The policy states that personal information from students using the service in a U.S. school context may constitute education records under FERPA or equivalent state laws, and that collection and use of such Student Personal Data is governed by contracts with schools and applicable privacy law.
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This provision establishes that school-context student data may be subject to FERPA's protections and that Khan Academy's contractual commitments to schools govern the permissible scope of Student Personal Data use. Compliance teams at schools and districts should confirm that executed contracts with Khan Academy reflect the required FERPA protections and data use limitations.
Under this provision, personal information collected from students using Khan Academy in a school setting may qualify as FERPA-protected education records. The agreement states that use and disclosure of Student Personal Data is governed by contracts between Khan Academy and the school, and by applicable privacy law.
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Compare across platforms →"When the Service is used as part of a US School's educational program, the personal information related to the School's student users ("School Users") may include information defined as "education records" by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ("FERPA") or other information protected by similar state student data privacy laws. We refer to this information as "Student Personal Data". Our commitment: Our Website and services are designed to comply with applicable U.S. student data privacy laws. Our collection and use of Student Personal Data is governed by our contracts with Schools, by our Privacy Policy, and by applicable privacy laws. For example, we work with Schools to protect Student Personal Data consistent with FERPA.Excerpt from Khan Academy's Privacy Policy
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This provision establishes that school-context student data may be subject to FERPA's protections and that Khan Academy's contractual commitments to schools govern the permissible scope of Student Personal Data use. Compliance teams at schools and districts should confirm that executed contracts with Khan Academy reflect the required FERPA protections and data use limitations.
Under this provision, personal information collected from students using Khan Academy in a school setting may qualify as FERPA-protected education records. The agreement states that use and disclosure of Student Personal Data is governed by contracts between Khan Academy and the school, and by applicable privacy law.
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