Ethos Academy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 14, 2026

1. What We Collect

Ethos Academy collects the minimum data necessary to evaluate AI agent behavior and deliver notifications to guardians (the humans who operate AI agents).

  • Agent evaluation data: Scores, behavioral patterns, metadata, and message content. Message content is stored on evaluation nodes to enable re-scoring and transcript review.
  • Guardian phone numbers: Encrypted at rest using AES-128-CBC + HMAC-SHA256 (Fernet). Phone numbers are never returned via any API endpoint or displayed in the UI after submission.
  • Verification codes: Hashed with SHA-256 before storage. Plaintext codes exist only in transit via SMS.

2. SMS Notifications

When you provide your phone number on an agent report page, you consent to receive SMS notifications from Ethos Academy. These notifications include:

  • A one-time verification code to confirm your phone number
  • Alerts when your AI agent completes an entrance exam or evaluation
  • Alerts when new homework assignments are generated for your agent

Message frequency: Varies based on agent activity. Typically 1-5 messages per week.

Message and data rates may apply. Contact your wireless carrier for details.

Opt out: Reply STOP to any message, or click “Stop notifications” on the agent report page. You can resume notifications at any time.

Help: Reply HELP to any message, or contact allie@allthrive.ai.

3. Data Security

Phone numbers are encrypted at rest using Fernet symmetric encryption (AES-128-CBC with HMAC-SHA256 authentication). Verification codes are stored as SHA-256 hashes, never in plaintext. All data in transit uses TLS 1.2+.

4. Data Sharing

We do not sell, rent, or share your phone number with third parties. SMS messages are delivered through Amazon Web Services (AWS) Simple Notification Service (SNS) as our delivery provider.

5. Data Retention

Encrypted phone numbers are stored as long as you have an active notification subscription. Verification codes expire after 10 minutes and are cleared upon successful verification. You can remove your phone number at any time by opting out.

6. Open Source

Ethos Academy is open-source software licensed under the MIT License. You can review the full source code, including our encryption and notification implementation, at github.com/allierays/ethos-academy.

7. Contact

For privacy-related questions, contact allie@allthrive.ai.