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Everything </li>\n</ul> Submit Search <ul>\n</ul> Privacy and Security <p>Turnitin
respects your privacy and vigorously protects your personal data.\nWe work hard
to achieve extremely high levels of security through the use of appropriate technical
and organisational measures which are described below.\nTurnitin complies with the
relevant security standards of the US, EU and Switzerland.\nThe Privacy Policy below
is reviewed regularly in line with changes in global legislation.\nFor the purposes
of this policy, ‘personal data’ shall have the meaning ascribed to it under the
definition of ‘personal data’ under the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation
(EU) 2016/679) (GDPR).\n</p>\n<p>Turnitin complies with the security standards of
the US, EU and Switzerland</p>\n<p>Privacy Pledge | Privacy Policy | California
Privacy Rights | Usage Policy | Acceptable Use Policy | EU Data Protection
and GDPR Compliance | Copyright Protection | Legal FAQs</p> Privacy Pledge
<br>\n<blockquote>\n<i>\n</i>Integrity is at the heart of all we do.\nit defines
us. <i>\n</i>\n</blockquote>\n<em>- Chris Caren, CEO of Turnitin</em>\n<br>\n<p>The
Privacy Policy below covers the kind of personal data we collect (and how), what
we do with it, and how we protect any personal data you provide.\nProtecting your
personal data is our top priority.</p>\n<ul>\n<li> We are fully committed to transparency
and using technology responsibly, no matter what changes emerge from our rapidly
evolving digital world.\n</li>\n<li>As we strive to create new possibilities in
education, we hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards.\nWe strive to adhere
to the strictest privacy practices so that your trust is well-deserved.\nand\n</li>\n<li>Because
your peace of mind is important to us, we guard your personal data with the utmost
care.\nWe use it only for lawful reasons.</li>\n</ul> Privacy Policy <p>\n<strong>Last
Updated: 29th August 2018</strong>\n</p>\n<p>This Privacy Policy applies to all
businesses and group companies of Turnitin.\nThis policy describes how Turnitin
collects, uses, shares, and secures the personal data you provide.\nIt also describes
your choices regarding use, access, and changes to your personal data.\nData collected
through our service will be limited solely to the purpose of providing the service
for which you (the Client) have engaged Turnitin.\nIf and when a third-party company
provides a related service to support our service, such as language translation,
we make sure that when personal data is processed by them, we require that those
third-party companies meet our security standards and those of the applicable legislation
that applies from time to time.\n</p> Why we collect personal data <p>\n</p>\n<p>When
you create an account with us, or when a student has their work processed by Turnitin,
we process personal data (such as name, email address, job title, and school) so
that we can correctly administer your account and provide you with the best customer
service.\nAll personal data we process is directly linked to a specific purpose,
such as requesting access to our academic content database, or requesting web content
(i.e.\na newsletter, case study, video, etc.).</p>\n<p>At any time, you can access,
update, rectify or erase any personal data by logging into your account and clicking
“User Info” or contacting Customer Support.\nPlease see our Privacy Policy for more
detailed information about how we protect your personally identifiable information.</p>
Protecting your data <p>We endeavor to keep your personal data safe and secure at
all times.\nDepending on the Turnitin solution used, personal data is normally processed
both in Europe and in the United States with robust technical and organizational
safeguards in place to protect such personal data.\nPasswords are required to access
your personal data, so please remember to keep your password confidential.\nEven
with the best security systems, it is impossible to guarantee 100% protection from
hackers and unauthorized third parties who capture information provided over public
networks.</p>\n<p>When a paper is submitted to Turnitin, it is compared against
a vast, secure proprietary database of licensed source material, including millions
of periodicals, academic journals, books, and web pages.\nTurnitin also maintains
a separate repository of student papers.\nEach institution (at the discretion of
his or her school administrator) can determine whether or not to include student
papers in the repository and whether or not to give students the option to opt out.\nWe
can remove student papers from the standard repository at the request of a school
administrator.</p> Multi-jurisdictional compliance <p>As a global company, one area
of ongoing debate and development concerns the mechanisms put in place to monitor
cross-border data transfers.\nFor example, the Safe Harbor regime was dissolved
as a global legal framework, and the new EU-US/EU-Swiss Privacy Shield has taken
its place.\nTurnitin is fully committed to going through any reviews and certifications
needed to meet new rules and requirements, no matter how complex.\nWe have recently
undergone an external audit to ensure that we uphold best practices for data privacy
and protection and meet our customers’ evolving needs.</p> What’s most important
1.\nCompliance <p>Turnitin serves a global community of educators and students,
whose views on data privacy may differ significantly.\nNot only does Turnitin respect
all opinions and carefully abide by the data privacy laws in each country we serve,
we opt for the highest standards and aim to be leaders in the field.\nOur products
and services, as well as our privacy policies, are regularly audited and inspected
by both employees and external consultants to ensure that we meet, and exceed where
possible, privacy expectations and requirements.\nTurnitin conducts periodic compliance
reviews to verify that this Privacy Policy is accurate, comprehensive, prominently
