COPPA Notice

Chinuch App
Operated by Chinuch App LLC (DBA Chabad Chinuch)
Website: https://chinuchapp.com

This COPPA Notice explains how Chinuch App, operated by Chinuch App LLC (DBA Chabad Chinuch), handles the personal information of children under 13 years of age in compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Chinuch App is an educational platform used by schools and parents to track student attendance, behavior, assessments, transportation, and communication.

We take the privacy and safety of children seriously and follow all COPPA requirements.

Children under 13 cannot create accounts or use the platform independently. Access is only granted under one of the following:

A. School Authorization (COPPA-Compliant “School as Agent” Consent)

A school may consent on behalf of parents solely for educational use. This is allowed under COPPA when:

• The platform is used for educational purposes
• No data is used for commercial/advertising purposes
• The school remains in control of the data

B. Parent/Guardian Authorization

Schools or parents may directly invite parents to create accounts and approve student access.

We collect only what is necessary to provide educational services. This may include:

• Student name
• Grade, class, or division
• Attendance records
• Behavior logs
• Assessments, assignments, and grades
• Bus check-in/check-out
• Parent/guardian contact information
• Emergency contacts
• Login username (created by school)

We do not allow children to submit personal information directly.

We use data only to provide educational services requested by the school or parent, including:

• Attendance tracking
• Academic assessments and grades
• Behavior monitoring
• Transportation logs
• Parent-teacher communication
• Compliance with school policies

We do not use children's data for:

• Advertising
• Behavioral profiling
• Commercial purposes
• Selling or renting data

We only share children's information with:

A. The School

Teachers, administrators, and authorized staff.

B. Parents/Guardians

When allowed by the school.

C. Service Providers

Vendors that help operate and secure the platform (e.g., hosting, email notifications). All vendors:

• Sign a data protection agreement
• Must meet security standards
• Cannot use data for their own purposes

We never share children's data with advertisers or unrelated third parties.

Parents/guardians may:

• Review any personal information about their child
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of their child's data (via the school)
• Revoke consent for further data collection

Because schools control educational records under FERPA, we process deletion requests through the child's school. Parents may contact support@chinuchapp.com for assistance.

We use industry-standard security measures to protect children's information, including:

• Encryption
• Role-based access controls
• Audit logs
• Secure authentication
• Separation of school data
• Regular backups

A full Security Policy is part of our legal compliance bundle and is available at /legal/schools#security.

We retain child data only as long as the school account is active.

When a school ends its use of the platform:

• Records are exported to the school
• All data is deleted within 60 days unless legally required to retain longer

For detailed retention policies, see our Data Retention & Deletion Policy.

We may update this notice to reflect legal or operational changes. Schools will be notified of significant updates.

For questions or COPPA-related requests:

For additional privacy information, see our Privacy Policy.