Checkmark Plagiarism for Google Classroom™ - Privacy Policy for Teachers

Last updated: April 14, 2025

We are committed to protecting the privacy and ensuring the security of both your data and your students' data. This policy explains how our Checkmark Plagiarism add-on for Google Classroom™ handles information.

1. Google API Services and Data Access

Our add-on uses the following Google API scopes:

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/classroom.courses.readonly

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/classroom.rosters.readonly

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/classroom.profile.emails

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/classroom.coursework.students

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/classroom.student-submissions.students.readonly

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/classroom.addons.teacher

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/classroom.push-notifications

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.readonly

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email

• https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.profile

Through these scopes, we access:

• Course information and rosters

• Student submission data

• Student document revision history

• Student document content (for analysis purposes only)

• Teacher email addresses and names (for authentication only)

2. Data Collection and Use

Our add-on collects:

• Teacher account information (email address and name)

• Course and assignment information

• Student submission metadata and content

• Document revision history of student submissions

• Typing patterns and revision data from student documents

Checkmark Plagiarism uses this data solely for:

• Analyzing writing authenticity in student submissions

• Providing teachers with detailed reports on student writing processes

• Enabling teachers to manage assignments and review results

3. Student Data Protection

We take the protection of student data extremely seriously:

• We never use student submissions to train our AI models

• Unlike other services, we have no incentive to grow our database with student submissions

• Student submission data is only accessible to authorized teachers

4. User Consent and Data Access

By installing and using our add-on, you consent to the data practices described in this policy. You grant permission for data access when you accept the Google OAuth screen during the add-on installation process.

5. Data Retention

• Teacher account data is retained until you request its deletion

• Student submission data is retained until:

  • You or the student request deletion of specific data

6. Data Access and Control

• Teachers: Have access to review work submitted by students enrolled in your classes through the Checkmark Plagiarism dashboard

• Students: Cannot access other students' work; can only view their own submissions

• Researchers: Do not view any student-submitted text content

• Automated Processing: Document content is processed automatically by our AI detection algorithms without human viewing

7. Data Storage and Security

• All data is stored securely on Google Cloud Storage™ and managed through Firestore™

• Data is encrypted in transit and at rest

• We implement industry-standard security measures and undergo regular security assessments as required by Google for applications accessing Sensitive and Restricted Scopes

8. Prohibited Uses

We strictly prohibit the use of Google user data for:

• Targeted advertising

• Selling to data brokers

• Providing to information resellers

• Determining credit-worthiness

• Lending purposes

• User advertisements

• Personalized advertisements

• Retargeted advertisements

• Interest-based advertisements

• Creating databases for purposes other than improving our service

• Training AI models for purposes unrelated to improving our service

Student data collected through Checkmark Plagiarism is never used to train AI models, and never shared or read by anyone except their authorized instructor.

9. Teacher Files and Content

We do not access, read, or analyze any of your personal Google Drive™ files or documents. Our access is strictly limited to student submissions for assignments where Checkmark Plagiarism has been enabled.

10. Compliance

We ensure that our employees, agents, contractors, and successors comply with this privacy policy and Google's API Services User Data Policy.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. Significant changes will be notified through our website and require renewed consent from users.

12. Contact Us

For questions about this policy, to request data deletion, or for any concerns about our data practices, please contact us at support@checkmarkplagiarism.com.