Privacy Policy

Effective June 22, 2026

Rubricly is a Chrome extension that helps teachers grade essays in Google Docs. This policy explains what the extension accesses, what we do with it, and what we never do. We wrote it in plain language on purpose.

What the extension accesses

• Your Google sign-in. You sign in with Google to use Rubricly. We receive your basic account info (your email address and a Google account identifier) to confirm who you are and to count your monthly usage against the right account.
• The text of a Google Doc, only when you click grade. When you choose to grade a document, Rubricly reads that document's text so it can generate feedback. It does not read your documents in the background or at any other time.
• Permission to write into your document, only when you click insert. If you choose to add the feedback to your doc, Rubricly writes it into a separate "Rubricly Feedback" tab using your Google authorization. It never edits the student's essay, and it writes only when you ask it to.
• The rubric you select. Either the built-in rubric or one you create.

How we use it

When you click grade, the essay text and the chosen rubric are sent over an encrypted connection to our grading service. The service confirms your Google sign-in, then passes the essay and rubric to our AI provider (OpenAI) to generate the feedback and suggested grade that appear in the side panel. If you click insert, that feedback is written into a "Rubricly Feedback" tab in your document. Your Google sign-in and document permissions are used only to provide these features.

What we store, and what we don't

• We do not store your essays. Essay text is processed to produce feedback and is not saved on our servers afterward.
• We do not use essays to train AI. Our AI provider processes API requests without using them to train its models.
• We keep a monthly grading count tied to your Google account identifier, so we can apply free and paid limits. It is a count, not your content.
• On your device, the extension stores your most recent feedback per document and your usage count, so it persists between sessions. This stays in your browser.
• We do not sell or share this information, and we do not build a profile of you.

Payments

Paid subscriptions are handled by ExtensionPay, which uses Stripe to process payments. Card details are entered with Stripe and are never seen or stored by Rubricly.

Service providers

• OpenAI generates the feedback from the essay text and rubric you submit.
• Cloudflare hosts our grading service.
• ExtensionPay and Stripe handle billing.

Student data and educator responsibility

Rubricly is a tool for educators. Teachers decide which documents to grade. We do not knowingly collect personal information about students beyond the essay text a teacher chooses to submit, and that text is not retained. If your school or district has specific data agreements you need in place before using Rubricly, contact us and we will work with you.

Google user data and Limited Use

Rubricly's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements. We use Google user data only to provide the features described above. We do not sell or transfer it, we do not use it for advertising, and we do not allow humans to read it except as needed for security or to comply with the law.

What we never do

• We do not sell your data or your students' data.
• We do not show ads.
• We do not track your browsing.

Your choices

You can revoke Rubricly's access to your Google account at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions. Removing the extension clears the data it stored in your browser. You can cancel a paid subscription in one step from the billing page. To request deletion of the usage count associated with your account, email us.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will update the date above and post the new version here.

Contact

Questions about privacy: hello@rubricly.app.