Policy Debate 101
Privacy
Last updated July 8, 2026
Policy Debate 101 is built for middle and high school students learning policy debate. That means some of our users are minors, and some are using this site inside a classroom. We take that seriously. This page explains what data we collect, what we don’t, and why.
What we collect
We use Vercel Analytics and Vercel Speed Insights to understand how the site is used. This gives us:
- Which pages get visited and in what order
- Where visitors came from (search engine, direct link, referring site)
- General device type (phone / tablet / desktop) and browser
- Approximate country/region derived at request time (not stored per user)
- A small set of custom events we defined ourselves — things like “a lesson deck was opened” or “a drill was completed.” This helps us see which parts of the site are actually useful.
- Page performance metrics (how fast the site loads for real users on real devices) so we can keep it working well on school Chromebooks and phones.
What we don’t collect
- No names, no emails, no identifiers tied to analytics events. Analytics data is aggregated and anonymous.
- No cookies for advertising or cross-site tracking. Vercel Analytics is cookie-less by design.
- No IP addresses stored. IPs are used briefly at request time to derive country, then discarded.
- No session recording or heatmaps. We do not watch individual users click through the site.
- No selling of data.We don’t sell or share analytics data with third parties for marketing.
Accounts and student data
If a coach creates an account, we store their email and role (teacher/admin) through our authentication provider (Supabase) so they can manage a roster. Student accounts, when created via a coach invite, are minimal by design: a display name and a link to the coach who invited them. Coursework, drill answers, and any in-app activity tied to a signed-in user are kept private to that user and their coach.
Analytics events described above are never tied to a specific student account. When a signed-in student uses the site, analytics still only sees anonymous page views and event names.
Why we track anything at all
This site is built and maintained by one coach. Analytics tell us which lessons help, which tools get used, and where students get stuck — so we can build more of what works and fix what doesn’t. If we couldn’t see any of that, we’d be building in the dark.
Contact
Questions, concerns, or a request to remove data associated with an account? amcnair6@cps.edu