FERPA compliance
Student educational records privacy for modern EdTech
Protect student education records, enforce school official access boundaries, and demonstrate FERPA compliance to schools, districts, and universities.
What FERPA is
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g) is a US federal law protecting the privacy of student educational records in educational institutions.
When schools partner with third-party software and cloud platforms, those vendors must qualify under the "school official" exception with direct institutional control.
EdTech providers must ensure student data is never redisclosed without consent, excluded from commercial profiling or ad targeting, and secured with strict technical controls.
Who needs FERPA
You build SaaS, learning management systems, assessment platforms, or AI software for US K-12 school districts, colleges, or universities.
How TrustLynce helps with FERPA
School official controls
Implement technical access boundaries ensuring data is accessed strictly for educational purposes.
No redisclosure safeguards
Prevent student record exports, unauthorized API integrations, and third-party commercial data sharing.
Institutional audit evidence
Generate verifiable reports for school district procurement proving access controls and encryption.
FERPA questions
No, unless student data is fully de-identified in strict accordance with FERPA standards or explicit parental/institutional consent is granted.
FERPA governs education records maintained by educational agencies, while COPPA governs the online collection of personal data from children under 13.
Other frameworks
Evidence collected for one framework carries into the next.
SOC 2
The one your buyers ask for
ISO 27001
Recognised worldwide
HIPAA
Protect health information
GDPR
Handle EU personal data
PCI DSS
Take card payments safely
ISO 42001
Govern how you use AI
NIST CSF
A common security language
CMMC
Work with the DoD
Custom
Your own control set
ISO 27701
Privacy extension to ISO 27001
DORA
EU financial operational resilience
NIS 2
EU critical infrastructure cybersecurity
CCPA / CPRA
California comprehensive privacy
FDA 21 CFR Part 11
FDA electronic records & signatures
HDS Certification
French health data hosting certification
SOX ITGC
IT controls for public companies
HITRUST CSF
Assurance healthcare buyers ask for
FedRAMP
Sell cloud services to US agencies
NIST SP 800-53
The federal security control catalog
NIST SP 800-171
Protect CUI on federal contracts
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