displayed, lawful, complete, implemented, and accessible.\nAny employee who violates
this Privacy Policy will be subjected to disciplinary action.</p>\n<p>\n<strong>EU-US
&.\nSwiss-US Privacy Shield</strong>\n</p>\n<p>Turnitin has certified its compliance
with the EU-US and Swiss-US Privacy Shield Frameworks.\nWe are committed to processing
all personal data received from EU member countries and Switzerland, respectively,
in accordance with the applicable Privacy Shield Framework.\nTo learn more about
the Privacy Shield Frameworks, and to view our certification, visit the Privacy
Shield website.\nSee: www.privacyshield.gov</p>\n<p>Under the Privacy Shield Frameworks,
Turnitin is responsible for processing the personal data it receives, under each
Privacy Shield Framework, as well as transfers to a third party acting on its behalf.\nTurnitin
complies with the Privacy Shield principles for all onward transfers of personal
data from the EEA, including the onward transfer liability provisions.</p>\n<p>With
respect to personal data received or transferred pursuant to the Privacy Shield
Frameworks, Turnitin is subject to the regulatory enforcement powers of the U.S.\nFederal
Trade Commission (for issues pertaining to Privacy Shield).\nIn situations where
public authorities make lawful requests for information, such as to meet national
security or law enforcement requirements, Turnitin may be required to disclose personal
data.\nIf you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed
satisfactorily, please contact our U.S.-based, third-party dispute resolution provider
(free of charge) at https://feedback-form.truste.com/watchdog/request.</p>\n<p>\n<strong>Model
Contract Clauses</strong>\n</p>\n<p>Where necessary, for data transfers outside
the EEA, we utilise the Model Contractual Clauses of the EU Directive 95/46/EC,
which meet the adequate mechanism requirements of all EU members, including Germany,
Switzerland and Austria.\nIn each case, we put in place appropriate technical and
organisational measures to protect personal data.</p>\n<p>\n<strong>Evolving Legislation</strong>\n</p>\n<p>Due
to the ever-changing nature of legislation around data privacy, we reserve the right
to make lawful changes as needed and recommend that you periodically check this
Privacy Policy to see if there have been any new developments or changes.\nWe continually
look for ways to move toward more robust protection.</p> 2.\nPersonal data <p>Because
we provide education services, we are vocal advocates for safeguarding student data
and privacy and want to make sure that parents, educators, and schools know this,
which is why we took the Student Privacy Pledge, put forth by the Future of Privacy
Forum (FPF) and the Software &.\nInformation Industry Association (SIIA).</p>\n<p>\n<strong>Data
We Collect</strong>\n</p>\n<p>When an institution’s administrator or instructor
creates an account with us, we ask for their personal data such as name, email,
phone, and job title, so that we can correctly administer their account and provide
them with the best customer service.</p>\n<p>The type of information we request
is connected to a specific purpose, namely to:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Verify your identity
and connection with a specific institution or company, to determine your eligibility
to use our services or mobile application \"Turnitin Feedback Studio\";</li>\n<li>Download
content from our website, such as demos, whitepapers, or webcasts;</li>\n<li>Provide
receipt and confirmation of successful text uploads;</li>\n<li>Send important messages
about our service, such as any changes to functionality;</li>\n<li>Send system emails,
including account setup and password retrieval information, as well as digital receipts
when you submit papers to the Turnitin Database.\nand</li>\n<li>Provide additional
product and service support as needed.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>When you use our services,
the type of device you use and the version of your operating system is automatically
collected.\nTurnitin collects information under the direction of its clients, and
has no direct relationship with the individuals whose personal data it processes.\nTurnitin
works with its clients to help them provide notice to their customers concerning
the purpose for which personal data is collected.</p>\n<p>\n<strong>Putting You
in Control</strong>\n</p>\n<p>We always give you the choice to opt out of email
communication, with the exception of system emails, such as digital receipts and
password reset information.\nIn the context of processing student papers, Turnitin
has no direct relationship with the individuals whose personal data it processes.\nTurnitin
acknowledges that you have the right to access your personal information.\nAn individual
who seeks access or would like to correct, amend, rectify or erase data, or should
direct his/her query to the institution that is Turnitin’s customer (the ‘data controller’).\nIf
the customer requests that Turnitin erases the data, we will respond within 30 calendar
days.\nIf you are an individual user who has questions or would like to make changes
to your personal data, please contact the institution through which you use our
service.</p>\n<p>Upon lawful request, Turnitin will provide information about any
personal data we process.\nAt any time, customers may access, correct, change completely
or anonymize the personal data that you have provided us by following these steps:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log
in to your account using your username and password;</li>\n<li>Click the \"User
Info\" link on the navigation bar to open your user profile and view or make changes
to your personal data.\nand</li>\n<li>If you have any trouble or would like for
us to make changes for you, please email tiisupport@turnitin.com.\nTo honor a change
request, we will need the exact information you want changed, as well as information
sufficient for us to identify the type of communication you received from us.\nOur
