Privacy Policy

This policy explains what information TestNorth collects, how it's used, and the controls you have over it. TestNorth is an MCAT preparation platform — we collect the minimum data needed to run your account, track your study progress, and personalize your dashboard and study plan.

Account information: your email address and password (handled by our authentication provider — we never see or store your password in plain text).

Profile information: anything you choose to add, such as a display name, your MCAT exam date, and your weekly study availability.

Study activity: the practice sessions and exams you take, which questions you answer and how you answer them, flashcard reviews and ratings, and the resulting accuracy and progress statistics we compute from that activity.

We do not collect payment information, location data, or device identifiers beyond standard web server logs.

We use your information to operate your account, show you accurate progress and accuracy statistics, build your study plan and dashboard recommendations, schedule flashcard reviews, and maintain the security of the platform. We do not sell your information, and we do not use your study activity for advertising.

You can download a copy of everything we hold about your account and activity at any time from Account. You can also permanently delete your account and all associated data from the same page — deletion is immediate and cannot be undone. We don't retain a copy after deletion.

Your data is stored in a managed Postgres database and processed by application servers operated by our infrastructure providers, using encryption in transit. Access to production data is restricted to what's necessary to operate the service.

We use a single essential session cookie to keep you signed in. We don't use third-party advertising or analytics cookies, and we don't track you across other websites.

We rely on third-party infrastructure providers for authentication, database hosting, and application hosting. These providers process data on our behalf under their own security and privacy commitments; they don't use your data for their own purposes.

TestNorth is intended for users preparing to take the MCAT and is not directed at children. We don't knowingly collect information from anyone under 16.

If we make material changes to this policy, we'll update the date at the top of this page. Continued use of TestNorth after a change means you accept the updated policy.

Questions about this policy or your data can be directed to us through your account.