COMPLIANCE
Privacy and cybersecurity built on rigorous standards
The Clearinghouse is trusted across the education community and beyond because we make security, privacy, and compliance our top priorities.
COMPLIANCE
Privacy and cybersecurity built on rigorous standards
The Clearinghouse is trusted across the education community and beyond because we make security, privacy, and compliance our top priorities.
Aligned to industry best practices
The Clearinghouse works closely with leaders in the cybersecurity industry, and both maintains and promotes security best practices recognized worldwide.
As part of our security work, the Clearinghouse partners with the Center for Internet Security (CIS). CIS is a community-driven nonprofit organization responsible for the CIS Critical Security Controls® and CIS Benchmarks™, globally accepted best practices for securing IT systems and data.
The Clearinghouse is a proud member of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association and the largest community of technology, academic, industry, and campus leaders advancing the strategic use of technology and data to further the promise of higher education.
The Clearinghouse is a proud member of the Research & Education Networks Information Sharing & Analysis Center (REN-ISAC), a higher education and research network cyber-threat information sharing alliance.
Maintaining privacy and compliance standards
The Clearinghouse proudly earns privacy badges and complies with security standards and trusted frameworks validated by independent audits.
FERPA
Clearinghouse services facilitate compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which protects students’ privacy rights in their education records.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides voluntary, risk-based guidance, standards, and best practices to help organizations manage and reduce cybersecurity risks.
AICPA’s Trust Services Criteria Compliance
Through its SOC2 Type 2 report and publicly available through its SOC3 report, the Clearinghouse demonstrates how it meets the controls related to the Trust Services Criteria, as defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA): security, availability, processing integrity, and confidentiality.
Student Data Principles Supporter
The Clearinghouse is an official supporter of the Student Data Principles, which represent a landmark effort by major national education associations and others to guide the use and protection of student information. Supporters agree to abide by 10 shared principles to guide their data policies and practices so that student information is protected and used to support students.
Recipient of iKeepSafe’s FERPA Badge
The Clearinghouse is the first recipient of ikeepsafe.org’s FERPA badge, which was awarded to our StudentTracker for High Schools service and the National Student Clearinghouse Transcript Center. iKeepSafe, the leading digital safety and privacy nonprofit organization, requires companies participating in its FERPA assessment to undergo rigorous annual evaluation of their privacy policies and practices, data security, and encryption practices.
Recipient of iKeepSafe’s California Student Privacy Badge
The Clearinghouse was awarded iKeepSafe’s California Student Privacy Badge for its StudentTracker for High Schools service and the National Student Clearinghouse Transcript Center. iKeepSafe’s California Student Privacy Badge is the first independent assessment program specifically tailored to emerging student data privacy legislation, including the Student Online Personal Information Protection Act (SOPIPA).