Customer Support can also provide you with information about whether we hold, or
process on behalf of a third party, any of your personal data.\nWe respond to requests
within 30 calendar days.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>\n<strong>Exceptional Circumstances</strong>\n</p>\n<p>We
may disclose your personal data in order to comply with a subpoena, court order,
or similar legal process or government request when we are required by law to do
so.\nIf Turnitin is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion
of its assets, you will be notified via email and/or a prominent notice on our website,
of any change in ownership, uses of your personal data, and choices you may have
regarding your personal data.\nWe will only disclose your personal data to a third
party with your prior consent.</p> 3.\nTracking technologies <p>\n<strong>Cookies</strong>\n</p>\n<p>Turnitin
and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to analyze trends, administer
the Site, track users’ movements around the Site, and gather demographic information
about the user base as a whole.\nIt does not use cookies for profiling.\nYou can
control whether or not cookies are allowed through your browser.\nIf you choose
to disable cookies, it may limit use of certain of features or functions of our
websites or service.\nTo manage Flash Local Shared Objects (LSOs), which are sometimes
called Flash cookies, please click here.</p>\n<p>\n<strong>Social Media Features
&.\nWidgets</strong>\n</p>\n<p>Our website includes social media features, such
as the Facebook “Like” button, the “Share This” widget, or interactive mini-programs
that run on our site.\nThese features may collect your IP address, record which
pages you visit on our site, and set a cookie to enable the feature to function
properly.\nThese features and widgets are sometimes hosted by a third party.\nYour
interactions with these features are governed by the Privacy Pledge of the company
providing the specific feature.</p>\n<p>\n<strong>Ads</strong>\n</p>\n<p>We do not
serve ads on our site.\nWe partner with a third party to manage our advertising
on other sites.\nOur third-party partner may use technologies such as cookies to
gather information about your activities on this site in order to provide you advertising
based upon your browsing activities and interests.\nIf you wish to not have this
information used for the purpose of serving you interest-based ads on other sites,
you may opt-out by clicking here (or if located in the European Union click here)
Please note this does not opt you out of being served ads.\nYou will continue to
receive generic ads.</p>\n<p>As is true of most websites, we gather certain information
automatically and store it in log files.\nThis information may include internet
protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit
pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data.\nWe may combine
this automatically collected log information with other information we collect about
you.\nWe do this to improve services we offer you and to improve site functionality.</p>\n<p>\n<strong>Blog</strong>\n</p>\n<p>Our
website offers publicly accessible blogs.\nYou should be aware that any information
you provide in these areas may be read, collected, and used by others who access
them.\nTo request removal of your personal data from our blog or community forum,
email us at tiisupport@turnitin.com.\nIn some cases, we may not be able to remove
your personal data, in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so
and why.\nYou may also post a comment on our blog with the use of a third-party
application that may require you to register to post a comment.\nWe do not have
access or control of the information posted to the blog.\nYou will need to contact
or login into the third-party application if you want the personal data that was
posted to the comments section removed.\nTo learn how the third-party application
uses your information, please review their privacy policies.</p> 4.\nChoice <p>We
always give you the choice to opt out of email communication, with the exception
of system emails, such as digital receipts and password reset information.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>You
have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us when we first
request your personal data;</li>\n<li>You can opt out of receiving further communications
by visiting our email preferences page.\nand</li>\n<li>You can modify your personal
data anytime by logging in to your account, selecting \"User Info,\" and making
changes as desired.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>You may also contact us at tiisupport@turnitin.com
and ask that we make changes on your behalf, but to honor your request, we will
need the exact information you want changed, as well as information sufficient for
us to identify the type of communication you received from us.\nAnytime you provide
personal data to us, you determine whether or not we may disclose such information
in a personally identifiable form to a third party or use it for purposes different
from the purposes for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized.</p>
5.\nTransfer to third parties <p>Turnitin does not sell your personal data to third
parties.\nExcept in connection with the purposes for which it was originally collected,
no personal data will be provided to a third party.\nIf we transfer personal data
to a third party, we will require that the third party agree to confidentiality
requirements, and applicable legal requirements.\nWe will share your personal data
with third parties only in the ways that are described in this Privacy Policy.\nIf
you do not want us to share your personal data with these companies, contact us
by sending an email at tiisupport@turnitin.com.</p>\n<p>Turnitin may transfer personal
data to companies that help us provide our service.\nThese companies are authorized
to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to
us.\nTransfers to subsequent third parties are covered by the provisions in this
