AI Policy
Aplyxa uses AI to help students plan and improve their college applications. This page explains what the AI coach does, what it will never do, and how it keeps students safe. It sits next to our Privacy Policy, which covers what we collect.
What the coach does
- Asks questions that help you find a story to write about.
- Points out what's working in your draft and what to cut or explain.
- Explains essay prompts, deadlines, and forms in plain words.
- Suggests a smaller next step when you fall behind.
What the coach will never do
- Write your essay, or paragraphs for you to paste in. Example openings are short, marked, and built to learn from, not to copy.
- Rewrite your draft in its own words.
- Pretend to be a person, a counselor, or someone from a college.
- Promise that you'll get in anywhere.
Why this matters
When you submit through the Common App, you confirm that your application is your own work. Colleges take that seriously. Aplyxa is built so that everything you submit stays yours: the coach can help you think, and you do the writing.
Always labeled as an AI
Anything the coach writes is marked as coming from an AI. Aplyxa doesn't have human counselors, and it won't suggest that it does.
Students under 18
- A parent or guardian sets up the account and invites the student.
- If something a student writes suggests they may not be safe, Aplyxa shows them how to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, by call or text at 988.
- Parents and guardians see their student's deadlines and progress, not their essays.
What happens to what you write
- Essay quiz: your answers are sent to the AI to write your reading, then they're gone. We don't save them.
- Which AI: the coach uses Claude, made by Anthropic, through Vercel's AI service. We send only what's needed for that answer.
- Never sold: we don't sell what you write or share it with advertisers.
Your chats with the coach are saved so you can come back to them, until you delete them. If a chat suggests someone may be in danger right now, a person at Aplyxa reviews it and decides whether to reach a parent, guardian or emergency services. Nothing is sent automatically. Parents and guardians can't see them, and Aplyxa's team doesn't read them. Your voice is turned into text on your own device and never leaves it. The Privacy Policy explains exactly what's saved and how to delete it.
Mistakes
AI can be wrong. Always check deadlines and requirements on each college's own website before you submit. If the coach tells you something that looks wrong, tell us through the contact page.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top of this page.