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Education & EdTech App Security — Compliant Enough for Kids and Schools

Tutors, course creators, and schools build LMS, quiz, and tutoring apps with AI. Education is uniquely regulated because of children's data: if under-13s use your app, COPPA applies; if you work with schools, FERPA governs student records. Most AI-built edtech apps meet neither. We make AI-built education apps compliant and secure.

Education & EdTech

The Education-Specific Risks

Any app that touches children's data or school records carries obligations most AI builders never wire in. Here's where AI-built education apps typically fall short.

Collecting Kids' Data Without COPPA-Compliant Consent

If children under 13 can use your app, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act requires verifiable parental consent before you collect their personal data. Most AI-built signup and account flows don't have this at all.

Student Records Without FERPA Controls

If you work with schools, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act governs how student education records are stored, shared, and disclosed. AI-built LMS and gradebook tools rarely implement the access controls FERPA requires.

No Parental Consent Flow

Even where consent is captured, it's often a checkbox with no real verification — not the kind of documented, verifiable consent regulators expect for children's data.

Over-Collection of Minors' PII

AI tools default to collecting whatever a form asks for. For an app used by children, every extra field of personal data collected is extra regulatory exposure.

Third-Party AI Features Sending Student Data Out

AI tutoring and grading features often pass student data to third-party AI APIs. Where that data goes, and under what terms, needs to be understood and controlled — not left to whatever the AI builder wired up by default.

What Education Teams Build With AI — and What Breaks

What you builtHidden risk
LMS / course platformStudent records, no FERPA controls
Tutoring / quiz appKids' PII, no COPPA consent
Parent portalWeak access control
AI tutorStudent data sent to third parties
GradebookUnprotected records

Is Your Education App COPPA & FERPA Ready?

  • COPPA-compliant consent if under-13 users are present
  • FERPA controls in place for school-held student data
  • A real parental consent flow, not just a checkbox
  • Minors' data collection minimized to what's necessary
  • Third-party AI data flows vetted and controlled

FAQ

Does my learning app need COPPA?

If children under 13 can use it, yes. COPPA requires verifiable parental consent before collecting their personal data, and most AI-built apps don't have that consent flow at all.

Does my app need FERPA?

If you handle student records for schools, yes. FERPA governs how those records are stored, accessed, and shared. We map exactly what applies to your app and what's currently missing.

What does the free scan actually check?

We look at how your app collects and stores children's or student data, whether consent and access controls exist, and where student data flows to third-party services, then send back a plain-English report.

Will fixing this mean rebuilding our app?

No. We work inside what's already built. The scan tells us exactly what to fix, and remediation keeps your existing app and data intact.

What does this cost?

The scan is free. A full audit starts, scoped to exactly what the scan finds.

Make Your EdTech App Safe for Kids and Schools

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