Traffic Lite Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 17, 2026

What Traffic Lite Does

Traffic Lite is a Chrome Extension and web application operated by Leading Edge Learning, LLC (“Traffic Lite,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). Traffic Lite integrates with Google Classroom and allows schools and teachers to display an AI-usage policy indicator (for example, Green / Orange / Yellow / Red) on Google Classroom posts, including Assignments, Quiz Assignments, Questions, and Materials.

Traffic Lite is designed to help schools communicate AI-usage expectations consistently within Google Classroom.

Traffic Lite does not collect student submissions, student communications, or assignment content.

FERPA & COPPA Compliance

Traffic Lite is designed for use by schools and educators and operates as a school-authorized educational tool.

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act):

Where applicable, under FERPA, schools may disclose education records to a provider that performs institutional services or functions on the school’s behalf, subject to FERPA requirements and school authorization.

Traffic Lite acts as a service provider to schools and educators and processes limited classroom metadata only as necessary to provide the service.

Traffic Lite:

  • Uses data only to provide and operate Traffic Lite functionality within Google Classroom

  • Does not sell data or use student information for advertising or marketing

  • Does not access or analyze student submissions or personal communications

  • Supports school and educator requests to delete associated data

Schools and districts remain responsible for determining FERPA applicability and for authorizing use consistent with their policies and agreements.

COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act):

Traffic Lite may be used in classrooms that include students under age 13.

Where COPPA applies, schools may provide consent on behalf of parents for operators to collect students' personal information for school-authorized educational purposes.

Traffic Lite:

  • Collects only the limited information necessary to operate the service

  • Does not collect children’s personal information for commercial purposes

  • Does not display advertising

  • Does not build behavioral profiles of students

Traffic Lite relies on school or educator authorization for classroom use where students may be under age 13.

Data We collect

We collect only the information needed to provide Traffic Lite’s core functionality:

1) Account and Classroom Context (Personal Information)

When a teacher signs in with Google, we may collect limited account and classroom information, including:

  • Google account identifier

  • Basic profile fields (such as name and/or email)

  • Google Classroom course IDs

  • User role (teacher)

2) Classroom Metadata for Policy Display

To support the AI-policy indicator, we may store limited metadata such as:

  • Classroom course ID

  • Google Classroom post ID

  • AI-usage policy color selected by the teacher

  • Timestamp of the selection

We use this metadata only to display the selected policy indicator on the relevant Classroom post.

3) Local Settings

Traffic Lite may store lightweight interface preferences (for example, last class viewed) using Chrome extension storage on the user’s device.

Data We Do NOT Collect

Traffic Lite does not collect:

  • Passwords

  • Payment or financial data

  • Student submissions or assignment content

  • Personal communications

  • Web browsing history

  • Precise location data

  • Health or biometric information

Cookies & Local Storage

Traffic Lite uses Chrome’s extension storage to save basic preferences and session state so the experience persists between sessions.

Traffic Lite does not store Google account passwords in local storage. Traffic Lite also does not store OAuth refresh tokens in local storage.

How We Use Data

We use collected data only to:

  • Authenticate users via Google

  • Identify the user’s Google Classroom courses

  • Display AI-usage policy indicators on Classroom posts

  • Maintain basic user interface preferences

  • Operate, secure, and support the service

Traffic Lite does not analyze student work or monitor student activity.

Data Sharing (all parties)

We do not sell personal data and do not share personal data with advertisers.

We share data only as necessary to operate Traffic Lite, including with:

1) Google (Authentication and Classroom APIs)

To enable sign-in and Classroom functionality with user/school authorization.

2) Service Providers and Infrastructure Providers

For example, hosting providers such as Railway and other vendors required to operate and secure the service.

These providers process data on our behalf and under appropriate contractual or legal protections.

We may also disclose information if required by law, legal process, or to protect rights, safety, and security.

Google API Services & Limited Use

If you connect Google Classroom, Traffic Lite uses Google user data only to provide and improve core application functionality requested by the user or school.

Traffic Lite does not use Google user data for advertising, profiling, or marketing purposes.

Traffic Lite’s use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

More information: https://developers.google.com/terms/api-services-user-data-policy

Children, Students, & School Use

Traffic Lite is intended for use by schools and educators. The service operates under the direction of a teacher, school, or district administrator as part of school-authorized use of Google Classroom.

Traffic Lite does not knowingly collect personal information directly from children outside school-authorized educational use.

Schools and authorized educators may request deletion of associated data at any time.

Data Retention & Deletion

AI-policy selections and associated classroom metadata are retained while the teacher account is active, unless a shorter retention period is required by law or school agreement, or deletion is requested.

Local settings are stored on the user’s device and can be removed by:

  • Uninstalling the extension, or

  • Clearing Chrome extension storage.

Deletion requests can be submitted to: derek@trafficliteedu.com(Please include teacher and school details.)

Security

Traffic Lite uses industry-standard safeguards designed to protect personal information, including encryption in transit (HTTPS) and administrative, technical, and physical controls appropriate for an education technology service.

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Traffic Lite does not use user data to train advertising systems or general-purpose AI models.

Legal basis (for EEA / UK Users)

Where applicable, we process personal data under one or more of the following legal bases:

  • Legitimate interests in providing and securing an educational service

  • Performance of a contract (for example, with schools or educators)

  • Compliance with legal obligations

  • Consent, where required by applicable law

Your Choices & Rights

Subject to applicable law, teachers and schools may request:

  • Access to personal data

  • Correction of personal data

  • Deletion of personal data

  • Export of personal data

Requests may be sent to: derek@trafficliteedu.com.

Please include teacher and school details so we can verify and process your request.

Users may also stop further extension-based collection by removing the extension.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the Effective Date above and provide additional notice where required by law.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact:

Derek Tranchina | derek@trafficliteedu.com

Traffic Lite is operated by Leading Edge Learning, LLC.