Career Finder

Privacy Policy

At Strada Collaborative, LLC doing business as Roadtrip Nation (hereinafter “RTN,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), privacy is important. This describes the types of personal information we receive and collect when you use RTN’s services, including roadtripnation.com, roadtripnation.org, the Virtual Roadtrip (an AI-powered career exploration tool), Community Hubs and Skills Navigator, Share Your Road, Roadtrip Nation Experience (RTNE), the Interview Archive, Roadmap to Careers, Podcasts, and all associated content and functionality, including any applicable mobile applications (collectively, the “Services”). We hope this helps you make an informed decision about sharing information with us.

Your Consent to this Privacy Policy

By using our Services, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy as they may be amended from time to time. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into our Terms of Service which govern your use of the Services in general and of which this Privacy Policy is a part. This Privacy Policy applies to all users of the Services. By providing information to RTN, you understand and consent to the collection, maintenance, processing and transfer of such information in and to the United States of America (“United States”) and other countries and territories, in accordance with United States law.

Age Requirement

RTN’s Services are intended for users who are at least 13 years of age. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 13 years old. RTN does not direct its Services to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. See “Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act” below.


RTN reserves the right to modify or revise its Terms of Service and/or Privacy Policy, in its sole discretion, at any time. Your continued use of the Services indicates your agreement to be bound by any and all subsequent modifications or revisions. RTN will attempt to notify Services users whenever it modifies or revises the Terms of Service and/or Privacy Policy, however, we reserve the right to make such modifications or revisions without prior notice to you. RTN recommends that Services users review the most up-to-date version of the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy periodically.

Collection, Use & Sharing of Information

We collect certain Personal Information about individuals. “Personal Information” is information that can be used to identify you, and we have provided specific examples of the Personal Information we may have collected about you below. Personal Information does not include de-identified or aggregated information, which is information in which identifiable information is removed and that cannot reasonably be used to identify an individual. We may use de-identified or aggregated information for any purpose.

Categories of Personal Information We May Collect:

  • Identifiers, such as name, postal address, unique identifiers (including internally assigned student ID numbers), internet protocol address, email address, login credentials, photographs, and for users accessing Virtual Roadtrip via Single Sign-On (SSO) or other centralized authentication methods, anonymous identifiers provided by the identity access management platform solely for authentication purposes.
  • Audio, textual and video and chat content including content uploaded by users of our Services and chat data generated through RTN’s AI-powered features, including Virtual Roadtrip sessions.
  • Professional or employment information may be gathered from use of our Services when such content is uploaded by users of our Services.
  • Internet or other similar network activity, including browsing history, search history, RTN links, and information regarding your interaction with an internet website, application, or advertisement.
  • Geolocation data is gathered when users interact with our website as IP addresses are obtained when users interact with our Services, and IP addresses provide information about users’ approximate location.
  • Education information, such as personally identifiable information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), 20 U.S.C. §1232g, including student-assigned ID numbers, educator name and email, student responses to surveys or questionnaires, and student-generated content within RTN’s educational tools.
  • Profile information, such as inferences drawn from Personal Information reflecting a user’s preferences, characteristics, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities and aptitudes.
  • AI Interaction and Profile Data, including inferences, interest profiles, and career pathway recommendations generated through RTN’s AI-powered Virtual Roadtrip, derived from a user’s inputs and interactions with the Service. This category may also include demographic information, such as national origin, citizenship, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, or sex (including gender or gender identity), that a user may choose to provide when responding to questions about their life experiences. See “Artificial Intelligence Disclosure” below.

Categories of Sources for Personal Information We have Collected:

  • We have received Personal Information from users of the Services through their direct interactions with our Services, including by signing up for and creating RTN accounts and sharing their content on our Services.
  • We have received Personal Information from our parent company Strada Education Foundation (“Strada”) and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and divisions.
  • We have received Personal Information from mission-aligned partners and licensees, including educational institutions and organizations, in connection with requests to deliver certain Services offered by our partners and as disclosed to you.
  • We have collected Personal Information such as technical data, usage data, and internet and other similar network activity through automated technologies, including Google Analytics (used across RTN’s websites and product pages to collect page visits and event clicks via cookies and IP addresses) and Alchemer (used to collect survey and post-event impact data from users), and from other service providers.
  • We have collected Personal Information from schools or other educational institutions and organizations with which you have agreed to the transfer of Personal Information to our Services.

