Legal and privacy information
We are committed to our users' right to privacy. We want to share here all the information we can about how our products and website work in regards to privacy, terms, personal data and user content.
You can find below a collection of formal terms and policies as well as more informal content to easily understand our efforts to ensure your protection online. We're grateful for your interest and proud to have you as part of our community!
Please note that the terms of this page only apply to our Flat for Education product. If you are using a consumer Flat account, please refer to our specific terms and conditions.
If you have any questions about this content, please contact our team.
Who provides the service?
The Service is provided by Tutteo Limited ("Flat for Education"), a company incorporated and registered in England and Wales under company number 09734095 whose registered office is 9th Floor, 107 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DN, United Kingdom. Tutteo Limited's VAT number is GB226808988.
In the United States, Flat for Education is distributed by Tutteo Inc., a company registered in Delaware.
Our Terms and Policies for Flat for Education
If you are a school or business using our dedicated education product Flat for Education, the following terms apply to you:
- Privacy Policy (Last Update: 14 May 2024)
- Business Terms of Service (Last Update: May 24, 2018)
- Data Processing Addendum (Last Update: May 14, 2024)
- For you and your users: Education Terms of Service (Last update: 5 January 2016)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about our terms
COPPA and FERPA compliance (US)
Flat for Education accounts are compliant with COPPA and FERPA for use by children. You can learn more below about the age requirements to use our service in our dedicated terms in our Terms of Service regarding Student Information in the United States.
State and District specific agreements (US)
In the US, we can sign agreements specific to your state or district for you to use Flat for Education. Please contact us at edu@flat.io if you have an agreement for your district you would like us to review and sign.
You can also consult the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) website where some of these agreements are public (California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, Utah, Washington State).
GDPR compliance
Flat for Education is GDPR compliant and you can learn more about our approach to the GDPR on our dedicated page. If you are a school in the EEA (European Economic Area) using Flat for Education, our Business Terms of Service include a dedicated data processing addendum (DPA).
Age requirements
For Flat for Education accounts, there is no age requirement to use our Service. Please note that your country might require parental consent to create an account containing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) about their children. If you don't have this consent, you can still use our product by creating generic accounts that won't contain any PII, for example by using only first names or other generic usernames as identifiers.
Please check our Terms of Service and our Data processing addendum for more details.
User content and ownership
We do not claim ownership over your User Content, check out the complete information in our Education terms ("Your Content").