Classvox Privacy Policy

AI-Powered Educational Communication Platform

Effective Date: January 1, 2026
Last Updated: October 31, 2025
Version: 2.0
Company: Denvista LLC (DBA Classvox)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Email: privacy@classvox.com
Phone: (661) 510-5831

1. Introduction

Classvox provides AI-powered voice communication services for K-12 educational institutions to facilitate teacher-parent communication through automated phone calls.

✅ What We Do

  • • Process teacher messages with AI (Claude by Anthropic)
  • • Generate natural-sounding voice audio (Premium voices)
  • • Deliver automated calls to parents/guardians
  • • Support multiple languages
  • • Maintain call history and transcripts

❌ What We DON'T Do

  • • Sell student information
  • • Use student data for advertising
  • • Train AI models on student data
  • • Share data beyond educational purposes
  • • Record actual phone conversations
  • • Make independent decisions about students

2. Compliance Overview

Federal Laws

  • FERPA (20 U.S.C. § 1232g) - Educational records privacy
  • COPPA (15 U.S.C. §§ 6501-6506) - Children's online privacy
  • TCPA (47 U.S.C. § 227) - Telephone consumer protection

State Laws

  • California AB 1584 (SOPIPA) - Student data protection
  • California Ed Code §49073.1 - Student records
  • State recording consent laws - Two-party consent states

Our Role Under FERPA

Classvox operates as a "School Official" with legitimate educational interest:

  • • We use student records ONLY for authorized educational purposes
  • • We maintain confidentiality equivalent to school employees
  • • We are under direct control of educational institutions
  • • We do NOT re-disclose information without authorization

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Student Information (FERPA-Protected)

Basic Information:

  • • Student name (first and last)
  • • Grade level
  • • School assignment

Parent/Guardian Information:

  • • Names
  • • Phone numbers
  • • Email addresses (if provided)
  • • Preferred language
  • • Relationship to student

Communication Records:

  • • Call history and dates
  • • Message content (teacher-created)
  • • Call transcripts (AI-generated)
  • • Delivery status

3.2 Children Under 13 (COPPA)

With Parental Consent Only:

  • • Student first name and last initial
  • • Parent contact information
  • • Grade level
  • • Information necessary for educational service

We DO NOT Collect:

  • • ❌ Photos or videos
  • • ❌ Social Security numbers
  • • ❌ Precise geolocation
  • • ❌ Actual voice recordings
  • • ❌ Biometric data

3.4 AI Processing Data

Sent to AI Services:

  • • Teacher message text
  • • Student first name
  • • Parent first name
  • • Teacher name (if enabled)
  • • School/District name (if enabled)
  • • Language preference

NEVER Sent to AI:

  • • ❌ Student IDs or last names
  • • ❌ Contact information
  • • ❌ Academic records
  • • ❌ Sensitive personal data

AI Provider Commitments:

  • Anthropic (Claude): Does NOT train on customer data
  • Google Cloud TTS: Does NOT train on audio data
  • • Data processed in real-time only
  • • Both services FERPA-compliant

4. How We Use Information

Educational Purposes (FERPA-Authorized)

Communication Services:

  • • Processing messages with AI
  • • Generating call scripts
  • • Creating voice audio
  • • Delivering phone calls
  • • Providing transcripts
  • • Language translation

Service Operations:

  • • Account management
  • • Usage tracking
  • • Customer support
  • • Service improvement
  • • Debugging and QA

We NEVER Use Student Data For:

  • • ❌ Targeted advertising
  • • ❌ Behavioral profiling
  • • ❌ Selling to third parties
  • • ❌ Training AI models
  • • ❌ Non-educational purposes
  • • ❌ Political campaigns

5. AI Processing & Limitations

⚠️ IMPORTANT AI DISCLAIMERS

AI Does NOT:

  • • Make independent decisions about students
  • • Generate original assessments
  • • Analyze student behavior
  • • Create recommendations
  • • Predict student outcomes
  • • Replace teacher judgment

Accuracy Limitations:

  • • AI may misinterpret complex messages
  • • Translations may not be perfect
  • • Voice quality may vary
  • • Scripts require teacher approval

Teacher Responsibility: Teachers must review all AI-generated content and approve messages before sending. Teachers are responsible for accuracy and control when calls are sent.

6. Information Sharing

No Sale Policy

We NEVER:

  • • ❌ Sell student information
  • • ❌ Rent or lease data
  • • ❌ Exchange data for value
  • • ❌ Allow third-party use for their purposes

Service Providers (Subprocessors)

All providers under strict contracts with FERPA compliance:

Infrastructure:

  • Vercel - Web hosting (no student data stored)
  • Supabase - Encrypted database (US-based, FERPA-compliant)

Communications:

  • SignalWire - Phone service (receives phone numbers only, NOT student data)

AI Processing:

  • Anthropic (Claude) - Message processing (no training on data, real-time only)
  • Google Cloud Platform - Voice synthesis (no training on data, real-time only)

7. Data Security

Encryption

  • • ✅ TLS 1.3 in transit
  • • ✅ AES-256 at rest
  • • ✅ Encrypted backups
  • • ✅ Secure API communications

Access Controls

  • • ✅ Role-based access (RBAC)
  • • ✅ Multi-factor authentication
  • • ✅ Least privilege principle
  • • ✅ Regular access reviews

Authentication

  • • ✅ Bcrypt password hashing
  • • ✅ Secure sessions
  • • ✅ Auto-timeouts
  • • ✅ Account lockouts

Infrastructure

  • • ✅ Web Application Firewall
  • • ✅ DDoS protection
  • • ✅ Intrusion detection
  • • ✅ Annual penetration testing

8. Data Retention & Deletion

Retention Periods

Student Records:Until account deletion or 3 years after last use
Call Audio:30 days maximum
Call Transcripts:Until account deletion
Teacher Accounts:Until deletion requested
Billing Records:7 years (legal requirement)

9. Your Rights

FERPA Rights (Parents/Students)

  • Access: Review student records (response within 45 days)
  • Amendment: Request corrections to inaccurate records
  • Consent: Control disclosure (except school officials)
  • Disclosure Log: Review who accessed records

Contact: ferpa@classvox.com

COPPA Rights (Parents)

  • Review: Access child's information
  • Delete: Request deletion of child's information
  • Refuse: Refuse further collection
  • Response: 10 business days

Contact: coppa@classvox.com

California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

  • Know: What personal information we collect
  • Delete: Request deletion of information
  • Opt-Out: Sale of personal information (we don't sell)
  • Non-Discrimination: Equal service regardless of privacy choices

Contact: californiaprivacy@classvox.com

10. Contact Information

General Privacy Inquiries

Email: privacy@classvox.com

Phone: (661) 510-5831

Response time: 5 business days

Security & Breach Reports

Email: security@classvox.com

Emergency: (661) 510-5831

24/7 emergency response

FERPA Requests

Email: ferpa@classvox.com

Response time: 45 days

TCPA Opt-Out

Email: optout@classvox.com

Phone: (661) 510-5831

Response time: 24 hours

Company Information

Denvista LLC (DBA Classvox)
Privacy Department
Los Angeles, California

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This Privacy Policy was last updated on October 31, 2025 and becomes effective on January 1, 2026.
We reserve the right to update this policy at any time. Material changes will be communicated to users with 30 days notice.