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When you bring curriculum materials, lesson plans, and educational content into Playlab, you keep your rights and we take on clear responsibilities. This page covers what you own, what you should and shouldn’t upload, how we use your content, and what changes when students are in the picture.

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What you own

Your content stays yours. When you upload curriculum materials, lesson plans, or other educational content that you created, you keep full ownership. We’re not trying to take your hard work away from you. What Playlab creates with you belongs to you, too. When Playlab helps you generate new content from your input — adapting a lesson plan, drafting discussion questions, building an activity — that output is yours. You can use it however you’d like in your teaching, share it with colleagues, or publish it.

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What you can upload

Before uploading any content, make sure you have the right to share it.
You’re good to upload if any of these are true:
  • You created it yourself
  • You have permission from whoever created it
  • It’s openly licensed for educational use
If you’re uploading on behalf of your school or district, make sure you have their authorization to do so.
This protects both you and other educators from copyright issues.

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Copyrighted materials and fair use

Don’t upload full textbooks, entire published curricula, or complete copyrighted works unless you have explicit permission from the copyright holder. Even for educational use, uploading entire books or comprehensive curriculum packages may violate copyright law.
If you have access to a paid curriculum through your school or district, you can use it under fair use as long as you’re sharing it only with other people who already have access to that curriculum — not publicly. When in doubt, upload smaller, safer pieces instead.
Pulling a chapter, a worksheet, or a section you’re licensed to share is safer than uploading a full work.
Materials you wrote, even if they cite or quote copyrighted sources, belong to you.
Creative Commons, public-domain materials, and OER are designed to be shared.
Short quotes and references woven into your own work generally fall under fair use; full reproductions usually don’t.
Sharing curriculum responsibly. When you upload curriculum materials, you’re agreeing to share them only with other authorized users who have legitimate access to that content. Don’t make proprietary curriculum materials publicly available or distribute them beyond people who already have permission to use them.

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How we use your content

We only use your uploaded content for three specific purposes:
  1. To provide the service you’re using — for example, helping you adapt curriculum or generate educational materials.
  2. To comply with the law — if required by legal authorities.
  3. To keep our platform safe — to prevent misuse of the service.
Your uploaded content stays private. Your curriculum materials, lesson plans, and educational references are protected from extraction and used to provide the service you’re requesting. Any data Playlab uses to improve our internal models is de-identified — see Privacy and Security for details, including how to opt out.
For the full picture on data handling, retention, and compliance frameworks, see Privacy and Security.

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Protection for your uploaded references

Anything you upload as a reference is protected from extraction. This protection exists to respect the intellectual property of whoever created or licensed the underlying work, whether that’s you, your school, a publisher, a colleague, or another contributor.
  • Other users cannot download your files. Once a reference is uploaded, the original file cannot be downloaded from your app.
  • Editors see the files listed, not what’s inside. Editors who have access to your app can see the files you have uploaded, but they cannot download the files or view what is inside of them.
  • App users access references only through prompting. People using your app will see parts of your references based on how they prompt it. They never receive the underlying files.
You can also shape who sees your references at all through your app’s sharing and permission settings. References are only visible to the editors and users you’ve granted access to in the first place, so deciding how broadly to share your app is itself a layer of file-visibility control. You can build and share apps backed by sensitive or proprietary content with confidence that the source materials, and the rights of the people who created them, stay protected. For more on how references work in practice, see Leveraging References.

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Educational use and safety

Playlab is built for education. This platform is specifically designed to support teaching and learning. All content and activities should align with educational goals and appropriate classroom use. Age and permission requirements. Users must be at least 13 years old. If you’re under 18, you’ll need parent or guardian permission. This isn’t just legal compliance — it’s about making sure young people are using AI tools appropriately and with proper support. For details on younger learners, see Under 13 Use. If you’re using Playlab in an official capacity at your school, there are a few responsibilities that come with that role.
Your institution has obligations under federal student-privacy law. Playlab’s compliance posture is documented in Privacy and Security, but the responsibility for how your school deploys the tool sits with the institution.
Transparency with families is part of using AI responsibly in a classroom.
This is especially important for students 13 and under.
District and school policies vary; check yours before rolling out a Playlab app to a class.
Student information protection. If any of your uploaded content contains student information — names, grades, personal details — please make sure you have proper authorization and are following your institution’s privacy policies. When in doubt, leave it out.

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Why these guidelines exist

For educators

These terms protect your intellectual property while giving you confidence that Playlab will amplify your teaching effectiveness — not absorb your work.

For students

Clear guidelines mean AI tools are used appropriately in educational settings, with proper oversight and age-appropriate safeguards.

For institutions

Compliance with education-specific regulations helps schools integrate AI tools responsibly and meet their obligations to families.

For the community

Shared standards build a platform where educators can collaborate and share resources safely.

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The bottom line

We want Playlab to be a powerful tool that enhances your teaching while respecting your rights and protecting your students. These terms are designed to make that possible. Using AI in education is still evolving, and we’re committed to learning alongside the educator community and adapting our platform to serve your needs while maintaining the highest standards for safety and educational value. Questions about how any of this applies to your situation? Reach out to [email protected] or [email protected].
Last updated: 06-22-2026