Parents’ Bill of Rights for Data Privacy & Security

Parent’s Bill of Rights for Data and Privacy and Security: Both state and federal laws protect the confidentiality of information about your child that identifies him or her. Such information, which includes student‐specific data, is known as “personally identifiable information. Under New York state’s education law, if you are a parent of a child that attends Woodward, you have the following rights regarding the privacy and security of your child’s personally identifiable information and data.

• Your child’s personally identifiable information cannot be sold or released for any commercial purposes.
• If your child is under age 18, you have the right to inspect and review the complete contents of your child’s education records.
• Safeguards must be in place to protect your child’s personally identifiable data when it is stored or transferred. These safeguards must meet industry standards and best practices. Examples of such safeguards include encryption, firewalls and password protection.
• You have the right to make complaints about possible breaches of student data and to have such complaints addressed.

Complaints to the NY State Education Department should be directed in writing to the: Chief Privacy Officer New York State Education Department 89 Washington Avenue, Albany NY 12234 email to CPO@mail.nysed.gov.