Privacy Policy.

1. Who we are

BoilerNow ("we," "our," or "us") operates BoilerNow for iPhone (iOS), iPad (iPadOS), and Mac (macOS, using Mac Catalyst), together with related services. This Privacy Policy covers each of these platforms. BoilerNow is an independent student-built app. It is not an official Purdue University service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Purdue University.

For questions about this policy or your data, contact boilernow.app@gmail.com.

2. Information we collect

Account and verification

We collect your Purdue email address for sign-in and send a one-time verification code to that address. We use Firebase Authentication to maintain your authenticated account. Verification codes expire after 10 minutes; related verification and request records may be processed to validate requests and prevent abuse.

Profile and academic preferences

We store information you choose to provide, including your preferred name, program or major, academic level, degree information, class year, and selected term.

Schedules and connections

We store the classes and sections you add to your timetable, their meeting details, the term associated with them, and friend codes and friend connections needed for schedule sharing. BoilerNow uses available course and exam information to show schedule and exam details.

Technical and notification information

When applicable, our infrastructure providers may process technical records needed for security and service operation, such as request metadata and error logs. On compatible iPhone and iPad devices, if you enable automatic Live Activities, we process a device installation identifier, Firebase Cloud Messaging token, Apple Live Activity push tokens, and related delivery state so that class updates can reach your device. The Mac Catalyst app does not start its own Live Activities. When iPhone Mirroring is configured, Apple may display Live Activities started on your iPhone in the menu bar of a compatible Mac running macOS Tahoe 26 or later.

On-device information

BoilerNow also stores session, profile, and schedule information locally on your device to keep your timetable available. Local storage may support widgets and, on compatible devices, Live Activities. Feature availability varies by platform.

3. How we use information

• Verify Purdue email addresses and provide account access.
• Build, save, and synchronize your timetable between signed-in devices.
• Show your selected classes, available course details, and exam schedules.
• Allow friend-code discovery and schedule sharing.
• Provide widgets where supported and optional automatic Live Activity updates on compatible devices.
• Maintain service reliability, prevent abuse, answer support requests, and protect accounts.

BoilerNow does not currently include an in-app advertising network or use your schedule for personalized advertising.

4. What other students can see

Sharing is part of BoilerNow. An authenticated Purdue user who enters your friend code may see a preview of your preferred name, program or major, class year, selected term, and saved schedule before confirming a friend connection. After you connect, that friend can view the shared schedule information through the Friends feature.

Your Purdue email address is not included in the friend-profile information returned to other users by BoilerNow's friend preview and friends-list features. Only share your friend code with people you are comfortable sharing your schedule with.

5. Services and information sources

We use Google Firebase services, including Authentication, Cloud Firestore, Cloud Functions, Hosting, and Firebase Cloud Messaging, to provide the app. Sign-in verification emails are delivered through an email provider using Gmail's mail service. Apple may process push notifications and Live Activity delivery through its platform.

When you search for or view course information, BoilerNow may request public academic catalog information from external course-data services, including Purdue-related APIs and boiler.tools. These services may receive ordinary connection information as part of a network request and operate under their own policies.

We do not make your private timetable public through our Hosting website. We may share information with providers only as needed to run the features described above or when required by applicable law.

6. Permissions

When you choose to export a timetable image, BoilerNow may request permission to save it to Photos where the operating system requires this; it does not need to browse your photo library for that action. Widgets, notifications, and Live Activities depend on device and operating-system support. The Mac Catalyst app does not initiate Live Activities directly, but Live Activities started on an iPhone may appear in a compatible Mac's menu bar through Apple's iPhone Mirroring feature. BoilerNow does not require your precise location to provide schedule information.

7. Data retention and deletion

We keep account, profile, timetable, and connection data while your account is active and as needed to provide the service. You may delete your account in BoilerNow under Profile → Account → Delete Account. The app sends an authenticated deletion request to remove your account, saved profile, timetable, and friend connections from BoilerNow's active systems, and to stop related automatic Live Activity registrations.

Some limited operational records or copies managed by service providers may remain for a period required by their retention practices or applicable law. If deletion fails or you need help, contact boilernow.app@gmail.com.

8. Your choices

On iPhone, iPad, and Mac, you can edit your profile and manage classes in the app, choose whether to share your friend code, and delete your account. You can control notification and Live Activity settings on supported devices, including whether Live Activities from your iPhone are shown on a paired Mac. You can also email us to ask about your information or request assistance with correction or deletion.

9. Security

We use authenticated requests and managed cloud services to help protect personal information. No online service is completely secure. Please keep your email account secure and do not share verification codes.

10. Children

BoilerNow is designed for university students and is not intended for children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information, please contact us.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our features or data practices change. We will update the effective date on this page and provide additional notice when required.