Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Bellaatrix is a student-built platform made exclusively for GTU students to share notes, papers, projects and mentorship. We are not a commercial company — this is a small team of students running a community tool. This policy describes what little data we collect and how we treat it.

2. Data we collect

We try to collect the minimum needed to run the platform:

• Account details you give us — name, email, and college/branch/semester info.
• Content you upload — notes, papers, project files, and messages you post.
• Basic usage data — pages visited, actions taken, and device/browser info, used only to keep things working and improve the product.
• Chat inputs — if you use our AI chat features, your messages and prompts are processed to generate a response.

We do not knowingly collect payment information, government IDs, or sensitive personal data.

3. AI tools we use

Bellaatrix uses third-party AI models and APIs to power features like chat, summarization, and content suggestions. When you interact with these features, your inputs may be sent to the relevant AI provider to generate a response.

These AI providers retain their own rights, licenses, and terms over their models and outputs — Bellaatrix does not claim ownership over the underlying AI technology we use, and we are not responsible for how a third-party AI provider separately handles data under its own policies. We recommend not submitting sensitive personal information into any chat or AI-powered feature.

4. How we use data

• To create and manage your account.
• To show you relevant notes, papers, and resources for your branch and semester.
• To operate community features like study groups, hackathon listings, and mentor connections.
• To detect abuse, spam, or violations of our Terms of Service.
• To improve Bellaatrix based on how it's actually used.

5. Sharing & third parties

We don't sell your personal data. We may share limited data with:

• Service providers that host our infrastructure (e.g. hosting, storage, analytics).
• AI/API providers, solely to process the specific request you make.
• Authorities, only if required by law.

Content you choose to post publicly (notes, project showcases, forum posts) is visible to other verified GTU students on the platform by design.

6. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your data, but as a student-run project we can't guarantee absolute security. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. Please use a unique password and avoid sharing sensitive personal information through the platform.

7. Student-submitted content

Notes, papers, and projects uploaded by students remain the intellectual property of their original creators or respective sources. Bellaatrix does not claim copyright over user-submitted academic material — we simply provide the space to share it. See our Terms of Service for more on content rights and takedown requests.

8. Your choices

• You can request to view, correct, or delete your account data at any time.
• You can stop using AI-powered features if you'd rather not have your inputs processed by a third-party model.
• You can delete content you've uploaded, subject to community moderation records.

9. Educational use

Bellaatrix is built for GTU students and is intended for educational, non-commercial use within that community. It is not designed for use outside this context, and we don't knowingly collect data from young children.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as Bellaatrix grows. If we make material changes, we'll update the "Last updated" date above and, where reasonable, let active users know.

11. Contact

Questions about this policy or your data? Reach out to the Bellaatrix team through the contact details on our platform, and we'll get back to you.