policy regarding notice and choice and the service agreements with our clients.</p>\n<p>Our
website includes links to other websites whose privacy practices may differ from
ours.\nIf you submit personal data to any of those sites, your information is governed
by their privacy statements.</p> 6.\nSecurity <p>We endeavor to keep your personal
data safe and secure at all times.\nOur data is stored in the EU or USA with robust
physical, digital, and procedural safeguards in place to protect your personal data,
including the use of SSL encryption, redundant servers and data centers, and sophisticated
perimeter security.\nWe continuously audit for security vulnerabilities and make
software patching a priority.\nPasswords are required to access your personal data,
so please remember to keep your password confidential.\nEven with the tightest security
systems, no one can guarantee protection from hackers and unauthorized third parties
who capture information provided over public networks.</p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cyber Essentials
<br>(certified November 2019)</strong>\n</p>\n<p>\n</p> Cyber Essentials accredits
a company's IT infrastructure ensuring that its firewalls, secure configurations,
user access control, malware protection, and patch management are of a high enough
standard to protect any data within the company.\nTurnitin obtained the Cyber Essentials
certification at the request of several international customers.\nTurnitin successfully
completed a third-party audit of the effectiveness of our basic security controls.\n<p>\n<strong>SOC
2 Compliance</strong>\n</p>\n<p>\n</p> SOC2 is an audit of a company's readiness
to protect their user's privacy and the security of their data.\nThe company must
show protections for both the data itself and the physical security of the locations
it is stored.\nTurnitin obtained the SOC2 certification to demonstrate our commitment
to security, privacy, and availability.\nTo obtain this certification, over 160
controls aligned to the SOC2 criteria were designed for Turnitin and audited for
effectiveness.\nTurnitin successfully satisfied 100% of the controls audited.\n7.\nData
Integrity <p>We take every possible step to make sure that the personal data in
our systems is relevant for its intended use, accurate, complete, and current.\nTurnitin
will retain personal data we process on behalf of our clients for as long as needed
to provide services to our client.\nWe retain your information for as long as your
account is active or as needed to provide you services.\nWe will retain and use
your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes,
and enforce our agreements.\nYou may stop using the services at any time.\nYou do
not need to specifically inform Turnitin when you stop using the Services.\nYou
may delete your account at any time by logging in to your account or by emailing
us at tiisupport@turnitin.com.</p>\n<p>The Turnitin database includes academic papers
submitted by students and educators, as well as licensed source material sourced
from the Internet.\nWhen a teacher wants to check a student paper for plagiarism,
a coded engine compares it to other content in the database to check for matches.\nThe
software leaves all judgment about intellectual property up to the instructor.\nIn
the instance where a paper indicates a strong match to content submitted to another
institution, instructors may find it necessary to request to view the matching paper.\nThis
request can either be accepted or denied by an institution.\nAny paper information
must be passed from instructor to instructor via email, and therefore, outside of
the Turnitin product.</p>\n<p>You will at all times retain 100% ownership of your
intellectual property rights.\nTurnitin does not ever assert or claim copyright
ownership of any works submitted to or through our service.\nYour property is YOUR
property.\nWe do not, and will not, use your intellectual property for any purpose
other than to deliver, support, and develop our services, which are designed to
protect and strengthen your copyright.</p> 8.\nChanges to this policy <p>We reserve
the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time.\nPlease check the
Privacy Policy when you use the Site to ensure that you are aware of any changes
in our privacy practices.\nOur Privacy Policy will indicate the date it was last
updated.\nIf at any point we decide to use personal data in a manner different from
that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify you via e-mail at the last
email address you have provided to us.\nYou will have a choice as to whether or
not we use your information in this different manner.\nIf you elect not to allow
us to use your information in this different manner, we will continue to use such
information in accordance with the Privacy Policy under which the information was
collected.</p> 9.\nNotices <p>Please direct all inquiries regarding the Privacy
Policy either to legal@turnitin.com or Turnitin, 2101 Webster St, Suite 1800, Oakland,
California 94612.</p>\n<p>\n<strong>EU DATA PROTECTION COMPLIANCE</strong>\n</p>\n<p>We
work with customers all over the world, and processing your personal data lawfully
in order to earn your trust is our top priority.\nWe understand that data protection
is essential for good customer service.\nAt Turnitin, our objective is to operate
transparently, with accountability, and consistently with the EU and US regulatory
environment so that our valued customers feel secure and in control.</p>\n<p>Turnitin
is fully committed to the following practices to protect your data:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>We
will never sell your data;</li>\n<li>We will never use your data for targeted advertising/profiling;</li>\n<li>We
secure your data with strong encryption and security best practices in SOC2 certified
data centers;</li>\n<li>We respect local privacy laws and work with legal experts
to stay abreast of changes;</li>\n<li>When we collect data, we use it for a specific,
stated purpose, to improve your experience and our service to you;</li>\n<li>If
