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Ed Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 1/16/2026
This Privacy Policy describes how AI Education Systems, LLC, doing business as Ed ("Ed," "we," "us," or "our"), collects, uses, protects, and discloses information when schools, districts, educators, parents, and students use the Ed platform, applications, APIs, and related services (the "Services").
Ed is designed using privacy-by-design, data minimization, and security-first principles and complies with applicable federal and state student data privacy laws.
1. Legal Framework and Compliance
This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with all applicable privacy and data protection laws, including but not limited to:
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
- Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)
- Federal Trade Commission Act (Section 5)
- State Student Data Privacy Laws (including Pennsylvania and multi-state equivalents)
- State data breach notification laws
Where state or local law provides greater protection than federal law, the more protective standard shall apply.
2. Data We Collect (Strict Data Minimization)
Ed collects only the data necessary to provide educational services authorized by schools.
2.1 Student Data
- Name, school-issued email, student ID (where required)
- Course enrollment, assignments, grades, schedules
- Attendance and academic progress indicators
- LMS-related metadata
2.2 Educator and Administrator Data
- Name, school email, role and permissions
- Class and course configuration data
2.3 Technical and Security Data
- IP address, device type, operating system
- Authentication logs and audit records
- Error logs and performance metrics
Ed does not collect biometric data, precise geolocation data, or data for behavioral advertising.
3. Purpose Limitation and Use of Data
Ed processes data solely for legitimate educational purposes, including:
- Delivering instructional and academic support
- Generating school-authorized insights and reports
- Maintaining platform security and integrity
- Complying with legal and regulatory obligations
Ed does not sell Student Data, does not use Student Data for targeted advertising, and does not build advertising profiles.
4. Data Ownership and FERPA Status
- Student Data remains the property of the contracting school or district.
- Ed acts as a School Official under FERPA with a legitimate educational interest.
- Parents and eligible students retain all rights granted under applicable law.
5. Data Sharing and Subprocessors
Ed discloses data only:
- To the contracting school or district
- To vetted subprocessors performing services on Ed's behalf
- When required by law or valid legal process
All subprocessors are bound by written agreements requiring confidentiality, security safeguards, and use restrictions.
6. Security Safeguards
Ed implements commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, including:
- Encryption of data in transit and at rest
- Role-based access controls and least-privilege access
- Multi-factor authentication for privileged accounts
- Continuous monitoring and logging
- Secure cloud infrastructure hosted in U.S.-based data centers
Security controls are reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis.
7. Data Retention and Deletion
Data is retained only as long as necessary to provide the Services or comply with legal obligations.
Upon termination of a school agreement, data will be returned or securely deleted within a commercially reasonable timeframe, unless retention is required by law.
8. Incident Response and Breach Notification
In the event of a confirmed data security incident:
- Ed will promptly investigate and contain the incident
- Notify affected schools without unreasonable delay
- Cooperate with legally required notifications
Limitation of Responsibility: Ed shall not be responsible for security incidents resulting from factors outside its reasonable control, including third-party systems, school-managed credentials, force majeure events, or unauthorized actions by users, provided Ed maintained commercially reasonable security practices.
9. Children's Privacy (COPPA)
For users under the age of 13, Ed relies on school-provided consent as permitted under COPPA and limits data use strictly to educational purposes.
10. Updates to This Policy
Ed may update this Privacy Policy to reflect legal, regulatory, or operational changes. Material changes will be communicated to contracting schools.
11. Contact Information
Privacy Officer
AI Education Systems, LLC
[Address]
[Email]
This Privacy Policy is intended for institutional review and may be supplemented by a Data Protection Addendum (DPA) or FERPA Rider.