Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

PoaG.ai is operated by 21stCenturyEd, an education technology company focused on operationalizing Portrait of a Graduate frameworks for K-12 school districts. Our mailing address for privacy inquiries is:

2. Scope

This Privacy Policy applies to the PoaG.ai website (poag.ai) and all tools hosted on it, including the Readiness Assessment landing page, ROI Calculator landing page, and Contact form. The full Readiness Assessment and ROI Calculator are hosted on Pdgogy.ai. For privacy terms specific to the Pdgogy.ai Instruction Engine (the platform on which PoaG.ai is built), please refer to the Pdgogy.ai Privacy Policy.

3. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways when you interact with PoaG.ai:

3.1 Readiness Assessment

The full Readiness Assessment is hosted on Pdgogy.ai. When you complete the assessment, the following data may be collected:

• District name and state
• Your professional email address
• Responses to audit questions (self-reported district readiness data)
• Computed scores and PoaG Integration Continuum level

This data is used to generate a personalized AI-powered readiness report and to deliver that report to your email address. We do not collect student personally identifiable information (PII) through the audit tool.

3.2 ROI Calculator

The ROI Calculator is hosted on Pdgogy.ai. When you click "Open the ROI Calculator" on PoaG.ai, you are redirected to pdgogy.ai/roi-calculator. Data you enter into the calculator is governed by the Pdgogy.ai Privacy Policy.

3.3 Contact Form

When you submit the Contact form, we collect your name, email address, district name, role, and message content. This information is used to respond to your inquiry and may be used for follow-up communications about PoaG.ai.

3.4 Automatically Collected Information

Like most websites, we automatically collect certain technical information when you visit PoaG.ai, including IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and referring URL. We use this data for analytics and to improve the user experience. We do not use this data to identify individual users.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Generate and deliver your personalized Readiness Assessment report
• Respond to your inquiries submitted through the Contact form
• Improve the PoaG.ai website and tools
• Communicate with you about PoaG.ai services (only if you have opted in or submitted a form)
• Comply with legal obligations

5. FERPA Compliance

PoaG.ai is designed for use by school district administrators, superintendents, and chief academic officers. The PoaG.ai website and its tools (Readiness Assessment landing page, ROI Calculator landing page, Contact form) do not collect, store, or process student education records as defined by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. § 1232g.

When districts implement the Pdgogy.ai Instruction Engine (on which PoaG.ai is built), student data handling is governed by the Pdgogy.ai Privacy Policy and the district's data privacy agreement with 21stCenturyEd. The Pdgogy.ai platform infrastructure is SOC 2 Type II certified.

6. COPPA Compliance

The PoaG.ai website is not directed at children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13, in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501-6506. If you believe that a child under 13 has provided personal information through PoaG.ai, please contact us at [email protected] and we will promptly delete such information.

7. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information with the following categories of third parties:

• Email delivery services — to send your audit report and respond to inquiries
• AI processing services — to generate your personalized readiness report (audit responses are processed but not retained by the AI provider)
• Analytics providers — to understand website usage patterns (aggregated, non-identifying data)
• Legal authorities — when required by law, regulation, or legal process

8. Data Retention

Audit submissions and contact form data are retained for a reasonable period to fulfill the purposes described in this policy. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting [email protected].

9. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information, including encryption in transit (TLS/SSL) and at rest. The underlying Pdgogy.ai platform infrastructure maintains SOC 2 Type II certification, which is independently audited for security, availability, and confidentiality controls.

10. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt out of marketing communications

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected].

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest information on our privacy practices.

12. Platform-Specific Privacy Terms

PoaG.ai is a Specific Purpose Instruction Engine built on the Pdgogy.ai Universal Instruction Engine. When your district implements the full Pdgogy.ai platform, additional privacy terms apply. Please review the Pdgogy.ai Privacy Policy for platform-specific data handling, student data provisions, and district data privacy agreements.