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Consent and data storage

This article explains how student consent affects where evaluation data is stored. It applies to instructors and institution reviewers.

SpeechGradebook is designed for educational use with FERPA-oriented controls. Before storing or sharing evaluation data in the cloud, students must complete a consent form for your course.

When you run an evaluation for a student who has not consented:

  • Results are available to you locally immediately after processing.
  • Results are not written to the database until consent is confirmed.
  • You do not need to re-run the evaluation after consent is collected.

Instructors generate a per-course consent link under Settings → General → Consent Management, then send consent requests by email from the consent table. See Generate consent links.

Students open the link from their email and complete the form without signing in to SpeechGradebook. Status updates automatically in the consent table.

Student-facing information​

See Student consent overview for language you can share with students.

Related: FERPA and student records