This Privacy Policy explains how Pele ("we", "the service") processes personal information in the reading-fluency pilot. It is written in accessible language, complies with Israel's Privacy Protection Law, 1981 (including Amendment 13, in force from August 2025) and applicable security regulations, and should be read together with the Terms & Conditions.
1. Who is responsible for your information
The data controller for the pilot is the Pele project operator. For privacy requests and data-subject rights: use the contact form at pele-reading.com, the in-app feedback button, or the email address published on this website.
We process information under Israel's Privacy Protection Law, 1981, including Amendment 13, and the Privacy Protection (Data Security) Regulations, 2017. Personal data includes identifiers such as IP addresses and device information.
Database registration: under Amendment 13, our pilot database is not required to register with the Privacy Protection Authority because we are not a public body and we do not operate as a data broker (collecting data primarily to disclose it to third parties for value). If this changes, we will update this policy.
2. What information we collect
Parent/guardian account: name, email, role (parent or teacher), and authentication data.
Child profile: display name, reading progress, coins, session activity, and login credentials you set for the child.
Technical data: device and browser information, IP address, and logs needed for security and operation (personal data under Amendment 13).
3. Voice data and reading assessment
When your child uses read-aloud practice, voice-related data and timing information may be processed and stored securely to operate the service.
We use this information only to analyse reading fluency, operate the learning flow, and improve the product. We do not use it for unrelated marketing.
Informed consent for processing a child's data, including voice-related processing, is obtained from the parent or legal guardian at signup. Children do not create parent accounts themselves.
Speech may be processed on the device by browser speech-recognition services (e.g. Apple, Google, Microsoft) under their own privacy terms. We may later add server-side transcription providers; we will update this policy before doing so.
4. Legal basis, retention, and anonymised research
Processing is based on your informed consent, providing the pilot service, and our legitimate interest in securing and improving the system. You may withdraw consent through the contact channels below; withdrawal may limit use of the service. Withdrawal must be as easy as giving consent.
Data is kept only as long as needed for the pilot and legal obligations, then deleted or anonymised. Future research or development use will be on a fully anonymised basis without child or family identifiers.
5. Sharing, processors, and cross-border transfer
We use trusted service providers under contracts that require appropriate security. We do not sell personal information.
Some providers may process data outside Israel (including the United States and the European Union). Where required, we rely on adequacy decisions (including transfers to the EU), contractual safeguards, or your informed consent.
Main processors include Supabase (database, authentication, and storage), Vercel (hosting), and—when you use the contact form—Resend (email delivery). Browser vendors may process speech locally during reading practice under their own terms.
6. Security, your rights, and children
We apply access controls, encryption in transit, and organisational measures appropriate to the sensitivity of children's learning and voice-related data (medium security level under the 2017 regulations, given sensitive data about minors).
Under the Privacy Protection Law you may: request access to your personal data (Section 13), request correction or deletion of inaccurate or outdated data (Section 14), request removal from a direct-mailing database (Section 17F), and withdraw consent (Amendment 13). Submit requests via the contact form or in-app feedback. We will respond within 30 days in Hebrew or English, as you prefer, subject to legal exceptions.
If a data breach poses a risk to your rights, we will notify the Privacy Protection Authority within 72 hours of discovery where required under Amendment 13, and notify affected individuals without undue delay where the breach poses a high risk.
Children and teens: the service is for minors under parental or guardian supervision. We do not use children's data for behavioural advertising or cross-site tracking. Ed-tech processing of minors' data receives heightened scrutiny; we minimise collection and rely on parental consent.
7. Automated analysis and transparency
Pele uses automated technology—not live human review of each session—to analyse reading attempts, award progress, and show guardians summaries.
We do not use children's voice data to train public foundation models. Processing is limited to operating and improving the pilot.
We do not deploy prohibited automated practices such as emotion recognition in educational settings. If the service is offered in the European Union, additional transparency obligations may apply.
8. This website (pele-reading.com)
This marketing website does not require an account. If you submit the contact form, we process the name, email, and message you provide solely to respond to your inquiry.
During the pilot we do not use non-essential cookies or behavioural advertising on this website. If we add analytics or similar tools later, we will request explicit opt-in consent before they run.
This policy is tailored to the Pele pilot. It is not legal advice and does not replace a formal DPIA or review by qualified counsel. We may update this page; material changes will be posted here with an updated date.