we need to send any of your data to a third-party, such as a language translation
service provider, we require a contractual agreement that they handle and secure
your data with the same high level of protection and care that we deliver.\nand</li>\n<li>We
respect your right to retain ownership and control of your data, so that you can
modify, update, or delete it as needed.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>\n<strong>Compliance Today</strong>\n</p>\n<p>We
currently meet the most stringent data protection laws across jurisdictions and
are proactively reviewing every aspect of how we handle data and investing in operational
measures to ensure that we continue to meet our customers’ requirements.</p>\n<p>Today,
Turnitin uses Model Contractual Clauses to meet varying, specific needs across the
European Union (EU) for data privacy and protection.\nThese are standardized contracts
to certify that any data that is transferred out of the EU is adequately protected.\nThis
prevents our customers from having to request any additional authorization to use
our service.</p>\n<p>We are in good standing with all standards used to ensure that
data is fully protected and are able to meet very specific requirements as needed.\nFor
example, in the EU (including in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) we abide by
Directive 95/46/EC to meet data protection requirements.\nThe steps we take to maintain
the integrity and confidentiality of personal data include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>We strongly
recommend that institutions provide notice to students that the Turnitin service,
depending on the Turnitin solution used, involves data transfer to the United States,
and we recommend that consent is obtained from the student as soon as possible;</li>\n<li>Universities
are free to inspect or audit our services any time;</li>\n<li>All student work and
any associated personal data is encrypted and kept secure at all times.\nand</li>\n<li>Students
can keep their identity secret by using a pseudonym and by submitting papers in
formats that contain little if any identifying metadata.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>\n<strong>General
Data Protection Regulation</strong>\n</p>\n<p>The GDPR has legal effect in all EU
Member States from 25 May 2018.\nThe Data Protection Directive (Directive 95/46/EC)
has been replaced by the GDPR.\nAlthough it is a regulation and immediately effective
in all EU Member States, there are certain regulations within the GDPR that Member
States will be able to legislate upon at a national level for specific reasons,
therefore this policy may change accordingly from time to time.</p>\n<p>\n<strong>The
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data</strong>\n</p>\n<p>Turnitin primarily relies
upon Article 6(1)(e) of the GDPR for its legal basis to process such data.\nPursuant
to this provision of GDPR, Turnitin relies upon the official authority of the Data
Controller (the institution that is Turnitin’s customer) to process student data
in such a way that anti-plagiarism checks may be made to satisfy the institution
that the student’s work is their own.</p>\n<p>Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR also provides
Turnitin with a lawful basis for processing.\nThis is that it is in the legitimate
interests of the Data Controller to process such data at their discretion.</p>\n<p>Consent
is not the primary basis for processing upon which Turnitin relies.\nHowever, the
End-User Licence Agreement which Turnitin utilises with students will continue to
be in place as a matter of best practice and transparency.</p>\n<p>\n<strong>Key
Aspects of the GDPR</strong>\n</p>\n<p>The following are some notable aspects of
the GDPR:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>The GDPR applies to all personal data processed;</li>\n<li>The
GDPR makes it clear that when processing the personal data of EU nationals, data
processors outside the EEA (including the US) must adhere to the GDPR and process
only for lawful reasons;</li>\n<li>The GDPR requires much more accountability when
processing personal data.\nPrivacy must be embedded into everything (services, software,
systems, and processes) by design and by default;</li>\n<li>Individuals’ rights
have been strengthened.\nand</li>\n<li>To export data outside the EEA, EU Model
Contractual Clauses will be favored, which Turnitin uses.\nAdherence to the EU/US
and Swiss/US Privacy Shield is an EU recognised adequate measure for the legal transfer
of data outside the EEA.\nTurnitin is Privacy Shield certified.\nSee: www.privacyshield.gov</li>\n</ul>\n<p>For
more information on GDPR, visit go.turnitin.com/gdpr</p> California Privacy Rights
<b>Notice For California Residents </b>\n<p>California residents have certain rights
with respect to their personal information, as described below.\nBefore we may fulfill
your requests, we are required by law to verify your identity in order to prevent
unauthorized access to your data.</p>\n<p>\n<u>Education Platform</u>: In the case
of rights requests in relation to our education platforms, this may require us to
confirm your identity with your education institution.</p>\n<p>\n<u>Website</u>:
In the case of rights requests in relation to our website, this may require us to
confirm your identity by asking you to verify certain information previously provided
by you, or other methods as practicable.</p>\n<p>\n<b>WE DO NOT AND WILL NOT SELL
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH OUR EDUCATION PLATFORMS.</b>\n</p>\n<p>\n<b>Right
to Know and Access Information:</b> You may access information we maintain about
you using the methods provided below.\nIf we grant your request, we will provide
you with a copy of the personal information we maintain about you in the ordinary
course of business.\nThis may include what personal information we collect, use,
or disclose about you.\nWe may not fulfill some or all of your request to access
as permitted by applicable law.</p>\n<p>\n<b>Deletion of Information</b>: You may
