Privacy at Road to 9

In plain English. Last updated 13 November 2026.

The short version: we keep only what the planner needs to work, nobody else sees it, and you can delete everything yourself at any time.

Who runs Road to 9

Road to 9 is provided by Schmittat Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 09452378), registered office Aspen House, 107 Poyle Road, Farnham GU10 1DY. VAT number GB 976 4772 61. Schmittat Ltd is the data controller for your information. It is invite only and for students aged 13 and over. There are no adverts, no tracking, no analytics, and your data is never sold or shared for marketing.

Why we can use your data

We use your data only to provide the planner you signed up for (in data protection law, this is "performance of a contract"). We don't use it for marketing, and we don't need your consent for each thing the planner does. You can still delete everything at any time.

What we store

Your email address, so you can sign in. We only use it to send your sign-in links and the invite email you asked for.
The first name or nickname you type, if you type one.
Your planner: your subjects, your ratings for each topic, the sessions you've done, your journal notes and to-dos, your study times and exam dates.
Your invite links: your 3 links and whether each has been used. If you joined through a friend's link, we record whose link it was. We never ask for or store your friends' details: a friend types their own email when they open your link.
When you agreed to the Terms of use (date and version) and confirmed you're 13 or over, as part of that.
Messages you send us (for example a missing subject), with your email address so we can reply. Kept until they're dealt with, or until you delete your account.

Nothing else. We don't store your age, school, location or anything about your device.

Who can see it

Only you, when you're signed in. The database rules make sure each account can only read and change its own planner.
Not your parents, not other students and not your school. There is no parent view.
If you join a study group, the other members see only what's listed under "Study groups" below.
If a friend opens one of your invite links, they see your first name or nickname (if you typed one) on the invite page and in their invite email. Nothing else about you.
Schmittat Ltd, which runs the site, manages invitations on an admin page that shows account details only: your email address, first name or nickname, when you were invited and by whom, when you last signed in and last used the planner, and whether you finished setup. It doesn't show your ratings, sessions, journal or to-dos.
Schmittat Ltd can technically access the stored data, as with any website. It does that for maintenance only and doesn't look at individual planners.

Where it's kept

Your data is stored with Supabase, in a data centre in London. An encrypted backup copy is made each night and kept for 30 days in Schmittat Ltd's Google Drive; it can't be read without a key that only Schmittat Ltd holds. The website itself is served by GitHub Pages. A copy of your planner is also kept in your browser so it works offline; signing out removes that copy.

Study groups

You can make a group, which gets a code, or join one with a code someone gives you. You can leave at any time with one click; when the last member leaves, the group is deleted. Inside a group, the other members see:

your first name or nickname (if you typed one) and that you're in the group;
only if you switch on "Show when I'm studying": the subject and topic you're studying, from when you press Start until you press Finish and rate;
only for the subjects where you tick "Offer help": the topics you rated very strong, so that a member studying one of them is told you're good at it.

Both are off until you switch them on, and switching them off removes what was shared. Your other ratings, weak topics, percentages, study time, journal, to-dos, email address and any contact details are never shared. Road to 9 has no way to message other people: if you want help, you ask your friend however you normally talk to them.

Deleting your data

Settings → Account → Delete my account. To make sure it's really you, we email you a confirmation link first. Once you confirm, your account and everything you've saved are deleted straight away and for good (the nightly encrypted backups roll off within 30 days). You can download a copy first with Download my data.

Totals we may share

We count the study time of all students added together (for example "Road to 9 students have studied 1,200 hours"). We may share those totals. They never show or identify anyone.

Your rights and questions

You can ask to see, correct or delete your data at any time (you can also delete it yourself in Settings). Email hello@roadto9.com. If you're unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).

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