Privacy policy

Last updated: 1 October 2026

Uh-school is a small, not-for-profit project that teaches Malayalam to children one-on-one over video. This page explains what we keep about you and your child, and why.

What we keep

  • Parents: name, email, phone number, time zone, how you like to be contacted, and when you gave consent for your child. We use your email and phone only to reach you about your child's classes.
  • Children: first and last name, age range, Malayalam level and a username. Children don't need an email address.
  • Tutors: name, a short bio and teaching hours.
  • Classes: class times, who joined and when, and the type of device, browser and internet (IP) address used to join. We use this to take attendance and to fix connection problems.
  • Progress: notes the tutor writes about lessons, homework and your child's level. Some notes are for our team only; the rest you can see.
  • Whiteboard: the tutor can save a picture of the class whiteboard with the class record.
  • Visits: we count page visits with our own self-hosted tool. It uses no cookies and nothing is shared with anyone.

What we don't do

  • We don't record the video or sound of classes.
  • We don't sell your details or share them with advertisers, and there are no ads.
  • We only use the cookies needed to keep you signed in.

Signing in with Google

If you sign in with Google, Google gives us your name and email address. We use them only to match you to the account we already set up for you. We never see your Google password or anything else in your Google account.

Who can see it

  • Your child's tutor sees what they need to teach: your child's name, level, classes and progress notes. Our tutors live in Kerala, India.
  • The Uh-school team sees everything, so we can run the classes.
  • Other families can't see your details.

Where it's kept

On our own server, hosted by Oracle Cloud. Visits to the website pass through Cloudflare, which protects the site. Video calls also run on our own server; we don't use Zoom, Google Meet or similar services.

Children

Only a parent or guardian can sign up a child, and we ask for your consent first. We collect only what we need to teach.

Your choices

Email [email protected] to see what we keep about your family, correct it, or delete your account. We'll do it within 30 days.

Changes

If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top.