimized for De Anza College -> UC Berkeley Computer Science.

Information we collect

• Account identity. When you sign in with Google, we receive your name and email address from Google. We do not receive your Google password.
• Information you enter. The academic information you provide yourself: the community college you attend, courses you have taken or plan to take, your target schools, and your intended major.
• Usage and diagnostics. Basic product-analytics events (which features you use) and error/diagnostic data, used to keep the app working and to improve it. See "Cookies and similar technologies" and "Third parties who process your data" below.

We do not ask for or store government IDs, financial information, or official academic transcripts.

How we use your information

• To run the core service: generating and saving your transfer course recommendations and plans.
• To operate, secure, debug, and improve the app.
• To contact you about your account when necessary (for example, a confirmation that your account was deleted).

We do not sell your personal information, show third-party ads, or share your data with schools.

Legal bases (EEA/UK users). Where the GDPR applies, we process your data to perform our agreement with you (providing the service), based on your consent (which you give when you sign in and may withdraw by deleting your account), and for our legitimate interests in keeping the app secure and improving it.

Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and local storage that are necessary to keep you signed in and to operate the app, plus limited product-analytics storage to understand feature usage. We do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. You can clear these through your browser; clearing sign-in cookies will log you out.

Third parties who process your data

We share data only with service providers ("subprocessors") that help us run TransferPlanner, and only as needed to provide the service:

• Google — Sign-in (OAuth) and the name/email tied to your account (privacy terms)
• Supabase — Authentication, database, and storage of your account data (privacy terms)
• Vercel — Application hosting and content delivery (privacy terms)
• Sentry — Error monitoring and crash diagnostics (privacy terms)
• PostHog — Product analytics (which features are used, to improve the app) (privacy terms)
• Resend — Transactional email, such as the account-deletion confirmation (privacy terms)

Each subprocessor processes your data under its own privacy terms, linked above.

Data retention

We keep your account data for as long as your account exists. When you delete your account, your data is deleted immediately (see below). Backups and provider logs may persist for a limited period before being overwritten in the ordinary course.

Your rights and choices

You are in control of your data:

• Export. Download everything you have stored with us as JSON at /account/export.
• Delete. Delete your account at any time from Settings. Deletion is immediate and cascades to all of your data.

Depending on where you live (for example, under the CCPA/CPRA in California or the GDPR in the EEA/UK), you may also have rights to access, correct, or restrict processing of your personal information. To exercise any right, use the tools above or contact us at hello@transferplanner.com. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

Children's privacy

TransferPlanner is intended for prospective transfer students and is not directed to children under 13. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction, please use TransferPlanner only with the involvement of a parent or guardian. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us personal information, contact us at hello@transferplanner.com and we will delete it.

Data security

We rely on reputable infrastructure providers and access controls to protect your data. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to protect your information and to limit access to it.

International users

We operate in the United States, and your information may be processed there and in other countries where our subprocessors operate. By using TransferPlanner, you understand your information may be transferred to and processed in those locations.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the version and effective date shown at the top of this page.

Contact

Questions or requests about your privacy? Email us at hello@transferplanner.com.