Privacy

What we store

Your name, email, and the profile details you choose to add (major, graduation year, study style, and when you're free). The courses you join, the notes and authorized class materials you share (including file storage), study groups, connection requests, content reports you submit, and in-app notifications.

Who can see what

• Notes, study groups, and the class roster are visible to users who join the course. Joining a course requires a private 12-character invite code. PeerNote does not independently verify university enrollment.
• Uploaded lecture materials are stored in private course storage. Only enrolled course members can open them through time-limited links. Canvas links still require Canvas permission.
• Course creators can review content reports and remove content or suspend course membership. The report review queue does not identify reporters.
• Notifications about course activity and study groups are visible only to the recipient.
• Your profile is visible to classmates in your courses.
• Your contact info is visible only to classmates whose connection request you've accepted, or who accepted yours.

These rules are enforced by the database itself, not just by the website.

Video calls

Course video calls run on Jitsi Meet, a third-party service, and open on Jitsi's site. PeerNote shows each course's room link only to students in that course, but anyone who has the link can join, so don't share it outside your class. PeerNote doesn't record calls or store their audio or video. Jitsi's own privacy policy covers what happens during a call.

Deleting your data

You can delete notes and materials you've shared, leave courses and groups, and remove connections at any time. To delete your account entirely, contact the PeerNote team.