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grovio Homeschool App Privacy Policy

Grow Simply. Homeschool Confidently.

Last updated: October 13, 2026

Introduction

grovio is a homeschool companion app designed to help families track attendance, plan their daily rhythm, build a learning portfolio, and connect in optional private Community spaces. The grovio Guide is a free educational library on this website. grovio is operated as a United States-based application.

This privacy policy explains what information grovio collects, how that information is used, and what choices you have. It is written in plain English on purpose — you should not need a law degree to understand how your data is handled. If anything in this policy is unclear, please reach out at hello@grovioapp.com.

This policy applies to the grovio website (hosted at grovioapp.com), the grovio iOS application, and the grovio Android application. By creating an account or using the app, you agree to the practices described below.

Information We Collect

grovio collects only the information needed to provide you with a useful homeschool companion. The information we collect depends on whether you use local-only features, choose Premium cloud sync, or join a private Community.

Setup email: During setup, grovio asks for your email so we can send trial updates and occasional notes. We share that email with Kit (formerly ConvertKit), our email service provider, to send those messages. Providing your email does not create a grovio account or send the homeschool data you enter in the app to our servers. You can unsubscribe from these emails at any time using the link in any grovio email.

Without an account: You can use grovio without creating an account. In this case, all homeschool data you enter — including any learner information, planner entries, or attendance records — stays on your device only. grovio does not transmit or store this homeschool data on any server.

With a Premium cloud-sync account: When you sign in for Premium cloud sync, grovio receives the basic account information needed to authenticate you, such as your email address or Apple's private relay address if you choose to hide your email. Once signed in, you may also enter the following information, all of which is stored on our servers: learner names and basic details (such as age or grade level) as entered by you; attendance records including dates marked as school days, sick days, and field trips; portfolio entries including photos, notes, and descriptions of your learner's work; planner and rhythm data including subjects, schedules, and daily routines; and any preferences or settings you configure within the app.

Website measurement: Our public website uses Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, and Pinterest Tag. Selected campaign pages also use OpenAI's conversion measurement SDK. These services may receive browser and device information, IP-derived information, pages visited, referring URLs, and campaign parameters so we can understand website performance and measure advertising. We do not send your in-app learner records, portfolio photos, or account content to these website measurement services.

App analytics and attribution: grovio uses limited product analytics and advertising attribution to understand whether important app features work and which campaigns lead to installs or subscriptions. PostHog is configured for manual, non-PII event tracking only: autocapture, session recording, heatmaps, and performance capture are disabled. AppsFlyer may process device or advertising identifiers and a short list of app events for attribution after any required device permission. grovio does not send learner names, homeschool records, portfolio photos, Community messages, or text typed into forms to either service.

Subscriptions and notifications: RevenueCat processes account identifiers and purchase history to validate subscriptions and unlock Premium access. If you enable Community notifications, grovio stores a device notification token and your notification preferences so Apple or Google can deliver the alerts you choose.

Community: Community requires an account, but it does not require a paid Premium subscription. If you create or join a private Community, grovio stores your Community profile, group memberships, announcements, events, selected event addresses and registration links, RSVPs, chat messages, reactions, reports, blocked-member choices, notification preferences, and any photos you choose to upload. Your display name, profile photo, posts, messages, reactions, RSVPs, and event contributions may be visible to other members of that private Community as the feature indicates. Email addresses remain private and are not displayed to other members.

Place search: When you type a location while creating or editing a Community event, the search text is sent to Geoapify so the app can suggest matching places. grovio does not request your device's GPS location. The place you select may be saved with the event and shown to members of that Community.

Usage and device information: grovio and its service providers process standard logs such as IP address, device type, operating system, app version, request timestamps, app interactions, and device identifiers. We use this information to operate and secure the Service, diagnose problems, understand feature use, deliver notifications, and measure which marketing campaigns lead to installs or subscriptions. grovio does not use homeschool or Community content to build advertising profiles.

Website Privacy Choices

Essential browser storage remembers your privacy choice and keeps the website working. It does not turn on advertising or website analytics.

Optional analytics help us understand which pages and resources are useful. Optional marketing measurement helps us evaluate advertising and campaign performance. We do not load these tools unless you choose to allow them.

You can select “Use essential only,” choose individual categories, or allow optional cookies when the privacy notice appears. Use the “Privacy choices” button in the footer at any time to change your decision. Changing your decision stops optional tools on future page loads; it does not erase information they received before you changed the setting.

How We Use Your Information

grovio uses the information you provide for a short list of straightforward purposes: to send trial updates and occasional notes to the email address you provide; to authenticate your account and keep it secure via Sign in with Apple (on iOS) or Sign in with Google (on Android); to store and display your attendance records, planner data, portfolio entries, and learner information so you can access them across sessions and devices; to generate and display portfolio sharing links when you choose to create them; to generate optional AI-powered weekly summaries of your learning activity when you request them; and to maintain, troubleshoot, and improve the grovio app.

grovio does not sell your personal data. We do not use learner records, portfolio photos, planner content, or account content for advertising. Website measurement described above helps us understand website visits and advertising performance; it does not give advertising partners access to your private app records.

AI-Powered Features

grovio offers an optional feature that generates a brief summary of your week's learning activity using artificial intelligence (Anthropic's Claude model). The first time you invoke this feature, an in-app consent notice asks you to confirm before any data is sent. You can decline and continue using the rest of the app normally.

