Public profiles and private contact information stay separate.

Information shown on this website

Public tutor profiles are limited to tutor ID, education, subjects, available areas, public exam results, tutoring experience, expected rate and approved poster media.

Information not published

The website does not publish names, phone numbers, email addresses, Instagram handles, identity or education documents, file links, raw submissions or private contact history.

Google Forms

Student and tutor registration uses Google Forms. Submitted information is transmitted under Google's service and privacy arrangements and used by Tutor Break for matching, contact and necessary information checks.

Google tutor sign-in

Tutors whose identity has been checked and linked by Tutor Break may sign in to the private tutor area with Google. The website verifies a short-lived Google identity credential and matches linked records using an irreversible keyed identity code. Tutor Break never receives or stores the Google password. An older manually entered email does not automatically gain access.

Private tutor-account data and immediate updates

The account shows an organised subset: tutor ID, website review state, education, university and major, tutor introduction, subjects, areas, public-exam information, experience, rate and screened qualifications. A linked tutor whose public profile is approved can edit selected public fields; after ownership, format and privacy checks, the website updates immediately and retains version and audit records. Public introductions are removed or rejected when they contain phone numbers, email, social handles or links. Account and amendment records exclude names, contact details, documents, Drive links, spreadsheet row numbers and internal review data. A secure cookie maintains the session until sign-out or expiry.

Tutor article contributions

Only a signed-in account linked to a tutor record can contribute. The site stores the tutor ID, category, Traditional Chinese and/or English title, summary and body, submission time and editorial status; the login email is not added to the article record. Contributions remain private drafts for editorial review and are never published automatically. Tutors can view only their own submissions, and access ends if the account link is revoked.

Website analytics

The website uses privacy-friendly first-party analytics to count page views, daily unique visitors and activity reported within the last five minutes. Your browser stores only a random identifier; the server keeps only an irreversible daily hash and aggregate counts by Hong Kong date. It does not store IP addresses, names, phone numbers, email addresses, account identifiers, user agents or referrers. You can opt out by enabling your browser's Do Not Track setting.

Device storage

Language preference and up to three saved tutors stay in your browser. Clearing browser data removes those settings; tutor sign-in sessions are managed separately by the website server.

Public Threads posts

Tutor Break may search public Threads posts about tutoring in Hong Kong and reply as @tutor_break. The bot processes a public post's text, username, post ID, link and timestamp to identify tutor requests and avoid duplicate replies. Only public post text is sent to OpenAI for classification and a reply draft; the bot does not request storage of the API response. It does not read Threads direct messages. A local journal initially stores public post details, classification, reply draft, publication status and reply ID. On a bot run, processed or skipped records older than seven days lose source text, link and model evidence; unpublished records also lose the username. Sent records retain the reply ID, send-attempt time and Tutor Break reply text, with the username removed after the 30-day duplicate-reply window. Post IDs and statuses remain to prevent reprocessing; uncertain deliveries remain for manual investigation. Older backups may still contain earlier data.

Threads data and reply deletion requests

To request deletion of a Threads post record from our local journal, or removal of a Tutor Break reply under your post, contact @tutor_break on Threads or WhatsApp +852 5697 5280. Include the post link and your Threads username so we can verify and find the record. We will handle local records and replies within Tutor Break's control and confirm the outcome through the same channel; if law or safety requires us to retain part of a record, we will explain. Removing our copy or reply does not delete your original post or data held by Meta or OpenAI under their policies.

Accuracy and updates

Public profiles are organised from submitted and approved information. Availability, schedule, format, rate and any updates are confirmed during matching.

Access, correction and account removal

Tutors with an approved public profile can edit selected public fields and sync them immediately. Changes to identity links, tutor IDs or private data, and account revocation, still require contacting @tutor_break. After revocation, the record is removed at the next private-data sync; an existing session may take a short time to become invalid everywhere.

Last updated: 29 September 2026