Privacy Notice
Last updated October 14, 2026
Bell Tutor is an AI voice tutor run by CodeAlpha, LLC ("we"). Bell Tutor is made for children, including children under 13, and we sell it only to their parents and guardians. This notice explains what we collect, why, who helps us, how long we keep it, and your rights under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
Who to contact
CodeAlpha, LLC, Texas, USA · [email protected] · 903-339-5048
What we collect
From you, the parent: your name, email address, time zone, your child's first name and grade, the session times you book, and a record of your consent (the wording, time and internet address). Stripe collects your card details; we never see or store the card number.
From your child, while a session is running:
- their voice, so Bell Tutor can hear them (turned into text; the recording itself is not kept);
- pictures of the screen or window they choose to share, so Bell Tutor can see the lesson;
- what Bell Tutor and your child say (a transcript), the tutor's notes, a short summary of each session, and short "memories" such as what they're studying and where they got stuck, so Bell Tutor can pick up where they left off;
- basic technical information: browser type, connection quality, and whether the computer can draw the tutor's animated character.
We don't ask children for their last name, address, phone number, photos, or any contact details, and Bell Tutor is instructed not to ask for them. We don't use advertising or tracking cookies, and we don't show ads.
How we use it
Only to tutor your child: to hear and answer them, to see their lesson, to remember their progress, and to keep the service working and safe. We do not sell it, share it for advertising, or use it to train AI models. A child is never asked to give more information than tutoring needs.
Who helps us (and sees some of it)
- AI language model: OpenRouter, and the US model providers it routes to, receive the conversation text and screen pictures to write the tutor's replies.
- Hearing: DeepInfra (US) turns your child's speech into text and keeps none of it; Together AI (US) is the backup.
- Bell Tutor's voice: rented GPU servers on Vast.ai (US and Canada) turn the tutor's own words into speech. Your child's voice never goes to them.
- Memory search: OpenRouter and DeepInfra turn short notes into search numbers ("embeddings").
- Payments: Stripe. Email: MXroute. Website connection: Cloudflare.
Our app server and database are run by CodeAlpha, LLC in Texas. We require these companies to use the information only to provide their service to us. We may also disclose information if the law requires it or to protect a child's safety.
How long we keep it
- Screen pictures: deleted when each session ends.
- Voice recordings: not kept.
- Transcripts, notes, summaries and memories: kept while your account is open so Bell Tutor remembers your child, and deleted when you revoke consent or close the account.
- Your consent and revocation records: kept as proof of consent.
How we protect it
Encrypted connections (https), a private link for each child that you can replace at any time, access limited to CodeAlpha staff who need it, and each child's history kept separate.
Your rights
You can, at any time:
- review the information we have about your child: email us and we'll send it;
- have it deleted and refuse any further collection: on your account page choose "Stop using Bell Tutor and delete my child's data", or email us.
Revoking consent stops the service and deletes your child's history. We'll confirm by email.
Changes
If we change how we collect or use your child's information in a meaningful way, we'll email you and ask for your consent again first.