Student data and privacy
KnowYouRole is a free work-style quiz. Students don't need an account and never give us their name. This page explains, in plain English, exactly what we keep and how a school or parent can ask us to delete it.
What we store
- Your quiz answers and the result they produce
- A random session ID so your result can be shown and recovered
- The age range you pick, so the wording fits your age
- Anonymous feedback, only if you choose to send it
- Students may optionally tap whether a result fit them, and that answer is stored with the result and removed with it.
What we don't collect
- Names, student ID numbers or grades
- School name, home address or phone number
- Accounts or passwords (none are needed)
- Email addresses, unless someone 13 or older asks for one (see below)
How long we keep it
Quiz results are kept for 30 days, then deleted automatically by a daily cleanup. Because results have no name attached, we use them only to show a result again and to improve the quiz.
Deleting a result
A school, parent, guardian or student can ask us to delete a result by emailing info@knowyourole.com. Include the result link or session ID if you have it, since results have no name to search by. We delete it within 30 days and reply to confirm.
No selling, no ads, no marketing profiles
- We never sell student data or quiz results.
- We don't show ads, and no advertising cookies or pixels are active.
- We don't use student data to build profiles for marketing or to target anyone.
Analytics only with consent
Google Analytics loads only after someone turns it on in cookie settings. It measures things like page visits and quiz completions. We don't send quiz answers, names or email addresses to it. Schools can leave it off; the quiz works the same either way.
Students under 13
- For grades 6–7 and anyone under 13, we recommend teacher-led use, with an educator in the room.
- Students should not enter any personal information. The quiz never asks for it.
- Emailing a result is only for people 13 or older. Students under 13 can print or save their result instead.
Optional results email (13 and older)
This feature is not live yet. When it is, people 13 or older can ask for a one-time copy of their result. We delete that email address after sending. Updates are sent only if someone ticks a box and confirms by email, and we keep that address until they unsubscribe.
Laws for schools
- FERPA: we don't ask for or receive education records. If a school chooses to give us student records, we would handle them as a "school official" under the school's direct control, use them only for the school's purpose, and not share them.
- COPPA: the quiz doesn't ask children for personal information. For students under 13, we rely on teacher-led use and don't collect email addresses.
- California (SOPIPA and AB 1584): we follow their core rules: no selling student data, no targeted ads, no marketing profiles, and deletion on a school's request.
- New York (Education Law 2-d): New York schools may need a Parents' Bill of Rights and a data privacy agreement. Contact us and we'll work through your district's agreement.
Your district's own student-data rules always come first.
Who is responsible and how to reach us
KnowYouRole is responsible for the data described here. For questions, deletion requests or a district data privacy agreement, email info@knowyourole.com.