Service providers
Last updated: November 14, 2026
Gathered for Schools™ uses a small number of trusted companies to help run our website and service. This page lists who they are and what each one does. We never sell personal information, and we never share it with advertisers or data brokers.
Website (in use now)
These companies support gatheredforschools.com and the founding-school request form. No student information is collected through the website.
| Provider | What it does | Information involved |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub (GitHub Pages) | Hosts the website | Basic technical information, such as IP address, needed to deliver web pages |
| Formspree | Delivers founding-school requests to our inbox | Name, role, school name, email address, and school size entered in the form |
| Google (Google Fonts) | Provides the lettering on the website | Basic technical information, such as IP address |
| Google (Google Workspace) | Business email for gatheredforschools.com | Messages you send to us and our replies |
The Gathered for Schools app
The app is in its pilot stage. The types of providers it will use are listed below. We will name each company here before any school's families are invited to the app.
| Type of provider | What it does | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud hosting and data storage | Runs the app and stores school information in the United States, encrypted in transit and at rest | TO BE NAMED |
| Sign-in | Lets students and staff sign in with their school-issued Google accounts | |
| Push notifications | Delivers app notifications to phones | APPLE AND GOOGLE |
| Email and text message delivery | Sends invitations, sign-in codes, and school alerts | TO BE NAMED |
| Error monitoring | Helps us find and fix problems in the app | TO BE NAMED |
Our commitments
- Each provider that handles school or student information is bound by a written contract to use it only to provide services to us, keep it secure, and not sell it or use it for its own purposes.
- We will update this page and let our schools know before we add a provider that handles student information.
Questions
Email privacy@gatheredforschools.com. You can also read our website privacy policy.