Our Business or Commercial Purposes for Collecting Personal Information and Categories of Third Parties to Whom the Information was Disclosed:

  • Identifiers are collected to provide users with our Services; to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services; to customize and improve our Services; to administer your account and process your requests related to the Services; to respond to direct inquiries; and, for non-Student Users, to market RTN’s Services. We may share this Personal Information with our parent company, Strada, any of Strada’s subsidiaries and affiliates, our service providers that assist us to provide users with the Services and with parties to which you have authorized us to share your Personal Information. When users submit content for certain Services, such as Share Your Road, to the extent authorized, some identifiers, such as a users’ name and zip code, may be disclosed publicly or to other mission-aligned partners and licensees, including educational institutions and organizations.
  • Demographic information is collected to provide users with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve our Services, to administer your account and process your requests related to the Services, and to respond to direct inquiries. We may share this Personal Information with our parent company, Strada, any of Strada’s subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions, and our service providers that assist us to provide users with the Services and with parties to which you have authorized us to share your Personal Information. When users submit content for certain Services, such as Share Your Road, to the extent authorized, some demographic information may be disclosed publicly or to other mission-aligned partners and licensees, including educational institutions and organizations.
  • Commercial information is collected to provide users with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve our Services, to administer your account and process your requests related to the Services, and to respond to direct inquiries. We may share this Personal Information with our parent company, Strada, any of Strada’s subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions, and our service providers that assist us to provide users with the Services and with parties to which you have authorized us to share your Personal Information.
  • Audio, textual, video, and chat content is collected to provide users with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve our Services, and to detect security incidents and protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity. We may share this Personal Information with our parent company, Strada, any of Strada’s subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions, and our service providers that assist us to provide users with the Services and to provide fraud protection and with parties to which you have authorized us to share your Personal Information. When users submit content for certain Services, such as Share Your Road, to the extent authorized, audio, textual and video content may be disclosed publicly or to other mission-aligned partners and licensees, including educational institutions and organizations.
  • Professional or employment information is collected to provide users with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve our Services, and to detect security incidents and protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity. We may share this Personal Information with our parent company, Strada, any of Strada’s subsidiaries, affiliates, and divisions, and our service providers that assist us to provide users with the Services and to provide fraud protection and with parties to which you have authorized us to share your Personal Information. When users submit content for certain Services, such as Share Your Road, to the extent authorized, professional or employment information may be disclosed publicly or to other mission-aligned partners and licensees, including educational institutions and organizations.
  • Internet or other similar network activity is collected to market to individuals, to provide users with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve our Services, and to detect security incidents and protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity. We may share this Personal Information with our parent company, Strada, any of Strada’s subsidiaries, affiliates, and divisions, and our service providers that assist us to provide users with the Services and to provide fraud protection and with parties to which you have authorized us to share your Personal Information. For non-Student Users, we may share Internet activity with advertising service providers to serve relevant advertisements and obtain analytics information concerning our advertising.
  • Geolocation data is collected to provide users with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve our Services, and to detect security incidents and protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent or illegal activity. We may share this Personal Information with our parent company, Strada, any of Strada’s subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions, and our service providers that assist us to provide users with the Services and to provide fraud protection, and with parties to which you have authorized us to share your Personal Information. For non-Student Users, we may share geolocation data with advertising service providers for relevant advertisements.
  • Education information is collected to provide users with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve our Services, and to administer your account and process your requests related to the Services. We may share this Personal Information with our parent company, Strada, any of Strada’s subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions, and our service providers that assist us to provide users with the Services and to provide fraud protection and with parties to which you have authorized us to share your Personal Information, such as schools or educational institutions. For non-Student Users accessing the Services, education information submitted through certain Services such as Share Your Road, may be disclosed publicly or to mission-aligned partners and licensees to the extent authorized by the user. Education information collected in connection with Student Users is governed exclusively by the Educator and Student Users section of this Policy and the applicable Data Processing Agreement or Partnership Agreement, and is not subject to public disclosure or third-party licensing.
  • Profile information is collected to provide users with our Services, to improve the quality, safety, and security of the Services, to customize and improve our Services, and to administer your account and process your requests related to the Services. We may share this Personal Information with our parent company, Strada, any of Strada’s subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions, and our service providers that assist us to provide users with the Services and to provide fraud protection and with parties to which you have authorized us to share your Personal Information, such as schools or educational institutions. When users submit content for certain Services, such as Share Your Road, to the extent authorized, some profile information may be disclosed publicly or to other mission-aligned partners and licensees, including educational institutions and organizations.
  • AI Interaction and Profile Data is collected and used to generate personalized career interest recommendations, career pathways, and educational content suggestions through the Virtual Roadtrip AI system. This data is stored in RTN’s internal database. RTN will not share AI Interaction and Profile Data with third parties for advertising purposes or use it to train external AI models. See “Artificial Intelligence Disclosure” below.

