Career Clutch (US K–12)

Texas compliance statement

Career Clutch is designed to support Texas school districts’ career readiness and CCMR-aligned initiatives while meeting applicable Texas student data privacy and security requirements.

Texas student data privacy

Career Clutch complies with:

  • FERPA
  • COPPA (school-controlled consent)
  • Applicable provisions of the Texas Education Code, including student data protection requirements for education technology vendors

Career Clutch:

  • Uses student data solely for educational purposes
  • Does not sell or rent student personal information
  • Does not use student data for targeted advertising
  • Acts as a School Official under FERPA when providing services to Texas districts

Data security

Career Clutch maintains administrative, technical, and physical safeguards aligned to industry best practices and SOC 2–aligned controls, including encryption, access controls, and incident response procedures.

CCMR & career readiness use

Career Clutch supports career exploration and interview practice and is intended to complement — not replace — educator-led CCMR readiness activities.

California compliance statement (CCPA / CPRA)

Career Clutch complies with California’s student data privacy requirements, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), as applicable to educational service providers.

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California student data protections

Career Clutch:

  • Acts as a Service Provider under CCPA/CPRA
  • Processes personal information only on behalf of schools and districts
  • Does not sell or share personal information as defined by CCPA/CPRA
  • Does not use personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising

Student & parent rights

Where applicable, Career Clutch supports schools in responding to:

  • Access requests
  • Correction requests
  • Deletion requests

Requests are handled through the school or district, consistent with FERPA.

Data minimization

Career Clutch collects only the minimum data necessary to provide educational services and retains data only as long as required under the school’s agreement.

NYC department of education (NYC DOE) compliance statement

Career Clutch aligns with NYC DOE data privacy, security, and vendor requirements for instructional and student-facing technology.

NYC DOE data privacy alignment

Career Clutch:

  • Complies with FERPA and COPPA
  • Acts as a School Official under FERPA
  • Uses student data solely to deliver authorized educational services
  • Does not sell, disclose, or use student data for commercial advertising

Security & risk management

Career Clutch maintains:

  • Encryption in transit and at rest
  • Role-based access controls
  • Incident response and breach notification procedures
  • Vendor risk management for any sub-processors

Security practices are aligned to SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria (Security, Availability, Confidentiality).

AI use transparency

Career Clutch provides transparent disclosures regarding the educational use of AI and ensures AI-generated outputs are intended for practice and learning, with educator oversight.

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