Privacy

At Instructure, we're committed to privacy.

We safeguard all information, ensuring it's only used to support students, schools, and education. Five key principles guide us: transparency, accountability, integrity, security, and confidentiality.

Students and parents

Find answers to common questions about privacy in Canvas.
 

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Institutions and educators

Get answers to all your questions about data use, access, and privacy practices.
 

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The Instructure Trust Centre

Discover how we embed security, privacy, reliability, and compliance in every area of our business.
 

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Privacy resources

Here you’ll find all the guides, toolkits, articles, and data to keep up to date on privacy in education.
 

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1EdTech certifications

Canvas is 1EdTech certified, meaning it's fully vetted and standards-compliant—an effortless part of your edtech ecosystem.
 

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Marketing privacy policy

Our privacy standards apply to product users and visitors to our website—including you! See the policy for our website(s).
 

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Instructure COPPA privacy policy

Protecting children’s privacy is essential. Read our COPPA privacy policy, which acts as our online notice under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”).
 

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The Instructure Privacy Notice Centre

Access the latest privacy notices for all our products, in every region, and see how we collect and use your information.

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Learn more about our approach to privacy

Data and Privacy: Our Current and Future Commitment

We care about the safety and security of all students, educators, and schools we support. Our commitment to privacy remains strong, though our knowledge and practices grow.

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Our Foundation of Privacy

Instructure protects personal information and is constantly working to keep it secure. We never sell it, and we use it only to support your use of our products.

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Our 5 Guiding Principles

Learn how transparency, accountability, integrity, security, and confidentiality shape our work.

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