In addition, where consistent with applicable laws and regulations, we may disclose Personal Information in all categories above:

  • To prepare, negotiate or perform a contract with you;
  • To respond to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process otherwise required by law or the competent government or judicial authorities;
  • To establish or preserve a legal claim or defense;
  • As part of corporate restructuring, sale of assets, merger, or divestiture; or
  • To prevent fraud or other illegal activities, such as willful attacks on our information technology systems.

Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

RTN’s Virtual Roadtrip is an AI-powered career exploration tool. The following disclosures apply to all users of the Virtual Roadtrip. What the AI does: The Virtual Roadtrip uses artificial intelligence algorithms to process your inputs, including career interests, goals, and responses to reflective prompts, and generates personalized career pathway recommendations, suggested interview clips from RTN’s library, and educational content. The Virtual Roadtrip is an exploration and inspiration tool only. It is not a substitute for professional career counseling, academic advising, or mental health services.


Limitations: AI-generated outputs may be inaccurate, incomplete, or reflect biases present in underlying data. AI systems can produce errors including hallucinations (outputs that are plausible-sounding but factually incorrect). RTN does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or fitness for any purpose of AI-generated recommendations.


AI data practices: Your inputs to the Virtual Roadtrip, interest selections, and reflective responses, are processed to generate recommendations and are retained by RTN as part of its product data infrastructure. RTN owns all AI chat logs, logic, prompts, and system architecture used in the Virtual Roadtrip. For users accessing the Virtual Roadtrip through a Student User Account, AI chat data is not automatically shared back to the partner platform unless expressly agreed in the applicable Data Processing Agreement or Partnership Agreement. RTN will not use user inputs to the Virtual Roadtrip to train external large language models (LLMs) without prior opt-in consent or, for Student Users, prior written consent from the school, district, or Educational Partner.

Choices for Personal Information

We provide users with certain rights regarding their Personal Information. This section describes the rights that we provide and explains how to exercise those rights. We give you certain choices regarding our use and disclosure of your Personal Information for promotional purposes. You may opt-out from receiving electronic communications from us by contacting us at support@roadtripnation.org. If you no longer want to receive promotional-related emails from us, you may opt-out according to instructions in such communications. Please note that if you opt-out of receiving marketing-related messages, we may still send you important administrative messages.


Although RTN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is not a covered “business” under the California Consumer Privacy Act/California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA), RTN is committed to transparency and respects the privacy rights of its users. As a matter of best practice and consistent with the expectations of our school, district, and institutional partners, RTN will honor the following requests from users regarding their Personal Information: (a) Right to Know: you may request information about the categories and types of Personal Information RTN has collected about you, the sources, the purposes for which it is used, and the categories of third parties with whom it is shared; (b) Right to Delete: you may request deletion of your Personal Information, subject to legal exceptions including RTN’s obligations to retain certain records; (c) Right to Correct: you may request correction of inaccurate Personal Information RTN holds about you; (d) Opt-Out of Advertising Sharing: RTN does not sell Personal Information. For non-Student Users, RTN may share certain Internet activity with advertising service providers; you may opt out of this sharing by contacting privacy@roadtripnation.org; (e) Non-Discrimination: RTN will not treat you differently for exercising any of these rights. To submit a request, contact privacy@roadtripnation.org. RTN will respond within a reasonable time and consistent with applicable law.

Data Retention

RTN retains Personal Information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, or as allowed or required by applicable law. To determine the appropriate retention period, RTN considers the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which the information is processed and whether those purposes can be achieved through other means, and applicable legal requirements. The following retention principles apply:

  • Account data (identifiers, login credentials, profile information): retained for the duration of the user’s active account, plus a defined period after account deletion or deactivation consistent with RTN’s internal data retention schedule, unless a shorter period is required by law or an applicable Data Processing Agreement or Partnership Agreement.
  • AI chat logs (Virtual Roadtrip): retained by RTN for product operations and improvement purposes for a defined period consistent with RTN’s internal data retention schedule. Chat data is not automatically returned to a partner platform. De-identified analytics derived from AI sessions may be retained indefinitely.
  • Interview Archive content (Share Your Road, leader profiles): content submitted to the Interview Archive is retained indefinitely as part of RTN’s permanent career-story library. Users who submit content to the Interview Archive acknowledge this indefinite retention and RTN’s right to license that content to third-party platforms as described in this Policy.
  • Analytics data (Google Analytics, Alchemer): retained per the applicable third-party platform’s data retention policies, subject to RTN’s configuration and deletion settings.

