Your privacy
Privacy at Orient, in plain words.
Last updated 14 November 2026. This covers this website and the early access list. The Orient app will have its own, fuller notice before it opens.
- We collect only what you type into our forms. No cookies, no analytics, no ads, no trackers.
- It’s stored in Canada and seen only by Orient’s two founders.
- We never sell or share it. Email us any time to have it deleted.
Who we are
Orient is built by Humberto Garcia Henriquez and Zak Foura in Ottawa, Canada. For anything about your information, write to admin@orientapp.ca.
What we collect
Early access list: your email. If you choose to answer the optional questions, also your school, when you start, and which kind of student you are (international, moved to a new city, or living at home).
University form: your name, work email, university and role, and your message if you write one.
Nothing else. This site sets no cookies and uses no analytics, ad or tracking tools. Its fonts and files all come from this site. Like every website, the company that hosts it keeps short-lived server logs (such as IP address and browser type) to keep the site running and secure.
Why we collect it
To write to you about early access to Orient and when it opens at your school, to shape Orient around the students who sign up, and to answer universities that contact us. We don’t use it for anything else without asking you first.
Where it’s kept, and who sees it
Your answers are saved in a database run by Supabase in its Canada (Central) region, in Montréal. Only Orient’s two founders can see them. We never sell, rent or share them, and our university partners don’t receive the list.
How long we keep it
Until you ask us to delete it, or two years after we last wrote to you, whichever comes first.
Emails we send
Only about Orient: early access news and its launch at your school. Every email comes from Orient and has a way to unsubscribe. You can also reply “unsubscribe” or write to admin@orientapp.ca.
Your choices
You can ask to see what we have about you, correct it, or delete it. Write to admin@orientapp.ca from the email you signed up with, and we’ll answer within 30 days, usually much sooner.
If you’re not happy with how we handled your information, you can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
The Orient app
The app keeps the same promises: your university never sees your documents, messages, budget, health, or what you choose to skip. Universities see totals, not names, unless you ask them to contact you. You’ll be able to delete your account and everything about you at any time.
Changes
If this notice changes, we’ll update the date at the top. If a change affects how we use what you already gave us, we’ll email you first.