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Student Privacy Pledge 2023, FERPA & CTOPPA

Decker & Associates, Inc. pledges to support school districts and educational agencies in compliance with the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). D&A also complies with the Children & Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (CTOPPA) and adheres to the Student Privacy Pledge to provide responsible stewardship and appropriate use of Student Personally Identifiable Information (Data) according to the commitments below and in adherence to all laws applicable to us as School Service Providers.

We will not collect, maintain, use, or share Student Data beyond that needed for authorized educational/school purposes or as authorized by the parent/student.

We will not sell Student Data.

We will not use or disclose student information collected through an educational/school service (whether personal information or otherwise) for behavioral targeting of advertisements to students.

We will not build a personal profile of a student other than for supporting authorized educational/school purposes or as authorized by the parent/student.

We will not make material changes to School Service Provider education privacy policies without first providing prominent notice to the users and/or account holder(s) (i.e., the institution/agency or the parent/student when the information is collected directly from the student with student/parent consent) and allowing them choices before data is used in any manner inconsistent with terms they were initially provided; and not make material changes to other policies or practices governing the use of Student Data that are inconsistent with contractual requirements.

We will not knowingly retain Student Data beyond the time period required to support the authorized educational/school purposes or as authorized by the parent/student.

We will collect, use, share, and retain Student PII only for purposes for which we were authorized by the educational institution/agency, teacher, or the parent/student.

We will disclose clearly in contracts or privacy policies, including in a manner easy for institutions and parents to find and understand if we will collect Student Data and the purposes for which the information we maintain is used or shared with third parties.

We will support access to and correction of Student Data by the student or their authorized parent, either by assisting the educational institution in meeting its requirements or directly when the information is collected directly from the student with student/parent consent.

We will maintain a comprehensive security program that is reasonably designed to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of Student Data against risks – such as unauthorized access or use or unintended or inappropriate disclosure – through the use of administrative, technological, and physical safeguards appropriate to the sensitivity of the information.

We will provide resources to support educational institutions/agencies, teachers, or parents/students to protect the security and privacy of Student Data while using the educational service.

We will require that our vendors with whom Student Data is shared in order to deliver the educational service, if any, are obligated to follow these same commitments for the given Student Data.

We will allow a successor entity to maintain the Student Data in the case of our merger or acquisition by another entity, provided the successor entity is subject to these same commitments for the previously collected Student Data.

We will incorporate privacy and security when developing or improving our educational products, tools, and services and comply with applicable laws.