request that we delete your personal information.\nDepending on the scope of your
request, we may refrain from granting your request, as permitted by applicable law.\nFor
example, we may be legally required to retain your information in our business records.\nYou
may submit a deletion request using the methods provided below.\n</p>\n<p>\n<b>Authorized
Agent</b>: California residents may use an authorized agent on their behalf to exercise
a privacy right discussed above.\nIf you are an authorized agent acting on behalf
of a California resident to communicate with us or to exercise a privacy right discussed
above, you must be able to demonstrate that you have the requisite authorization
to act on behalf of the resident and have sufficient access to their laptop, desktop,
or mobile device to exercise these rights digitally.\nIf you are an authorized agent
trying to exercise rights on behalf of a Turnitin user, please contact us at the
contact information below with supporting verification information, which includes
a valid Power of Attorney in the State of California, proof that you have access
to the consumer's interface, and proof of your own identify.</p>\n<b>To Exercise
Your Rights </b>\n<p>\n<u>Education Platforms</u>: Turnitin education platforms
are used at the discretion of the education institution customer.\nIn addition,
we are obligated under FERPA to remain under the direct control of the education
institution customer with respect to our use and maintenance of student data that
is part of the education record.\nAs such, to exercise your rights in relation to
your use of the Turnitin platforms, please contact your education institution.\nWe
will work with them to facilitate your request.</p>\n<p>\n<u>Website</u>: To exercise
the rights described above, please go here or contact us using the information below.\nShould
you have any questions or concerns regarding your California rights or this privacy
policy, you may contact us using the contact information below.</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<b>2101
Webster St Ste 1800 Oakland CA.\n94612 USA</b>\n</li>\n<li>tiisupport@turnitin.com</li>\n<li>+1
866 816 5046 x241</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Please note that your exercise of the above rights
is subject to certain exemptions to safeguard the public interest (e.g., the prevention
or detection of crime) and our interests (e.g., the maintenance of legal privilege).\nWe
will try to comply with your request as soon as reasonably practicable.\nRequests
to exercise these rights may be granted in whole, in part, or not at all, depending
on the scope and nature of the request and applicable law.\nWhere required by applicable
law, we will notify you if we reject your request and notify you of any reasons
we are unable to honor your request.</p>\n<p>\n<b>Non-discrimination</b>: We shall
not discriminate or otherwise penalize anyone for exercising their rights under
this Privacy Policy.</p>  .\n<b>Education Platforms</b>\n<b>Website</b>\n<i>Categories
of Personal Information we collect</i>\n<p>Depending on how you use our platforms,
we may collect some or all of the following:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Identifiers such
as a real name, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol
address, email address, account name, and, if you are the purchaser, your billing
address</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Personal information limited to your name under subdivision
(e) of California Business and Professions Code Section 1798.80</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Internet
or other electronic network activity information regarding your interaction with
our platforms.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Education information, defined as information
that is not publicly available personally identifiable information as defined in
the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C.\nsection 1232g, 34 C.F.R.\nPart
99).</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Online identifier, Internet Protocol address,</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Personal
information limited to your name under subdivision (e) of California Business and
Professions Code Section 1798.80</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Internet or other electronic
network activity information related to your use of our website</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Inferences
drawn from your use of our website to create a profile reflecting your interests
in our products.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>If you choose to schedule a call with Turnitin,
we will collect Identifiers such as a real name, work email, phone number.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>If
you choose to send us an inquiry regarding our products, we will collect your professional
or employment related information, such as your job title, institution name.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>\n<i>Categories
of sources from which the Personal Information is collected</i>\n</p>\n<p> </p>
We collect the Personal Information directly from you or from your educational institution.\nWe
collect the Personal Information directly from you.\n<i>Business or commercial purpose
for collecting or selling Personal Information</i>\n<p>We collect your Personal
Information to provide the services and for the following business purposes:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Performing
services in accordance with our contract with the Customer and the terms of use
including maintaining or servicing accounts, providing customer service, processing
or fulfilling orders and transactions, verifying customer information, and processing
payments.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Detecting security incidents, protecting against
malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity, and prosecuting those responsible
for that activity.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Debugging to identify and repair errors
