School personnel who register or direct students to create Khan Academy accounts represent and warrant that they have obtained express parental consent or have complied with applicable COPPA or FERPA exemptions. Khan Academy reserves the right to request documentation of parental notices and consent at any time.
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This provision contractually assigns COPPA and FERPA parental consent obligations to school personnel and institutions, and includes a representation and warranty that consent has been obtained prior to student account creation. The terms expressly state Khan Academy bears no liability for school personnel's failure to obtain required consent.
Under this clause, school personnel and institutions are contractually responsible for obtaining and documenting parental consent before registering students on Khan Academy, and represent at the point of registration that such consent exists or a valid exemption applies. Khan Academy may request consent records at any time.
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Compare across platforms →"IF YOU ARE SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND YOU REGISTER AN ACCOUNT FOR A CHILD USER OR OTHER STUDENT FOR SCHOOL USE (EACH, A "STUDENT" OR "STUDENT USER") OR DIRECT A STUDENT USER TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT FOR SCHOOL USE, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU HAVE EITHER RECEIVED EXPRESS CONSENT FROM SUCH STUDENT USER'S PARENT FOR REGISTRATION OF THE STUDENT USER AND DISCLOSURE OF RELATED INFORMATION TO KHAN ACADEMY OR THAT YOU (OR YOUR INSTITUTION) HAVE COMPLIED AND WILL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF AN EXEMPTION FROM OR EXCEPTION TO PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIREMENTS (IF ONE IS AVAILABLE), NECESSARY FOR YOU TO REGISTER THE STUDENT USER FOR AN ACCOUNT ON THE WEBSITE AND, TO THE EXTENT NEEDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS, CONSENT TO KHAN ACADEMY'S USE OF INFORMATION YOU OR YOUR USERS DISCLOSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE REGISTRATION OF SUCH STUDENT USER AND USE OF THE SERVICES. Khan Academy reserves the right to request, at any time, that School Personnel (or the Institution) provide records of notice provided to, and consent provided by, Parents.Excerpt from Khan Academy's Terms of Service
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision directly engages COPPA (enforced by the FTC) and FERPA (enforced by the U.S.
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This provision contractually assigns COPPA and FERPA parental consent obligations to school personnel and institutions, and includes a representation and warranty that consent has been obtained prior to student account creation. The terms expressly state Khan Academy bears no liability for school personnel's failure to obtain required consent.
Under this clause, school personnel and institutions are contractually responsible for obtaining and documenting parental consent before registering students on Khan Academy, and represent at the point of registration that such consent exists or a valid exemption applies. Khan Academy may request consent records at any time.
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