Kairos Terms of Service

Kairos is a college admissions organization and planning platform designed to help students and families navigate the college search process.

Kairos helps users organize and manage information related to:

• college communications
• schools of interest
• admissions opportunities
• deadlines
• campus visits
• application-related tasks
• college planning activities

Kairos may also provide services, tools, and insights designed to support educational institutions, including colleges and universities, in improving the admissions and enrollment experience.

You must be legally capable of entering into these Terms to use Kairos.

If you are a student under the age of 18, you should use Kairos with the involvement and permission of a parent or legal guardian.

Certain features of Kairos require you to create an account.

You agree to:

• provide accurate and complete information
• maintain the security of your account
• keep your account information current
• notify Kairos if you believe your account has been compromised

You are responsible for activity that occurs through your account.

Kairos may allow users to connect third-party services, including email providers such as Google Gmail.

When you connect a third-party service:

• you authorize Kairos to access information necessary to provide requested features
• you remain responsible for your third-party accounts
• your use of third-party services may also be governed by their own terms and policies

You may disconnect third-party integrations at any time.

You retain ownership of information and content that you provide to Kairos.

This may include:

• profile information
• school preferences
• admissions interests
• planning information
• connected email information
• notes and reflections
• opportunity tracking information

By using Kairos, you grant Kairos permission to process this information to:

• provide the Service
• maintain and improve platform functionality
• personalize your experience
• develop new features and services
• improve the college admissions planning experience

Kairos may develop products, services, and insights designed to support educational institutions, including colleges and universities.

These services may include:

• admissions communication insights
• enrollment trend analysis
• student engagement insights
• institutional planning tools
• educational technology solutions

Kairos may use aggregated, anonymized, or de-identified information to develop and improve these services.

Kairos does not sell:

• individual student personal information
• private email communications
• personally identifiable admissions information

Any institutional services involving individual user information will require appropriate consent or disclosures where applicable.

If you choose to connect an email account, Kairos may process email information necessary to provide email organization features.

These features may include:

• identifying admissions-related communications
• organizing important information
• highlighting deadlines and opportunities
• generating summaries and recommendations

Kairos only accesses email information necessary to provide requested functionality.

Kairos does not:

• sell Gmail data
• use Gmail data for advertising purposes
• use Gmail data to create advertising profiles
• provide private email content to educational institutions

Your email provider permissions may be revoked at any time through your provider settings.

Kairos may use automated systems and artificial intelligence technologies to help organize information, generate summaries, identify opportunities, and improve user experiences.

AI-generated content may contain errors.

Users should verify important admissions information, deadlines, requirements, and decisions with official sources.

You agree not to:

• misuse the Service
• attempt unauthorized access
• interfere with platform functionality
• upload malicious content
• use Kairos for unlawful purposes
• attempt to access another user's information

Kairos reserves the right to restrict or terminate access for violations of these Terms.

Kairos works to provide useful and accurate admissions organization tools.

However:

• colleges and universities may change deadlines and requirements
• admissions information may become outdated
• automated summaries may contain inaccuracies

Kairos does not guarantee admission outcomes, scholarship outcomes, financial aid outcomes, or enrollment decisions.

Users are responsible for confirming information with official institution sources.

Your privacy is important to us.

Our collection, use, and protection of information is described in our Privacy Policy.

The Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

Kairos may modify, update, suspend, or discontinue portions of the Service at any time.

We do not guarantee that the Service will always be available, uninterrupted, or error-free.

Kairos may integrate with third-party services, including:

• Google
• Gmail
• cloud infrastructure providers
• other technology partners

Kairos is not responsible for the practices, policies, or availability of third-party services.

You may stop using Kairos at any time.

Kairos may suspend or terminate accounts if:

• these Terms are violated
• misuse of the Service occurs
• required by law

Kairos is an organizational and planning platform designed to assist students and families during the college admissions process.

Kairos does not:

• guarantee admission decisions
• guarantee scholarships or financial aid awards
• replace official communication from colleges or universities
• provide legal, financial, or academic counseling

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Kairos is not responsible for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages resulting from your use of the Service.

Kairos may update these Terms periodically.

When changes are made, the updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

Your continued use of Kairos after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

Questions about these Terms may be sent to:

jacob@startwithkairos.com