Data and Privacy
Protecting Children's Rights by Design.
Children as Rights Holders
Children are not data subjects. They are rights holders. Because Edulwise is built specifically for primary schools, we operate under the strictest interpretations of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the rigorous demands of local educational and data protection authorities. We do not treat privacy as a legal checklist to manage after the fact. We treat it as a fundamental right, embedded into the architecture from day one.
No Personal Data
Students have no accounts. We never collect or store personal information: no names, no addresses, no identities. This architectural guarantee ensures we strictly comply with local ministry and cantonal regulations regarding child data protection.
No Black Boxes
Every algorithmic trigger is traceable to a specific, auditable reasoning configuration, grounded in didactic and cognitive theories. Any stakeholder, from a parent to a ministry auditor, can see exactly why a decision was made. There is no hidden logic.
Purpose-Limited, Anonymized Data
What we do collect is strictly anonymized interaction data, the trace of how a child reasons through an exercise. This data serves two purposes only. We use it to improve our diagnostic models, and to audit them for equity. It is governed as a public resource for learning research, never for commercial exploitation.
Ethical by Design
These principles operationalize the PAIEd governance framework and international standards on children's rights. In Edulwise, ethics is not a compliance checkbox. It is the design itself.
Questions About Our Approach?
If you are a ministry, school, or parent with questions about how we protect children's data, or if you would like to review our governance architecture.
Reach out to our team