Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how Aaram Inc. (referred to as "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects information in connection with your use of our website, the Nottu mobile application (the "App"), and related services (collectively, the "Services").
We are committed to protecting the privacy of university students and recognize the sensitive nature of lecture content. By using our Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
This Privacy Policy is directed exclusively to university students and individuals located in the United States who are 18 years of age or older. We do not knowingly collect personal data from individuals outside the United States.
We collect several types of information from and about users of our Services, including:
- Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, university affiliation (optional), and password.
- Lecture Content (Sensitive Data): This is the core data processed by the App. It includes:
- Audio Recordings: Raw audio of lectures, seminars, or personal study sessions.
- Transcriptions: Text derived from the audio recordings.
- Generated Content: Notes, summaries, quizzes, flashcards, and study questions created by the App based on the lecture content.
- Customer Support Data: Information you provide when contacting us for support (e.g., contents of communications, contact information).
- Usage and Device Information: We automatically collect data about your interactions with the Services, such as access times, pages viewed, features used (e.g., number of quizzes taken), and application version.
- Technical Data: Internet Protocol (IP) address, operating system type and version, browser type, device identifiers, and mobile network information.
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Provide and Maintain the Services: To process lecture audio, generate accurate notes and quizzes, personalize your learning experience, and fulfill your requests.
- Service Improvement: To analyze usage trends, test new features, debug and optimize the performance of our underlying AI models, and improve the quality of note generation.
- Communication: To send you service announcements, security alerts, and support messages, and to provide customer support.
- Security and Legal Compliance: To detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, abuse, and other unlawful activity, and to comply with legal obligations.
- Research and Development (Anonymized): We may use anonymized and aggregated lecture content and usage data for research and analysis to improve our technology, provided that this data is stripped of all personally identifiable information (PII) and any information that could reasonably be linked back to you or your institution.
We do not sell your personal data, especially your lecture content, to third parties. We may share your information in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: We engage third-party companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf (e.g., cloud hosting, data storage, analytics). These providers are contractually obligated to handle data securely and confidentially and are prohibited from using your personal data for any purpose other than providing services to us.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (i) comply with a legal obligation; (ii) protect and defend the rights or property of Aaram Inc.; (iii) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the Services or the public; or (iv) protect against legal liability.
- Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity as part of the transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or uses of your personal data.
- With Your Consent: We may share your information with any third party where you have provided explicit consent for us to do so.
Security: We implement technical, administrative, and physical security measures to protect your personal data, particularly lecture content, from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or alteration. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage is ever completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Retention: We retain your personal data and lecture content for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you the Services. If you delete your account, we will initiate steps to delete your personal data within [e.g., 90 days], unless retention is necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements.
You are solely responsible for obtaining all necessary consent, permissions, and rights required by local, state, and federal laws to record and submit any audio content, including lectures, through the Services. You acknowledge that different jurisdictions have different rules regarding consent for audio recording (e.g., one-party vs. all-party consent). We assume no responsibility or liability for your compliance with these laws or for how you utilize the Services to create, share, or use recorded content.
Disclaimer of Warranties: THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE.
Limitation of Liability: TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL AARAM INC., ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUPPLIERS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF AARAM INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS POLICY OR THE SERVICES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO US FOR THE SERVICES IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Aaram Inc., its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of this Privacy Policy or your use of the Services, including, but not limited to, your submission of content (such as lecture recordings) in violation of any third party's intellectual property, privacy, or other rights, or in violation of your university's policies.
Depending on your state of residence (e.g., California Consumer Privacy Act/CPRA), you may have the right to:
- Know what personal information is being collected about you.
- Request access to your personal information.
- Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information (though we do not sell your data).
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email address provided below. We will respond to verifiable requests in accordance with applicable law.
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. If we make material changes, we will provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our website or sending you an email notification).
If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or your choices and rights, please contact us at: