Compliance & Trust
Squid Academy is built for schools, universities, partners, and young learners. Our platform is supported by documented policies covering privacy, data protection, security, safeguarding, academic integrity, quality assurance, and regional compliance.
This overview and the linked documentation are currently provided in English.
Documented policies & regional compliance references
- UK & EU GDPR
- COPPA / FERPA
- Malaysia PDPA 2010
- Thailand PDPA 2019
- India DPDP Act 2023
- Data Processing Addendum
- Security & Incident Response
- Safeguarding & Child Protection
- Internal Quality Assurance
Built for schools, partners, and young learners
Three pillars that anchor how Squid Academy treats data, learners, and platform security.
Privacy-first platform governance
Our documentation explains how personal data is collected, processed, retained, transferred, and deleted across Squid Academy's LMS and tournament environment.
Student safeguarding and consent
Squid Academy includes specific guidance for minors, organization-provisioned student users, parental consent, child protection, and safe online communication.
Security and incident response
Our security documentation summarizes technical and organizational measures, access control, encryption, monitoring, vendor risk management, and incident response procedures.
Legal, privacy, and data protection documents
The primary documentation set governing use of the Squid Academy platform.
Safeguarding, communication, and learner protection
Built around applicable safeguarding and child-protection requirements for educational settings.
Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy
Child protection expectations, safeguarding responsibilities, and escalation routes for educational use.
Read full policyParental Consent Guide
Guidance for organizations and guardians on consent for minors and student onboarding.
Read full policyDiscord Community & Online Communication Policy
Rules and expectations for safe online communication, community conduct, and moderated digital spaces.
Read full policyLecturer, Tutor & Coach Protection Policy
Protection standards for adults delivering education, coaching, tutoring, or support through Squid Academy.
Read full policyAcademic governance and quality assurance
Academic Integrity & Plagiarism Policy
Expectations for honest student work, originality, assessment integrity, and handling plagiarism concerns.
Read full policyInternal Quality Assurance (IQA) Policy
Internal review and quality assurance approach for maintaining education standards across Squid Academy programs.
Read full policyRegional compliance coverage
Regional compliance references that support organization workflows across the markets we operate in.
United Kingdom & European Union
Regional reference: UK GDPR / EU GDPRGDPR-aligned documentation covering data protection, user rights, processor obligations, cross-border transfer safeguards, and privacy notices.
United States & Puerto Rico
Regional reference: COPPA / FERPA referencesDocumentation that supports organization compliance workflows around student and minor privacy expectations, organization responsibilities, parental consent, and education-data considerations.
Malaysia
Regional reference: Malaysia PDPA 2010Malaysia-specific personal data protection references, including notices, access and correction rights, and cross-border transfer considerations.
Thailand
Regional reference: Thailand PDPA 2019Thailand-specific personal data protection references, including consent for minors and data-subject rights.
India
Regional reference: India DPDP Act 2023India-specific compliance references covering children under 18, verifiable parental consent, data-principal rights, and grievance redressal.
Need to exercise privacy rights?
Users, parents, guardians, and organizations can submit requests for access, correction, deletion, or export through the Privacy Request Form. Organization-provisioned users should usually route requests through their school, university, club, or organization administrator.