Data Privacy Agreements
How we protect student data, and the agreements we sign with districts.
We'll provide whatever privacy documentation and agreements your district needs before you start.
Start here
Two resources cover most of what a privacy or IT team will want to see:
- Our privacy policy
- Our independent, third-party evaluation from Common Sense Privacy
How we protect student data
Polaris is built to align with FERPA, COPPA, and CIPA. In practice that means:
- We do not sell student data or use it for advertising.
- Access is limited and role-based.
- Data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
- Student data is stored on servers located in the United States.
Signing a DPA with your district
We're part of the Access 4 Learning (A4L) Community and a member of its Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC), and will execute a Data Privacy Agreement with each participating district. Signed student data privacy agreements (SDPAs) are available on request.
If your district prefers to move ahead independently, we're happy to complete a template DPA, including the SDPC's National Data Privacy Agreement. And because these agreements live in the SDPC registry, a district can often adopt (or "piggyback" on) an agreement another district has already executed, rather than starting from scratch.
The simplest next step
Usually it's a short call with our team to walk through the product, answer any privacy questions directly, and map out the paperwork. Reach out through the contact form and we'll set it up.