Hosting & Data Residency
Tutor Chat AI is hosted on Google Cloud. Our primary application services and managed database infrastructure are deployed in the United States. This page is intended to support vendor, procurement, security, and residency questionnaires.
Tutor Chat AI is built for higher-education institutions. Platform status: LTI 1.3 is live for D2L/Brightspace; Canvas is in the pipeline; co-branding is available now; and Tutor Chat AI uses a secure proprietary AI model based on the Llama 3 open-source platform.
Cloud Provider
- Google Cloud
- Cloud Run for application and model-serving workloads
- Cloud SQL for managed relational data storage
- Google Secret Manager for runtime secret storage
Primary Region
- United States
- Primary deployment region: us-central1
- Customer-facing web application traffic is internet-accessible globally
- Application processing and primary storage are configured in the U.S. region
Regional Processing and Storage
Tutor Chat AI is designed to process application requests and store primary operational data in its configured United States region. Customers evaluating regional data handling should confirm any institution-specific residency, backup, or integration requirements with us directly.
Operational Security Notes
- Production secrets are stored in Google Secret Manager and injected into runtime services as needed.
- Managed cloud services are used for application hosting, database connectivity, and background integrations.
- Environment-specific deployments are maintained for development, staging, and production.
Supporting References
- AI Tutor for Colleges
- AI Tutor for Universities
- Texas Higher-Ed AI Tutor Guide
- Google Cloud Run locations
- Google Cloud SQL region availability
- HECVAT Summary
- Accessibility Statement
- VPAT / Accessibility Conformance Summary
For security reviews, residency questions, or institution-specific documentation requests, contact jeremy@tutorchatai.com.