that impair existing intended functionality.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Sending you marketing
communications if you have consented to receive such information.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Undertaking
internal research for technological development and demonstration.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>We
collect your Personal Information to operate the website, respond to your requests
and for the following business purposes: </p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Maintaining or servicing
the website and providing customer service.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Detecting security
incidents, protecting against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity,
and prosecuting those responsible for that activity.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Debugging
to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Sending
you marketing communications.</p>\n</li>\n<li>Inferences drawn from your use of
our website are used to enable interest-based advertising.</li>\n</ul>\n<i>Categories
of third parties with whom we share Personal Information</i> We do not share your
Personal Information with “third parties” as the term is defined in CCPA.\nThat
is, we do not share your Personal Information with individuals or organizations
to use for their own commercial purposes.\nWe may share your Personal Information
– specifically your IP address, device ID or similar online identifier, with certain
third parties, such as social networks and advertising networks.\nThis information
is used to personalize advertising you see after you’ve visited our website.\n<i>Specific
pieces of Personal Information we have collected</i>\n<p>The Customer’s primary
account representative: first and last name, email address and institution name
and billing address.</p>\n<p>Teachers: first and last name, email address, IP Address,
device ID.</p>\n<p>Students: first and last name, email address, IP Address, device
ID</p>\n<p>Internet Protocol address, device ID</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Internet or
other electronic network activity information, including, but not limited to, browsing
history, search history, and information regarding a consumer’s interaction with
our website.</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>If you choose to provide it: first and last name,
work email, phone number</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>\n</p> Usage Policy <p>Introduction</p>\n<p>As
an education technology service provider, we rely on data to provide you with amazing
solutions that improve learning and teaching, and you rely on us to protect that
data.\nWe take that responsibility seriously and pledge to never sell or share personal
data and use it only for the purpose for which you gave permission.\nWe vigorously
guard all data in our care and ensure that you are in total control of your data.\nOur
Privacy Policy details how we protect your data and privacy.</p>\n<p>This Usage
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decisions of the arbitrator shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties
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the parties from seeking injunctive relief and/or other equitable remedies in a
court of competent jurisdiction.\nThe arbitrator or a court of appropriate jurisdiction
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section applies where the GDPR applies to Turnitin’s processing of the personal
data of data subjects in the EU.\nReferences to ‘Articles’ or ‘Chapters’ in this
section are to the corresponding Articles or Chapters in the GDPR and italicised
terms correspond to the definitions in the GDPR.\nThis section is binding on Turnitin.</p>\n<p>The
controller hereby grants to Turnitin a general written authorisation to engage other
processors in the provision of the services.\nTurnitin shall inform the controller
of any intended changes to the processors allowing the controller the right to object
to such changes.</p>\n<p>The following information applies:</p> Subject matter of
the <em>processing</em>: Processing of submissions (student or academic papers or
proposed published texts) and their associated <em>personal data</em> pursuant to
the purpose described below.\nDuration of the <em>processing</em>: Storage of the
content of submissions is indefinite unless instructed otherwise by the <em>controller</em>.\nNature
of the <em>processing</em>: Collection, storage, retrieval, use (in the context
of text matching functions).\nPurpose of the <em>processing</em>: To allow academic
institutions / publishers to detect potential plagiarism in the academic / publishing
sectors.\nType of <em>personal data</em>: First name, surname, email address (academic),
student ID number (if provided by <em>controller</em>), content.\nCategories of
<em>data subjects</em>: Students, account administrators, instructors, authors.\nObligations
of the <em>controller</em>: The <em>controller</em> is obliged to comply with its
general obligations under the GDPR, in particular to process the personal data it
collects in accordance with Articles 5 and 6, and to comply with Articles 13, 14,
24, 30 and 32, and to comply with any actionable rights of the data subject.\nRights
of the <em>controller</em>: The <em>controller</em> may exercise its rights against
the processor under the GDPR, in particular under Articles 28 and 32.\n<p>Turnitin,
as <em>processor</em>, confirms that it:</p>\n<p>(a) <em>processes the personal
data</em> only on documented instructions from the controller, including with regard
to transfers of personal data to a third country or an international organisation,
unless required to do so by Union or Member State law to which the processor is
subject.\nin such a case, the processor shall inform the controller of that legal
requirement before processing, unless that law prohibits such information on important