Third Party Services

When you utilize our Services, you may be able to visit or link to other sites not operated by us. We do not control such sites and we are not responsible for the information practices of these sites. This Privacy Policy does not address the information practices of those other websites, and we encourage you to read the posted privacy policies of such sites.

Data Integrity and Security

We take reasonable steps to ensure that the Personal Information we process is accurate, complete and current, but we depend on our users to update or correct their Personal Information whenever necessary.


We take reasonable security measures to protect against unauthorized access to, or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of, data. RTN’s security program includes encryption of all product and user data at rest and in transit, role-based access controls limiting data access to authorized personnel, and incident response and data breach notification procedures. RTN’s program is designed to be consistent with recognized security standards.


We will only retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. To determine the appropriate retention period for your information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your information, the purposes for which we process your information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

RTN’s Services are a general audience offering and are not directed to children under the age of 13. RTN does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If RTN obtains actual knowledge that it has received personal information from a child under 13, RTN will promptly delete such information from its records. If you, a parent or legal guardian believe RTN has inadvertently collected personal information from a child under 13, please contact RTN to request review and deletion of that information.

Please contact RTN by email at privacy@roadtripnation.org or in writing at:
Security and Privacy Requests
Roadtrip Nation
1626 Placentia Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627

RTN will take reasonable steps to verify the identity of anyone making a request regarding personal information before responding to such requests.

Please understand that, even after removal, your child’s content may remain viewable in cached and archived pages or by others if a user has copied or stored such content.

Changes to this Policy

Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will post any Privacy Policy changes on this page, and RTN recommends that you periodically review this Privacy Policy for any updates and/or changes.

If you have any additional questions or concerns about the Privacy Policy, please contact us at Strada Collaborative, LLC dba Roadtrip Nation, 10 W. Market Street, Suite 1100, Indianapolis, IN 46204, or privacy@roadtripnation.org.

THE FOLLOWING PRIVACY TERMS APPLY TO RTN EDUCATIONAL AND STUDENT USERS ONLY

Educator and Student Users

This Educator and Student Users section supplements RTN’s Privacy Policy in connection with Student Users’ use of RTN’s Services. When RTN’s Services, including the Virtual Roadtrip, Roadtrip Nation Experience (RTNE), Community Hubs, and related tools, are used as part of a school’s, district’s, or Educational Partner’s program, the personal information related to school users (“Student Users”) may include information defined as “education records” by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) or other information protected by applicable state student data privacy laws. We refer to this information as “Student Data.”

Our Commitment

RTN’s Services are designed to comply with applicable U.S. student data privacy laws. Our collection and use of Student Data is governed by our agreements with schools, districts, and Educational Partners, by this Privacy Policy, and by applicable privacy laws. We work with schools and districts to protect Student Data consistent with FERPA (20 U.S.C. §1232g), the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) (15 U.S.C. §6501 et seq.) where applicable, and the state laws described below. If you have questions about reviewing, modifying, or deleting the personal information of an Educator or Student User, please contact your school or district directly.

Student User Accounts and Student Access

RTN typically provides Educator and Student Users with access to its Services pursuant to a formal agreement: a Partnership Agreement with an Educational Partner, or a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) with a school or district. An "Educational Partner" is a third-party educational organization, such as a college and career readiness platform, curriculum provider, professional association or educational nonprofit, that makes the Services available to educator and student users within its own network. Subject to the applicable agreement or integration method, a Student User Account may be established when:

  • An educator or administrator creates a class on the Service and provisions access through RTN's educator link and associated class code; or
  • A Student User accesses the Services through a Single Sign-On (SSO) integration.

If you are a school or district and wish to ensure student accounts are established and managed as Student User Accounts under this supplement, please contact RTN at privacy@roadtripnation.org.

AI-Powered Features

RTN’s Virtual Roadtrip is an AI-powered career exploration tool used within school and district deployments. RTN’s AI-powered features provided to schools are designed to comply with applicable U.S. student data privacy laws. Specifically:

  • RTN advises Educator and Student Users that the Virtual Roadtrip is an AI-powered tool, and that inputs to the tool should not include sensitive personal or student information beyond what is necessary for career exploration.
  • RTN’s agreements with the providers of AI technology used in the Virtual Roadtrip do not permit those providers to use student input data to train their AI models.
  • AI-generated outputs from the Virtual Roadtrip are career exploration recommendations only. They are not a substitute for professional career counseling, academic advising, or other professional services.
  • RTN will not use Student Data generated through AI interactions to build profiles of students for non-educational purposes.

