RCW 28A.604.030
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(1)School service providers may collect, use, and share student personal information only for purposes authorized by the relevant educational institution or teacher, or with the consent of the student or the student's parent or guardian.
(2)School service providers may not sell student personal information. This prohibition does not apply to the purchase, merger, or other type of acquisition of a school service provider, or any assets of a school service provider by another entity, as long as the successor entity continues to be subject to the provisions of this section with respect to previously acquired student personal information to the extent that the school service provider was regulated by this chapter with regard to its acquisition of student personal information.
(3)School service providers may not use or share any student personal information for purposes of targeted advertising to students.
(4)School service providers may not use student personal information to create a personal profile of a student other than for supporting purposes authorized by the relevant educational institution or teacher, or with the consent of the student or the student's parent or guardian.
(5)School service providers must obtain consent before using student personal information in a manner that is materially inconsistent with the school service provider's privacy policy or school contract for the applicable school service in effect at the time of collection.
(6)The provisions of subsections (1), (2), (4), and
(5)of this section may not apply to the use or disclosure of personal information by a school service provider to:
(a)Protect the security or integrity of its website, mobile application, or online service;
(b)Ensure legal or regulatory compliance or to take precautions against liability;
(c)Respond to or participate in judicial process;
(d)Protect the safety of users or others on the website, mobile application, or online service;
(e)Investigate a matter related to public safety; or
(f)A subcontractor, if the school service provider:
(i)Contractually prohibits the subcontractor from using any student personal information for any purpose other than providing the contracted service to, or on behalf of, the school service provider;
(ii)prohibits the subcontractor from disclosing any student personal information provided by the school service provider to subsequent third parties unless the disclosure is expressly permitted by
(a)through
(e)of this subsection or by RCW 28A.604.050 and 28A.604.060 ; and
(iii)requires the subcontractor to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
[ 2015 c 277 s 4 .]