1. Who we are
Pathway is an app that helps families plan a child's path to university and gives the child short practice for IGCSE subjects. It is run by DotMinds LLC, 16 AlSadat Axis, First Settlement, New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt ("we", "us"). We are responsible for the personal data described here.
Data protection contact: privacy@thepathwayapp.co.
2. Children come first
- A parent or legal guardian creates the family account and gives consent before any information about a child is stored.
- We collect only what Pathway needs to work. We never show advertising, never sell data, and never use a child's data to build profiles for anyone outside the family.
- A child's results are seen only by that child and the parents in the same family.
3. What we collect
| Who | What | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Parent | Mobile number (to sign in by SMS code), language, consent records, which family you belong to | To create and secure your account and record your consent |
| Child (entered by the parent) | First name, school year, school (optional), where they hope to study, field of interest, subjects | To make the plan and the to-do list |
| Child (if invited) | Mobile number used to sign in | So the child can use their own login |
| Practice and school | Quiz answers and scores, lessons read, school timetable, school tests and marks you or your child enter | To mark practice, show progress and suggest what to revise |
| Devices | Push-notification token, app version, error reports (without names or answers) | To send reminders and keep the app working |
| Payments | Your plan, its status and renewal date. Card details are handled only by Apple or Google; we never see them. | To give your family access to what you paid for |
We do not collect location, contacts, photos or a child's full name, and we do not use tracking for advertising.
4. Our legal basis
Children's data is sensitive data under Egyptian law. We process it only with the explicit consent of a parent or legal guardian, given in the app before the child's profile is created. You can withdraw consent at any time by deleting the child or the account (see section 8). Other data is processed to provide the service you asked for and to keep it secure.
5. Who we share it with
We use a small number of service providers who process data only on our instructions:
- Hosting and database: DigitalOcean, data centre in Frankfurt, Germany
- Sign-in codes and phone notifications: SMSMisr and Google Firebase
- Subscriptions: Apple App Store, Google Play and RevenueCat (plan status only, linked to an anonymous family number)
- Error reporting: Sentry (no names, answers or messages)
Lesson videos are YouTube videos chosen by our reviewers; when your child opens one, YouTube's own privacy policy applies. Our practice questions and lessons are prepared in advance and checked by teachers; your family's data is never sent to an AI service.
We share data with authorities only when Egyptian law requires it. Our servers are in Germany, so your data is stored outside Egypt; we transfer it only under the conditions and safeguards Egyptian law sets for cross-border transfers.
6. How long we keep it
- While your account is active.
- When you delete your account, you have 14 days to change your mind by signing in again; after that the family's data is permanently erased.
- Removing a single child erases that child's data straight away.
- We keep a record that a deletion happened, with no personal details, and anonymous statistics that cannot identify anyone.
7. Security
Data is encrypted in transit, each family's data is separated at database level so one family can never see another's, sign-in uses one-time codes, and access by our staff is limited and logged. If a breach affects your data we will notify the Personal Data Protection Center within 72 hours and tell you as required by law.
8. Your rights
You can ask to see, correct, export or delete your family's data, and withdraw consent. Most of this you can do in the app (Account → Delete account, or remove a child). You can also delete your account on the web at thepathwayapp.co/delete-account, or email privacy@thepathwayapp.co. We reply within 30 days. You may also complain to Egypt's Personal Data Protection Center.
9. Changes
If we change this policy in a way that affects how we use your child's data, we will tell you in the app and ask for consent again where the law requires it.