How We Collect and Use Student Data

RTN collects, maintains, uses, and shares Student Data only for authorized educational purposes and as described in this Privacy Policy, including as directed by the school, the Educator or Student User, and/or the student’s parent or legal guardian. Specifically:

  • RTN collects Student Data for the purpose of delivering RTN’s educational Services (including the Virtual Roadtrip, RTNE, and Community Hubs), providing educators and counselors with visibility into student progress and engagement, and improving RTN’s educational products using de-identified and aggregated analytics.
  • RTN will not use Student Data for targeted advertising, to build personal profiles of students for non-educational purposes, or for any commercial purpose unrelated to the delivery of educational services.
  • RTN will not sell Student Data.
  • RTN will not use Student Data to train external large language models (LLMs) or generative AI systems operated by or for the benefit of third parties, without prior written consent from the school, district, or Educational Partner.

No Targeted Advertising

RTN does not use, disclose, or compile Student Data of Student Users for the purpose of marketing or advertising third-party commercial products or services, including targeted advertising. RTN does not display behavioral advertising to Student Users accessing the Services through a Student User Account.

How We Disclose Student Data

RTN discloses Student Data only in the following circumstances:

  • To RTN’s subcontractors and service providers who assist in delivering the Services to schools, under written agreements that restrict their use of Student Data to school purposes and require equivalent data security measures;
  • To the school or district that authorized the student’s access, as permitted by FERPA and the applicable agreement;
  • To other Educator and Student Users on the Service (such as the student’s counselor, teacher or school official) to the extent permitted by the school’s account configuration; and
  • As required by law, court order, or valid legal process

RTN will not disclose Student Data to any third party for commercial purposes, for advertising, or in connection with an RTN product or service not covered by the school’s agreement with RTN.

Data Security

RTN maintains a comprehensive data security program designed to protect Student Data. RTN’s security program includes encryption of all student data at rest and in transit, role-based access controls, and incident response and breach notification procedures. RTN’s program is designed to be consistent with recognized security standards. RTN will notify the school or district of any confirmed breach of Student Data without unreasonable delay and in accordance with applicable law.

How We Retain and Delete Student Data

RTN will not knowingly retain Student Data beyond the period required to support an educational purpose, unless authorized by the school, the student, or the student’s parent or legal guardian. When a school or district’s agreement with RTN expires or terminates, RTN will delete or de-identify Student Data associated with that school’s accounts within the timeframe specified in the applicable agreement.


Student Users who continue to use their accounts for personal, non-school purposes after the conclusion of a school program may associate their accounts with a personal account. In such cases, the user (or the user’s parent or legal guardian) is responsible for account deletion or transfer to a personal account. Users may request account deletion or transfer by contacting privacy@roadtripnation.org.


In some cases, RTN’s school and district partners manage student accounts through a formal district agreement that includes rostering and administrative services. In these cases, deletion requests may need to be referred to the school or district. Schools should contact privacy@roadtripnation.org to request deletion of Student Data associated with Student User Accounts.

State Student Data Privacy Laws

RTN’s school-facing Services are designed to comply with applicable state student data privacy laws. RTN monitors and seeks to comply with applicable student data privacy laws in all states where it provides school-authorized Services. Schools and districts with questions about state-specific requirements should contact privacy@roadtripnation.org.

FERPA

RTN operates as a school official under the direction of schools and districts for purposes of FERPA. In this capacity, RTN: (a) will not use education records or student personally identifiable information received from a school or district for purposes other than those specified in the applicable agreement; (b) will comply with FERPA’s re-disclosure restrictions and will require any subprocessors receiving education records to do the same; and (c) will support the school’s or district’s obligations to provide parents and eligible students with FERPA rights of access, correction, and consent.

Questions About Student Data

If you have questions about specific practices relating to Student Data provided to RTN by a school, please direct your questions first to your school or district. Schools and districts with questions about RTN’s data practices may contact RTN’s privacy team at privacy@roadtripnation.org.

This Educator and Student Users section does not apply to information that a student or other individual may provide to RTN independent of the student’s use of RTN’s Services at the direction of the school. For example, if a user links their existing personal account to their Student User Account, or elects to retain their RTN activity in a personal account after the conclusion of a school program, the information associated with the personal account is governed by RTN’s general Privacy Policy, not this supplement.


Updated August 17, 2026