Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 9, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information the Solopath app ("Solopath", "we", "us") collects, why, who it is shared with, and the choices you have. Solopath is an independent study app for students in Ethiopia, developed by Abdi Biya. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by any university or the Ethiopian Ministry of Education.

Contact: abdibiya693@gmail.com

Who the app is for

Solopath is intended for students aged 13 and older (secondary school, entrance-exam and university students). It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 18, please use Solopath with the knowledge of a parent or guardian. If you believe a child under 13 has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Information we collect

Information you give us

• Account information: your name, email address and, if you choose, a profile photo. If you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address and profile picture from Google.
• Learning activity: courses you enroll in, lessons and exams you complete, quiz answers and scores, study streaks, course ratings and any written reviews.
• Community content: posts, comments and votes you make in the discussion boards, and quiz battles you play. These are visible to other users together with your display name and profile photo.
• AI tutor questions: the questions and lesson text you send to the AI tutor or AI quiz features.
• Messages to us: anything you send us by email.

Information collected automatically

• Device information: device model and name, operating system version, app version and, for premium accounts that are limited to one device, an Android device identifier (Android ID) used only to enforce that limit.
• Push notification token: a Firebase Cloud Messaging token so we can send you notifications (for example replies, new courses and streak reminders). You can turn notifications off in your phone's settings.
• Advertising data: Google AdMob collects your device's advertising ID, IP address and information about ad interactions to show ads, measure them and prevent fraud (see "Advertising" below).
• Diagnostics: basic error and performance information to help us fix problems.

Solopath does not access your location, contacts, microphone or call history. If you choose to upload a profile photo, the app asks permission to read the image you select.

How we use your information

• To create and manage your account and keep you signed in.
• To provide courses, exams, progress tracking, offline study, quiz battles and the community features.
• To answer your AI tutor questions.
• To send notifications you can control in your phone's settings.
• To show ads that keep the app free, and to measure and protect against ad fraud.
• To keep the service secure, prevent abuse and fix problems.

We do not sell your personal information.

Who we share it with

We share information only with the service providers that run parts of the app for us, and only as needed for that purpose:

Provider	What for	Data involved
Supabase	Database, sign-in and file storage	Account, learning activity, community content
Google (Sign-In, Firebase Cloud Messaging)	Google sign-in and push notifications	Name, email, profile picture; notification token
Google AdMob	Showing and measuring ads	Advertising ID, IP address, device and ad-interaction data
Google Gemini and OpenRouter	AI tutor and AI-generated practice quizzes	The text of your question or the lesson content sent for the answer (not your name or email)
Cloudinary and Cloudflare R2	Hosting images, audio and course files	Images you upload (such as a profile photo)

Your display name, profile photo and community posts are visible to other Solopath users. We may also disclose information if required by law, or to protect the safety and rights of users and Solopath.

Advertising

Solopath shows ads through Google AdMob. Where required by law (for example in the EEA and UK), we ask for your consent before personalized ads are shown, and you can change your choice at any time from the privacy option in the app's side menu. You can also reset your advertising ID or opt out of ads personalization in your Android settings (Settings → Google → Ads or Settings → Privacy → Ads). Ads in Solopath are limited to content suitable for general audiences. Learn more about how Google uses data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

How long we keep it

• Account and learning data: while your account is active, and deleted within 30 days after you ask us to delete your account.
• Community posts: until you delete them or your account is deleted.

Your choices and rights

• Access and correction: you can view and edit your profile in the app, or ask us for a copy of your data.
• Delete your account: email abdibiya693@gmail.com from the email address you signed up with, with the subject "Delete my Solopath account". We will delete your account and associated personal data within 30 days, except records we must keep for legal reasons.
• Notifications: turn them off in your phone's settings.
• Ads personalization: see "Advertising" above.

Security

Data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS), and access to stored data is restricted by account-level security rules. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, but we work to protect your information.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. We will change the "Last updated" date above and, for important changes, tell you in the app.

Contact us

Questions or requests: abdibiya693@gmail.com