Calibrate ("we," "our," or "us") provides AI-assisted grading software for K–12 teachers. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you use Calibrate at calibr8ed.com.
We take privacy seriously — especially because Calibrate handles student education records. We are committed to full compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and applicable state privacy laws.
The short version: We use your Google Classroom data to help you grade student writing. Student names and personal information are never sent to any AI system. You own your data and can delete it at any time.
When you sign in with Google, we receive:
With your permission, we access your Google Classroom account to import:
We collect information about how you use Calibrate, including:
Calibrate uses the following Google API scopes:
| Scope | Why we need it |
|---|---|
classroom.courses.readonly |
To list your active Google Classroom courses |
classroom.rosters.readonly |
To import your student roster for each class |
classroom.coursework.students |
To read student assignment submissions for grading |
classroom.coursework.me |
To read assignment details from your perspective as teacher |
drive.file |
To export graded feedback PDFs to your Google Drive |
drive.readonly |
To read student-submitted assignment files (Word documents, PDFs) from Google Drive. When students submit file attachments through Google Classroom, Calibrate reads those files to extract the text for AI-assisted grading. Without this scope, file attachment submissions cannot be graded automatically. |
userinfo.email / profile |
To identify your account and display your name |
Calibrate's use of Google user data is limited to the purposes described above. We do not use Google data to serve advertising and do not sell or transfer Google user data to third parties except as necessary to provide the Calibrate service, as required by law, or with your explicit consent. This complies with Google's API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Specifically regarding drive.readonly access: Calibrate uses this scope solely to read the content of student assignment submission files for the purpose of AI-assisted grading. We do not read, index, store, or process any other files in a user's Google Drive. File content is used only to generate grades and feedback and is not retained beyond what is necessary to provide the grading service.
We use the information we collect to:
We do not use your data or student data for advertising, and we do not sell data to third parties.
Calibrate uses the Anthropic Claude API to analyze and grade student writing. We take significant measures to protect student privacy in this process:
Before any student submission is sent to the AI, Calibrate automatically removes:
The AI only ever sees anonymized submission content. It is never able to identify which student wrote a particular submission.
The AI processes:
We use Anthropic as a data processor. Anthropic processes data in accordance with their Privacy Policy and our data processing agreement. Anthropic does not use data submitted through the API to train their models.
Calibrate is designed to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). We operate as a "school official" under FERPA when processing student education records on behalf of educational institutions.
Calibrate accesses student names (for display purposes in the teacher interface only) and student writing submissions. Student names are never included in AI processing. Submissions are used solely to generate grades and feedback.
If you are a school or district administrator using Calibrate, please contact us at privacy@calibr8ed.com to discuss a data processing agreement appropriate for your institution's requirements.
We share data only in the following circumstances:
We use trusted third-party services to operate Calibrate:
All service providers are contractually required to protect your data and may only use it to provide services to Calibrate.
We may disclose data if required by law, court order, or to protect the rights and safety of Calibrate, our users, or the public.
If Calibrate is acquired or merges with another company, your data may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you before this occurs and before your data becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information or student data to any third party for any purpose.
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:
No security system is perfect. If you discover a security vulnerability, please report it responsibly to security@calibr8ed.com.
You can delete your data at any time:
When you delete your account, we permanently delete all associated data including student submissions, grades, and calibration history. We do not retain backups of deleted account data beyond 30 days.
You can revoke Calibrate's access to your Google account at any time through your Google Account settings. This will prevent future syncing but will not delete data already stored in Calibrate.
Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal data:
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@calibr8ed.com. We will respond within 30 days.
California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act. We do not sell personal information. For CCPA requests, contact privacy@calibr8ed.com.
Calibrate is a tool for teachers, not for direct use by students. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13. Student data accessed through Google Classroom is processed solely at the direction of and under the control of the teacher/school, consistent with COPPA's school official exception.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us:
For school or district data processing agreements, please contact us at privacy@calibr8ed.com with the subject line "DPA Request."
Note: This privacy policy was last updated May 2026. We will notify users of material changes by email or by posting a notice on the Calibrate dashboard at least 30 days before changes take effect.