Privacy Policy

Last updated October 12, 2026. Chief is run by Lucas Barnes, a student at UW-Madison. Questions: barnesincai@gmail.com.

What Chief collects

• Your first name and mobile number.
• Your Canvas calendar feed link, and the assignment names, event names and due dates it shows. The link is stored encrypted.
• The texts you send Chief and the texts Chief sends you.
• Anything you tell Chief to remember, like an exam date.

Chief does not collect your Canvas password, grades, files or school email.

How it is used

Only to send you your daily text, heads-ups when your Canvas calendar changes, and replies when you text Chief. Message text is deleted after 30 days; Chief keeps only a count of messages to know whether it's useful.

Who else handles it

• Twilio delivers the texts.
• Anthropic's Claude writes replies when you text Chief. Your message and your upcoming schedule are sent to it for that reply.
• Railway hosts the server and the database.

Chief does not sell your information or use it for ads. No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging opt-in data and consent will not be shared with any third parties.

Stopping and deleting

Text STOP to stop all texts. Email barnesincai@gmail.com and your account, link and messages are deleted within 7 days.