Compliance

Autotend is designed to comply with FERPA requirements. We act as a 'school official' with a legitimate educational interest and maintain appropriate safeguards for student education records.

• ✓Student data used only for educational purposes
• ✓No disclosure without consent or legal requirement
• ✓Parents/eligible students can access their records
• ✓Data security measures protect education records

For K-12 institutions with students under 13, Autotend complies with COPPA by operating under the direction of schools, who can consent on behalf of parents for educational purposes.

• ✓Minimal data collection (only what's necessary)
• ✓Schools provide consent for educational use
• ✓No marketing to children under 13
• ✓Parental rights to review and delete data

For institutions in the EU/EEA, Autotend provides GDPR-compliant data processing with institutions acting as data controllers.

• ✓Data Processing Agreements available
• ✓Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers
• ✓Data subject rights supported
• ✓Privacy by design principles

Autotend complies with state-specific privacy requirements including California's CCPA and SOPIPA, New York's Education Law 2-d, and other state student privacy laws.

• ✓No sale of student personal information
• ✓Transparent data practices
• ✓Data deletion upon request
• ✓Security breach notification