FERPA Policy
We are committed to protecting the security and privacy of our customers’ educational data.
在ALE国际和我们的附属实体(统称), “ALE,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), we are committed to protecting the security and privacy of our customers’ educational data. Central to our efforts is our compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (“FERPA”) relating to our U.S. customers in the K-12 and postsecondary education sectors (“School Subscribers”). 本政策阐述了我们如何遵守FERPA的要求.
ALE如何保护学校用户的资料?
ALE’s commitment to protecting the security and privacy of our School Subscribers’ data includes submitting our privacy practices to assessment by a qualified independent third-party auditor and performing regular vulnerability scans and penetration tests to evaluate our security posture and identify new threats.
What is FERPA?
FERPA is a U.S. 保护学生教育记录隐私的联邦法律. FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children’s education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends school beyond the high school level (an “Eligible Student”).
FERPA适用于哪些机构?
FERPA applies to all academic institutions that receive funds under applicable U.S. 教育部项目.
FERPA授予家长(或合资格学生)哪些权利??
FERPA授予家长(或符合条件的学生)以下权利:
- The right to inspect and review education records within 45 days of the day a school receives a request for access.
- The right to request the amendment of an education record if the parent (or student who is 18 or older) believes the record to be inaccurate.
- The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
- 向美国政府提出申诉的权利.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the school to comply with the requirements of FERPA.
学生隐私政策办公室管理FERPA. Its address is U.S. 教育部,马里兰大道400号,南.W. Washington, D.C. 20202-4605.
什么是“教育记录”?
Education records directly relate to a student and are maintained by an educational institution or by a party on behalf of the agency or institution. 录像/流, chat logs, transcripts, and other information collected or maintained by a School Subscriber while using ALE’s services may be considered education records under certain circumstances.
FERPA下的“个人身份信息”是什么?
The term personally identifiable information can have different meanings under different laws. 就FERPA而言, personally identifiable information (“PII”) means any information that, alone or in combination, is linked or linkable to a specific student that would allow a reasonable person in the school community, 谁对相关情况没有亲身了解, 以合理的把握来识别学生. PII includes, but is not limited to, the student’s name, parents’ name(s) (including mother’s maiden name or the name of other family members of the student), address, personal identifiers (such as Social Security Number or student number), biometric information, date of birth, and place of birth.
ALE如何从教育记录中获取个人资料?
就FERPA而言, ALE is considered a “school official” and may receive PII through its contractual agreements with School Subscribers because ALE is performing a service that furthers a “legitimate educational interest” (i.e.(在偏远地区提供教育服务). 如我们的儿童教育隐私声明所述, ALE代表维护学生的PII, and at the direction of, the School Subscriber and does not use the student PII for other purposes except as permitted by applicable law, 包括FERPA和与学校和地区的适用协议.
How does ALE help schools comply with FERPA’s data-protection requirements?
ALE uses technical and organizational measures designed to help protect PII from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include:
- Providing guidance on how to implement and utilize account settings designed to protect participant privacy. K-12帐户用户默认启用某些功能, 包括使用会议密码, 报告用户功能, 屏幕共享权限限制, 默认设置为“Host Only ?,和虚拟等候室功能.
- Encrypting all customer content in transit between any devices running an ALE client and at rest when in permanent storage in the ALE Cloud.
- Limiting ALE’s collection, use, and disclosure of student PII to limited circumstances. Specifically, ALE only collects and uses student PII that it needs to provide and improve our services or as otherwise directed by the School Subscriber. ALE does not sell student PII or use student PII for interest-based advertising.
- Disclosing student PII to others only to the extent needed for third-party providers to help ALE provide its services, for legal reasons, 或在符合FERPA的其他有限情况下.
- Retaining student PII only for as long as necessary to comply with legal obligations after account termination. Customer content stored on the ALE Cloud is retained for the life of the account; however, 学校订阅者可随时删除此内容. 帐户被终止后, customer content is automatically deleted in accordance with ALE’s policies and agreements with School Subscribers.
家长(或合资格学生)如何行使他们的FERPA权利?
如果家长或符合条件的学生想要访问, review, 拒绝进一步收集, 或要求删除学生的个人资料, 他们必须联系其学校订户提出此类要求. ALE无法直接响应此类请求, and any decisions regarding such requests are in the sole discretion of the School Subscriber. ALE will cooperate with requests by a School Subscriber for assistance in accessing or deleting student PII; however, in most cases, the School Subscriber can honor requests from parents or Eligible Students directly without additional involvement by ALE.
How can we be contacted?
Contact ALE using the below contact information if you have questions regarding this policy, 或ALE对学生信息的使用.
FERPA Officer
ALE USA Inc.
salvatore.zoida@chinaqinyu.com
+1 (747) 388-7468
你亦可写信至以下地址与我们联络:
办事员:法律,FERPA官员
ALE USA Inc.
企业中心道2000号
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Additional Resources
FERPA Privacy Statement
儿童教育隐私声明
Revised: August 24, 2023