Student data and privacy for schools
Student data: what the Press collects, and what it does not
School business offices ask two questions before adopting anything: does the vendor touch student data, and under which laws. The answer for FISLI is short. The curriculum is delivered as documents; no student ever creates an account with the Press, and the Press never receives a student record.
How the curriculum is delivered
A licensed school receives the units, teacher guides and assessments as PDF files, through a download link sent to the adult who signed the licence. Students use printed pages or files the school distributes on its own systems. The Press runs no learning platform, no student login, no app and no grade book. Assessments are scored on paper by the teacher; the Formation Assessment Kit is a set of rubrics the school keeps.
Laws that apply, and how
- FERPA (United States). The Press is not a school official and receives no education records, so no FERPA disclosure to the Press occurs. A school needs no data-sharing agreement to use FISLI.
- COPPA (United States). The Press does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Every form on this site is addressed to adults (teachers, administrators, parents), and the free downloads require no account.
- PIPEDA and Quebec Law 25 (Canada). The site collects analytics about visits under the privacy policy; it does not collect personal information from students.
- State student-privacy laws (for example SOPIPA in California and similar statutes). They govern operators of online services used by students; the Press operates no such service.
What the Press does collect
From adults who ask for it: a name and email for a free download or a newsletter; the details on a licensing or certification enquiry. From visitors: analytics about pages visited, through Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity, with IP addresses truncated and no advertising use. The privacy policy lists every item and how to ask for deletion.
If your school needs paperwork
We will sign a school district's standard vendor privacy agreement where it applies, and will state in writing for a procurement file that no student data is processed. Ask through the contact page; the reply comes within two working days.