YellowFolder Extends Commitment to Protect Student Data

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YellowFolder Extends Commitment to Protect
Student Data
1888PressRelease - Electronic Record Management
Company Signs Student Privacy Pledge. Dallas, TX
- YellowFolder LLC, a market leader in education
document management announces they have signed
the Student Privacy Pledge. The Pledge is in
place to safeguard the privacy, collection,
maintenance, and use of student personal data. By
becoming a signatory, YellowFolder commits to
comply with the existing federal law and
regulatory guidance regarding the collection and
handling of student data. "At YellowFolder, our
motto is "It's Really All About the Kids." says
Kelby Hagar, CEO of YellowFolder, "From the
beginning, we as a company have made a commitment
to maintain the trust of school administrators,
parents and students through digitizing their
district records." The pledge was developed by
The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) and the
Software Information Industry Association
(SIIA) with guidance from school service
providers, educator organizations, and other
stakeholders. The Pledge has also been endorsed
by the National PTA and the National School
Boards Association. The pledge makes clear
school service providers are accountable
to Not sell student information Use data for
authorized education purposes only Not change
privacy policies without notice and
choice Enforce strict limits on data
retention Provide comprehensive security
standards Be transparent about collection and
use of data
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"We are proud to sign the Student Privacy Pledge
and maintain clear terms regarding how we treat
student information." continued Mr. Hagar. The
full text of the pledge, more information about
how to support it, and a list of current
signatories are available at studentprivacypledge.
org. About YellowFolder For 25 years K-12
Schools across the United States have trusted us
as their electronic record management system.
YellowFolder is the digital file cabinet for
hundreds of districts across the United States.
We offer secure solutions for Student Records, as
well as Special Education, Human Resource, and
Administrative record management. We understand
the state and federal retention requirements for
each of our customers, and help you stay
compliant. http//www.yellowfolder.com