Kivuto

Privacy Protection

Consent-based privacy protection is here! Kivuto Cloud enables schools to distribute software and eBooks without risk to students’ PII and in full compliance with all major privacy laws.

Consent is Key

Privacy is about more than avoiding data breaches. It’s about minimizing the amount of student data you collect and obtaining their consent before sharing any of that data with third parties. Kivuto Cloud was built with privacy in mind and complies with all major data-protection regulations.

Features and Benefits

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Limit the number of accounts your students must manage by integrating Kivuto Cloud with your institution’s SSO mechanism.

Regulatory Compliance

Ensure compliance with all major privacy regulations, including the GDPR, FERPA, PIPEDA, CCPA, and COPPA.

Permission-Based Data Sharing

Obtain students’ consent before sharing data or uploading it to the cloud through an automated, hands-off process.

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CASE STUDY

Streamlining Software Delivery at Hochschule Bochum

Bochum University of Applied Sciences in Germany was on a mission to improve how the institution distributed software. Kivuto Cloud enabled the university to centralize and automate delivery, improve security, boost software adoption, and reduce student support tickets, all while staying compliant with GDPR.

More Requirements for Schools to Stay GDPR-Compliant

This follow-up to our post about how the GDPR complicates the use of cloud software in education provides an overview of other aspects of the law schools should keep in mind.

Is Your School Providing Cloud Software in Compliance with the GDPR?

There’s one clause of the GDPR that makes compliance particularly challenging for academic institutions that offer cloud-based software.

How Privacy Laws Are Complicating Academic IT Around the World

As strict privacy laws are passed around the world, IT teams in education face new challenges. Here are a few ways the GDPR, FIPPA, and CCPA are complicating academic IT.