The data privacy mask is designed to help protect both the school and the developer from sharing unauthorized or unwanted data. Developers can request (and district can control) what fields are shared for each integration.
The following fields can be controlled via the Edlink UI (as of the writing of this document):
- First and Last Name
- Email Address
- Phone Number
- Profile Picture
- Roles
- Grade Levels
- Graduation Year
- School Identifiers
- GPA
- Address (including street, city, state, and postal code)
- Birthday (including location of birth)
- Gender Identity
- Race
- ELL, IEP, and 504 Status
- Various other demographic information
Special Privacy Settings
There are several special settings that you can utilize to protect privacy without completely compromising the functionality of the integration.
- Truncate Last Names: This setting will truncate the last name of the student to the first letter. For example, "John Doe" would become "John D." This can be useful for integrations that require a last name but do not need the full name.
- Generate Random Names: This setting will generate a random name for each person in a stable way (i.e. the person's generated name will not change even when their underlying data changes). Names are formatted as a color followed by an animal. For example, "John Doe" might become "Red Dog", so teachers can still identify students without sharing the actual PII to your application.
- Generate Random Pictures: This setting will generate a random picture for each person in a stable way. This can be useful for integrations that require a picture but do not need the actual picture of the student.
- Simplified Role Set: Most apps do not require the level of role specificity provided by LMS or SIS systems. Edlink will simplify the role set to a more generic set of roles that are more likely to be useful for your application (i.e.
teacher,student,parent,administrator).