What is sent. When you generate (or auto-generate, in the Friday Wrap-Up flow) a weekly summary, the titles, descriptions, and subject tags of your portfolio moments from that week are sent to Anthropic, PBC for processing. What is not sent: photos, dates, learner profiles, account email, authentication tokens, and any other account data are never included in the request.

About the text content. The titles and descriptions you write are user-authored free text and may contain your child's first name if you chose to write it there. The AI is instructed to refer to the child as "my child" or "they" in the generated summary rather than echoing the name back, but the inputs themselves may contain it. If you prefer to keep names entirely out of AI processing, you can either omit names from your moment text, or decline the AI feature when prompted.

Anthropic's handling. Anthropic processes inputs in accordance with their API Commercial Terms and Privacy Policy. grovio operates under Anthropic's commercial API, which by default does not retain inputs for model training. Inputs are not sold or used for advertising.

This feature is opt-in via the in-app consent disclosure. If you decline, no portfolio data is sent to Anthropic.

Children's Privacy

grovio is designed for use by parents and guardians — not by children. The app is directed at adults who are managing their family's homeschool experience. While the app stores information about learners (such as names and portfolio entries), all of this information is entered and managed by a parent or guardian. grovio does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under the age of 13.

Parents and guardians control what learner information they add and can request deletion of that information at any time. If you believe a child has provided personal information directly to grovio, please contact hello@grovioapp.com.

Data Storage and Security

When you sign in for Premium cloud sync, your data is stored in Supabase, a cloud database and storage platform with servers located in the United States. Portfolio photos are stored in secure cloud storage associated with your account. The grovio website is hosted on Vercel, also based in the United States.

All data transmitted between your device and grovio's servers is encrypted in transit using HTTPS/TLS. Data stored in Supabase is encrypted at rest. grovio uses Sign in with Apple (on iOS) or Sign in with Google (on Android) for authentication — a fast, secure one-tap experience. No password is ever created or stored.

While grovio takes reasonable measures to protect your information, no system connected to the internet can guarantee absolute security. If you ever believe your account has been compromised, please contact hello@grovioapp.com immediately.

If you downgrade from a paid plan to the free tier, locally stored data on your device remains under your control. If you delete your account, grovio's deletion process removes the associated active cloud account data, including portfolio photo files and active sharing links.

Community

Community is an optional place for private homeschool co-ops, groups, and local communities. Community use requires sign-in so grovio can verify membership and keep each private group separate. We process the information you choose to provide there, including your name, email address, optional avatar, group membership, announcements, event details and locations, RSVPs, chat messages and reactions, optional event photos, reports, blocks, and notification preferences. Content you share in a Community is visible to members and organizers of that specific group as described in the app.

When you type an event location, the search text is sent through grovio's server to Geoapify to return matching places. Selecting a result saves the displayed location with the event. The app does not request your device's precise location for this feature.

Community organizers and admins can review reported content and take moderation action. Members can report content and block another member. Your personal attendance, planner, learner, and private portfolio records stay separate from Community unless you deliberately use an action such as adding an event to your own planner or portfolio.

Data Sharing

grovio does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. There are no ads in the app. We use the website measurement services described above to understand visits and advertising performance, but they do not receive private app records.

grovio relies on a small number of third-party service providers to operate the app. These providers have access to your data only to the extent necessary to provide their services:

grovio may also disclose your information if required to do so by law, such as in response to a valid subpoena, court order, or government request.

Portfolio Sharing Links

grovio allows you to create shareable links to portfolio entries so you can show your learner's work to family members, evaluators, or others you choose. This feature is entirely opt-in — no portfolio content is publicly accessible unless you specifically generate a sharing link.

When you create a sharing link, anyone who has that link can view the shared portfolio content. You are responsible for deciding who you share these links with. You can deactivate any sharing link at any time directly within the app — once deactivated, the link will no longer display portfolio content to anyone who opens it.

Your Rights and Data Deletion

You have the right to access, correct, or delete the personal information grovio holds about you. Within the app, you can view and edit your learner information, attendance records, planner data, and portfolio entries at any time.

If you provided your email during setup but did not sign in for Premium cloud sync, you do not have a grovio account to delete. Your homeschool data stays on your device, and deleting the app removes grovio data stored there. To stop receiving trial updates and occasional notes, use the unsubscribe link in any grovio email.

If you are signed in for Premium cloud sync or Community, you can delete your account and associated grovio data directly from within the app: open Settings → Delete Account and confirm. The deletion runs server-side and removes your account and associated personal app data, including learner profiles, attendance records, planner data, weekly reflections, portfolio entries and photo files, active sharing links, Community profile, and Community memberships. Content that must be retained briefly for security, abuse prevention, legal compliance, or the integrity of other members' records may be retained only as permitted by law. If you'd prefer to delete by email, you can also write to hello@grovioapp.com and grovio will process the request within 30 days.

If you are located in a jurisdiction that grants additional privacy rights — such as rights under the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) — please contact hello@grovioapp.com and grovio will make a good-faith effort to honor your request.

Changes to This Policy

grovio may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in the app, legal requirements, or business practices. When changes are made, the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy will be revised. If a change is material, grovio will make reasonable efforts to notify you through an in-app notice or email.

Your continued use of grovio after any changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

For questions about this privacy policy, data deletion requests, or any privacy concerns:

Email: hello@grovioapp.com