FERPA Compliant Video Conferencing
Built from the ground up to meet FERPA requirements — not configured after the fact. Student data protection that your legal team will actually be satisfied with.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires schools to protect student education records and control how they are shared. For video conferencing platforms, this means data handling, recording storage, third-party sharing policies, and account structures must all be designed with FERPA in mind. Veevo was built from day one as a FERPA-compliant platform — not a general-purpose tool that bolted on a compliance layer.
How Veevo Handles FERPA Compliant Video Conferencing
Veevo Operates as a School Official
Under FERPA, a third-party vendor may access student records if it operates as a 'School Official' with a legitimate educational interest. Veevo is contracted as a School Official, meaning student data is used solely to provide the video conferencing service — never for advertising, analytics sold to third parties, or any non-educational purpose.
No Advertising to Students
Veevo does not display advertising to students, does not build advertising profiles using student data, and does not sell student information to any third party. Student accounts are entirely ad-free.
COPPA-Safe Student Accounts
Students under 13 create accounts with a teacher-assigned username and PIN only — no email address, no phone number, no personal information beyond what is educationally necessary. This architecture eliminates COPPA liability from the student sign-up flow.
Recording Storage and Retention
Session recordings are stored in encrypted cloud storage accessible only to the school organization that owns the account. Schools can define retention periods and delete recordings in accordance with their own data policies.
Data Handling and Processing
Veevo processes student data only as instructed by the school (the data controller). We do not transfer student data across borders in ways that would violate applicable law, and we do not aggregate or de-identify student data for resale.
No BAA Required
Because Veevo is designed as a FERPA-compliant platform with the School Official relationship built into its terms of service, schools do not need to negotiate a separate Business Associate Agreement. FERPA compliance is part of the standard contract.
How It Works
School registers and creates the organization
The school admin or IT lead creates the Veevo organization. The school is the data controller — Veevo processes student data on their behalf.
Teachers create student accounts
Teachers create student accounts with usernames and PINs. No email address is collected at any point. The school controls all student credentials.
Students join sessions directly
Students log in with their username and PIN. No third-party authentication, no Google or Microsoft account, no email verification — just the school-issued credentials.
Session data is stored under school ownership
Attendance records, recordings, and participation data are stored under the school's account. Only users with school-authorized access can view or export this data.
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What exactly does FERPA require from a video conferencing platform?
FERPA requires that student education records — which can include video recordings of students, attendance logs, and participation data — are protected from unauthorized disclosure. A video platform must operate as a School Official with a legitimate educational interest, must not use student records for non-educational purposes, and must allow schools to maintain control over their data.
Does Veevo sign a FERPA agreement?
Veevo's standard Terms of Service include the School Official designation and FERPA-compliant data handling commitments. Schools do not need to negotiate a separate FERPA agreement — it is built into the standard contract.
Is FERPA the same as HIPAA for education?
FERPA is the education equivalent of privacy laws like HIPAA. While HIPAA covers medical records, FERPA covers student education records at schools receiving federal funding. A video conferencing platform used for healthcare would need HIPAA compliance; one used for K-12 or post-secondary education needs FERPA compliance.
What about COPPA? Are students under 13 protected?
COPPA requires that websites and online services directed at children under 13 obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting personal information. Veevo addresses this by not collecting personal information from students at all — students sign in with a teacher-assigned username and PIN only. No email, no name, no address is required.
Does recording a class violate FERPA?
Recording a class does not violate FERPA as long as the recording is treated as an education record subject to FERPA protections. In Veevo, recordings are stored under the school's account, access is controlled by the school, and they are never shared with third parties without the school's authorization.
Can a school use Veevo for post-secondary / university courses?
Yes. FERPA applies to all educational institutions receiving federal funding, including colleges and universities. Veevo's FERPA-compliant architecture applies equally to K-12 and post-secondary institutions.