Privacy Policy

CourseLink (UTSC academic decision support) · Last updated: 2026-06-15 · PIPEDA
⚠️ Draft pending Privacy & Compliance legal review (Okafor). Engineering disclosures (incl. cross-border backup) are accurate as of 2026-06-15.

1. What we collect

Account email, your self-entered academic profile (program, completed courses, grades you provide), and your choices within the app (selections, decisions). We do not collect official transcripts from the university.

2. How we use it (PIPEDA §4.3 — Consent)

To generate course recommendations, graduation-feasibility analysis, path planning, and decision support. With your consent, your academic data is processed by an AI provider (Anthropic) to produce these outputs. Recommendations are advisory and traceable to official UTSC rules — they are not a guarantee of any outcome.

3. Where your data is stored — cross-border processing

The Service's application and live database run on cloud infrastructure located in the United States (AWS us-east-1, Northern Virginia). Your operational data is therefore primarily stored and processed in the United States. Encrypted backups are held in Canada (AWS ca-central-1, Montreal) and replicated to the United States (AWS us-west-2, Oregon) for disaster-recovery resilience.

Cross-border disclosure (PIPEDA / OPC transborder guidance): Because your personal information is stored and processed in the United States, it may be subject to lawful access requests by U.S. authorities (e.g. the U.S. CLOUD Act). PIPEDA permits cross-border storage with appropriate safeguards: data is encrypted in transit (TLS) and backups are encrypted at rest with customer-managed keys; access is restricted to least-privilege automated processes. By using the Service you acknowledge this cross-border storage and processing.

4. AI processing (Anthropic)

Academic data sent for AI processing is handled per Anthropic's data terms. We send only what is needed to produce your requested analysis.

5. Retention (PIPEDA §4.5)

Operational data is retained while your account is active. Backups follow a 35-day retention cycle. Tax-reminder consent records are retained as required for CASL/compliance evidence.

6. Safeguards (PIPEDA §4.7)

Encryption at rest (KMS customer-managed keys) and in transit (TLS), access controls, least-privilege service credentials, and audited backup/restore procedures.

7. Your rights (PIPEDA §4.9)

You may request access to, correction of, or erasure of your personal information. Erasure is available in-app; for access/correction requests, contact us below.

8. Contact

Privacy questions or requests: privacy@courselink.top


CourseLink is an MVP supporting UTSC students only. This policy will be updated as the service evolves. Authoritative backup region & cross-border analysis: internal governance doc BACKUP_REGION_PIPEDA_ANALYSIS_2026-06-14.

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