Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Halo (“we,” “us,” “our”) is a college essay coaching platform operated by Fruitful LLC. Our website is located at haloadmit.com. If you have questions about this policy, contact us at hello@haloadmit.com.

2. Information We Collect

Account information

When you sign up, we collect your name, email address, and password. If you use Google Sign-In, we receive your name and email from Google.

Profile and academic information

During onboarding, you may provide your intended major, grade level, graduation year, GPA, test scores, extracurricular activities, demographic background, and other academic details. All profile fields beyond email and password are optional.

Essay content

We store the essays you write and edit on our platform, along with AI-generated analysis, scores, and feedback associated with those essays.

Voice recordings

If you use the voice monologue feature during onboarding, we record, store, and transcribe your audio to generate a student story profile. Recordings are stored securely and are only accessible to you and our systems.

Payment information

Payments are processed by Stripe. We do not store your credit card number. Stripe provides us with your subscription status and payment history.

Usage data

We track which features you use and how many API calls your account generates to manage service costs and improve performance. We do not use third-party advertising trackers.

3. How We Use Your Information

• Provide, maintain, and improve the Halo platform
• Generate AI-powered essay feedback, scoring, and suggestions
• Process payments and manage your subscription
• Send transactional emails (account verification, password resets, payment confirmations)
• Enforce usage limits and prevent abuse
• Respond to support requests

4. AI Processing

Your essays and profile information are sent to third-party AI models (currently Anthropic Claude) to generate feedback and analysis. These AI providers process your content under their data processing agreements with us and do not use your data to train their models. We do not sell or share your essays with any third party for marketing or advertising purposes.

5. Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored on Supabase (hosted on AWS) and Vercel. We use encryption in transit (TLS) and at rest. Access to production databases is restricted to authorized personnel. While we take reasonable measures to protect your data, no system is 100% secure.

6. Data Sharing

We share your information only with:

• Stripe — payment processing
• Anthropic — AI essay analysis (content only, not your identity)
• Supabase / AWS — infrastructure hosting
• Vercel — application hosting
• OpenAI — voice transcription (audio only)

We do not sell your personal information. We may disclose data if required by law or to protect our rights.

7. Your Rights

You can:

• Access and update your profile information through your account settings
• Delete your essays at any time
• Request deletion of your entire account and associated data by contacting us
• Request a copy of your data by contacting us

To exercise any of these rights, email hello@haloadmit.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Children's Privacy

Halo is designed for high school students preparing for college admissions. We do not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you are under 13, please do not create an account. If we learn that we have collected data from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.

9. Cookies

We use essential cookies to maintain your login session and admin authentication. We do not use advertising or tracking cookies. No cookie banner is required because we only use strictly necessary cookies.

10. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal or billing purposes.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email or through a notice on our website. Your continued use of Halo after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact

Questions or concerns? Reach us at hello@haloadmit.com.