Sconce · Privacy & AI disclosure
Last updated: May 14, 2026
What Sconce is
Sconce is an AI-powered executive-function coaching service for students. Every student interaction labeled "Coach" is an AI system (Anthropic's Claude), not a human. Sconce is operated by Sconce LLC, a Washington, DC limited liability company.
Who uses Sconce
Sconce is designed for students — middle and high school, and sometimes earlier. Students under 18 use Sconce only with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, captured at intake.
For students under 13, Sconce is subject to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). We collect only the information needed to coach the student, we do not share it with third parties beyond the service providers listed below, and parents can review or delete their child's data at any time by emailing [email protected].
What we collect
- Information the parent provides at intake: names, grade, school, calendar habits, goals, any context you share, and (if the parent opts in to SMS coaching) the student's mobile phone number.
- Information the student provides: chat messages, voice notes, photos of assignments, documents they share.
- Information from connected services (only if you connect them): Canvas assignment data, Google Calendar events.
Who sees it
- Karl Kahn (operator).
- Anthropic, the provider of the Claude AI models Sconce uses. Anthropic's processing of Sconce data is governed by its Commercial Terms of Service and Usage Policy.
- Twilio, our SMS delivery provider. Twilio receives only the student's mobile phone number and the text of each coaching message, for the purpose of delivering it. Twilio's handling is governed by its Privacy Notice.
- Google, if you connect Google Calendar.
- Canvas / your school's LMS, if you connect it.
We do not sell personal information. We do not share it with advertisers. We do not use it to train AI models. Phone numbers collected for SMS coaching are never used for marketing, never shared with third parties for marketing, and never sold.
SMS coaching messages
If a parent opts in at intake by providing the student's mobile number and checking the SMS-authorization box, Sconce sends SMS coaching messages from Sconce LLC to that number. These messages include reminders about schoolwork, conversational coaching, and follow-ups on tasks the student has discussed with the coach. They are generated by an AI system, not a human.
Message frequency varies based on the student's schedule and coaching activity — typically 1–10 messages per day during the school year, with lower or zero volume on weekends, holidays, and breaks. Message and data rates may apply from your wireless carrier.
You can stop SMS coaching messages at any time by replying STOP (or STOPALL, UNSUBSCRIBE, CANCEL, END, QUIT) to any message. After you send STOP, you will receive a confirmation SMS that no further messages will be sent. Reply HELP (or INFO) for help. Full SMS terms are at https://sconce.dev/terms.
Wireless carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
How to reach us
For privacy questions, data access, data deletion, or to pause or close an account: email [email protected]. We will respond within a week.
Changes
We will update this page when the lawyer-reviewed version is ready. If material terms change, we will ask for fresh consent at next login.