The SSCEA College Toolkit
Privacy Notice for The SSCEA College Toolkit
Effective date:
Decision needed · effective dateThe date this section is published.
This notice explains what information the Toolkit collects, why, and who handles it. The rest of this Privacy Policy continues to apply to the website and to our advising services.
What we collect, and how it’s used
| Information | When | Where it goes | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name, email, billing details | When you join | Squarespace and its payment partners | To create your account and bill your membership |
| Name, email, phone (optional), student’s grade, your note, your college list or question | When you use “Send my list to Roman” or “Ask Roman” | Delivered by Web3Forms, a form service, to SSCEA’s email | So Roman can reply to you |
| The text of questions you type into the AI Counselor | When you ask a question | Sent through SSCEA’s relay on Cloudflare to Anthropic, the AI provider, to generate an answer | To answer your question |
| Your internet (IP) address | When you use the AI Counselor | Held by SSCEA’s Cloudflare relay for about one day | Only to count questions against the daily limit |
| Your saved colleges, GPA courses, AP exams and settings | As you use the Toolkit | Stored only in your own web browser on your device | So your work is there when you return |
| Standard website data and cookies | When you visit the site | Squarespace and Google Fonts | To run and display the website |
What we don’t do
- We don’t sell or rent your information.
- We don’t use your information for advertising networks.
- The Toolkit doesn’t ask for or store your student’s school records.
Your saved work
Lists and GPA entries stay in your browser. Clearing your browser data deletes them, and they don’t move between devices.
Your choices
- You can ask us to see, correct or delete the information you’ve sent us by emailing connect@steppingstonesadvisors.com.
- If you’d rather not send anything to the AI provider, use “Ask Roman” instead of the AI Counselor.
Children
The Toolkit is meant for parents, guardians and college-bound students. It isn’t directed to children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect their information.
Changes
If we change this notice, we’ll post the new version with a new effective date.
Contact
connect@steppingstonesadvisors.com · (714) 400-2497
Membership terms: Toolkit Membership Terms