StudySim
AI tool summary for DPOs and governors. XYZ AI LLC (Delaware, USA; the home page names XYZAI, Inc.) · Facts last checked 2026-11-04 · Printed 8 November 2026
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For teachers. Illustration, not a measured result. Not part of the rating. StudySim turns material you already have into a set of flashcards. You still decide what is worth revising, and you still correct mistakes. Pupils still have to do the remembering. The draft only organises the material.
- Doesn’t say whether it trains on what you type
- Doesn’t say if it is a processor or controller
- Data may be stored outside the UK/EU; safeguards not stated
- Supplier says it is not for pupils
- Minimum age 18+ - terms say under-18s may not use or register (the privacy policy separately allows a parent or guardian to consent for a minor): not suitable for under-18s
| Supplier | XYZ AI LLC (Delaware, USA; the home page names XYZAI, Inc.) |
|---|---|
| Category | study tools / AI flashcards, quizzes, study guides and writing tools |
| Pupil-facing | no - terms say people under 18 may not use or register; aimed at individual students, with no school or classroom accounts mentioned |
| Processor or controller | not stated - consumer terms only; no school or organisation data-processing terms |
| Where data is stored | US - terms say the site is hosted in the United States and using it means agreeing to transfer data there; PostHog analytics hosted in the US; the AI providers that receive submitted text are not named; no protections for transfers from Britain stated |
| Trains AI models on inputs | not stated - submitted text goes to unnamed generation, writing, detection and web-similarity providers; privacy policy says personal information may be used for internal research and technological development |
| How long inputs are kept | signed-out tool inputs and results removed after 24 hours; saved work kept with the study space until it is deleted; personal information kept no longer than 3 months after the account ends (backups isolated until deletion) |
| Data processing agreement (DPA) | not stated |
| Signs individual DPAs with schools | not stated |
| UK GDPR representative / DPO | not stated (DPO contact by post only: XYZ AI LLC, 251 Little Falls Drive, Wilmington, Delaware, USA) |
| Minimum age | 18+ - terms say under-18s may not use or register (the privacy policy separately allows a parent or guardian to consent for a minor) |
| Key safety note | consumer study app for individual students, not built for schools; turns uploaded notes, PDFs, slides, recordings and YouTube links into flashcards, quizzes, study guides, podcasts and visual lessons; also offers a 'natural writing editor' that rewrites drafts to sound natural (no detector score guaranteed), a paraphraser, an AI writing detector and a plagiarism checker - the supplier says detector scores are signals, not proof; session replay (PostHog) after sign-in with typed values masked; Wyoming law and binding US arbitration; Pro is $1 for 3 days then $20 a month or $120 a year, all purchases non-refundable; output must be reviewed |
| Main use | Study tools and flashcards |
Better-rated alternatives for the same use: DebateOwl (Amber), Kortext study+ (AI study tools) (Amber), Pearson AI Study Tool (Pearson+ / Mastering) (Amber)
Sources: https://www.studysim.ai/privacy · https://www.studysim.ai/terms · https://www.studysim.ai/ · https://www.studysim.ai/tools
Full entry: aiprefect.co.uk/tools/studysim. Rating is a rules-based summary of the supplier’s published terms. “Not stated” means we could not find it in their documents. This is not legal advice and does not replace your DPIA.