An education tool built for supervised school robotics teams.
MatchMind is used by school and club VEX robotics teams as part of a supervised STEM activity. This page is written for teachers, administrators, and IT staff who need to evaluate the site before allowing it on managed student devices, and for web-filtering vendors categorizing matchmindapp.org. MatchMind is an educational technology resource — it is not social networking, not a game, and it contains no advertising targeted at students.
MatchMind is used by school and club VEX robotics teams as part of a supervised STEM activity. This page is written for teachers, administrators, and IT staff who need to evaluate the site before allowing it on managed student devices, and for web-filtering vendors categorizing matchmindapp.org. MatchMind is an educational technology resource — it is not social networking, not a game, and it contains no advertising targeted at students.
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Educational purpose
MatchMind supports competitive robotics coursework and clubs: official event data, engineering notebooks and notes, scheduling, and team coordination for VEX IQ, V5RC, VEX U, VEX AI, VEX AIR, and VEX CTE.
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Supervised communication only
There is no public feed, no discovery of strangers, and no open chat. Conversations are invite-only and require the recipient to accept before any name is shared. Every message passes an automated safety filter before it can send.
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Data minimization for children
Accounts identified as under 13 without verified parental consent keep their data on the device: no cloud sync, no listing in any user directory, and analytics permanently disabled.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Clear tools. Grounded expectations.
What category should matchmindapp.org be filtered as?
Education / Educational Technology (STEM robotics). MatchMind is a supervised, school-appropriate classroom and club tool. It is not social media, not gaming, and not entertainment. Filter vendors are welcome to categorize it as Education and to contact help@matchmindapp.org for a review.
Is MatchMind COPPA compliant?
MatchMind is built around COPPA (16 C.F.R. Part 312). Age is collected in a neutral way at signup. For a user under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we collect the minimum needed to operate, keep their data on their own device rather than in our cloud, exclude them from any directory other users can search, disable analytics, and gate person-to-person sharing. Parents may review, refuse further collection of, or delete their child's information by emailing help@matchmindapp.org.
Is there advertising or tracking?
No third-party advertising SDKs and no targeted advertising. Analytics are off by default for everyone and permanently off for under-13 accounts. We do not sell personal information.
How is student communication kept safe?
Messages are checked by an automated filter before sending, so content that violates our rules is blocked and never delivered. Group chats are invite-only, new conversations require explicit acceptance, message bodies are encrypted at rest, and every flagged message creates a moderation record for review. Enforcement restricts communication features only and is never permanent.
Can a school block or review the data we store?
Yes. Any user can clear their notes, teams, to-do lists, and calendar from Settings, and account deletion removes personal data. Schools with questions about a district-wide agreement, a data-processing addendum, or a student-privacy review can contact help@matchmindapp.org.
Does MatchMind cost anything?
No. MatchMind is free to use on the web and on iOS, with no credit card required and no purchase necessary for classroom use.
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