Khan Academy promises not to use student data for advertising targeting, non-educational profiling, or to sell student information — it can only be used for education-related purposes.
Students and parents can rely on Khan Academy's commitment not to sell student data or use it for non-educational advertising profiling, which is a meaningful protection, though parents should verify that third-party vendors are contractually bound by the same restriction.
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Compare across platforms →This is a strong protective commitment for student users that goes beyond what many ed-tech platforms offer, though its enforcement depends on how 'educational purposes' is defined and whether third-party vendors are bound by the same restriction.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages FERPA (20 U.S.C. §1232g), COPPA (16 C.F.R. Part 312), California's Student Online Personal Information Protection Act (SOPIPA, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §22584), and similar state student privacy statutes. The FTC Act Section 5 applies if the commitment is not honored in practice. (2)
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