grounds of public interest;</p>\n<p>(b) ensures that persons authorised to <em>process
the personal data</em> have committed themselves to confidentiality or are under
an appropriate statutory obligation of confidentiality;</p>\n<p>(c) takes all measures
required pursuant to Article 32;</p>\n<p>(d) respects the conditions referred to
in paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 28 for engaging another <em>processor</em> and
shall, in the event that it engages another <em>processor</em> in the delivery of
the service, ensure that the <em>processor</em> adheres to the same data protection
obligations in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 28;</p>\n<p>(e) taking into
account the nature of the <em>processing</em>, assists the <em>controller</em> by
appropriate technical and organisational measures, insofar as this is possible,
for the fulfilment of the controller's obligation to respond to requests for exercising
the <em>data subject's rights</em> laid down in Chapter III;</p>\n<p>(f) assists
the controller in ensuring compliance with the obligations pursuant to Articles
32 to 36 taking into account the nature of processing and the information available
to the processor;</p>\n<p>(g) at the choice of the <em>controller</em>, deletes
or returns all the <em>personal data</em> to the <em>controller</em> after the end
of the provision of services relating to processing, and deletes existing copies
unless Union or Member State law requires storage of the <em>personal data</em>.\nand</p>\n<p>(h)
makes available to the <em>controller</em> all information necessary to demonstrate
compliance with the obligations laid down in Article 28 and allow for and contribute
to audits, including inspections, conducted by the <em>controller</em> or another
auditor mandated by the <em>controller</em>.</p>\n<p>If you have questions, please
email legal@turnitin.com.</p>\n<p> </p> EU Data Protection and GDPR Compliance
<p>We work with customers all over the world, and your trust is our top priority.\nWe
understand that data protection is essential for good customer service.\nAt Turnitin,
LLC, our objective is to operate transparently and consistently with the EU regulatory
environment so that you, our valued customers, feel secure and in control.</p>\n<p>Turnitin,
LLC, which includes iThenticate, is fully committed to the following practices to
protect your data:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>We will never sell your data.</li>\n<li>We will
never use your data for targeted advertising.</li>\n<li>We secure your data with
strong encryption and security best practices.</li>\n<li>We respect local privacy
laws and work with legal experts to stay abreast of changes.</li>\n<li>When we collect
data, we use it for a specific, stated purpose, to improve your experience and our
service to you.</li>\n<li>If we need to send any of your data to a third party,
such as a language translation service provider, we require a contractual agreement
that they handle and secure your data with the same high level of protection and
care that we deliver.</li>\n<li>We respect your right to retain ownership and control
of your data, so that you can modify, update, or delete it as needed.</li>\n</ul>
Compliance today <p>We currently meet the most stringent data protection laws across
jurisdictions and are proactively reviewing every aspect of how we handle data and
investing in operational measures to ensure that we continue to meet our customers’
requirements as data protection rules are reformed.</p>\n<p>Today, Turnitin uses
Model Clauses to meet varying, specific needs across the European Union (EU) for
data privacy and protection.\nThese are standardized contracts to certify that any
data that is transferred out of the EU is duly protected.\nThis prevents our customers
from having to request any additional authorization to use our service.</p>\n<p>We
are in good standing with all standards used to ensure that data is fully protected
and are able to meet very specific requirements as needed.\nFor example, in Germany,
Austria, and Switzerland, we abide by Directive 95/46/EC to meet data protection
requirements.\nThe steps we take to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of
personal data include:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>We strongly recommend that institutions provide
notice to students that the Turnitin service involves data transfer to the United
States, and we recommend that consent is obtained from the student as soon as possible.</li>\n<li>Universities
are free to inspect or audit our services any time.</li>\n<li>All student work and
any associated personal information is encrypted and kept secure at all times.</li>\n<li>Students
can keep their identity secret by using a pseudonym and by submitting papers in
formats that contain little if any identifying metadata.</li>\n</ul> Upcoming changes
<p>The 1995 laws that have been governing how personal data is protected in the
EU were developed before smartphones and social media dominated our lives.\nFor
the past several years, negotiations have been underway to unify and simplify the
laws and guidelines used to determine what obligations companies have to protect
data crossing borders in the EU.</p>\n<p>This year, the EU released the final version
of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will go into effect in 2018.\nDirective
95/46/EC will be replaced by Regulation (EU) 2016/679.</p> EU data protection timeline
<p>\n<b>1995</b>: The Data Protection Directive creates the framework for personal
data protection laws in each of the EU Member States.</p>\n<p>\n<b>2000</b>: Safe
Harbor decision to accommodate data transfers outside EU.</p>\n<p>\n<b>2012</b>:
The European Commission proposes a draft of the General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR).</p>\n<p>\n<b>2014</b>: The European Parliament votes on amended GDPR draft.</p>\n<p>\n<b>2015</b>:
The European Council agrees on the final terms of GDPR.\nSafe Harbor is declared
invalid.</p>\n<p>\n<b>2016</b>: Final GDPR version published.\nEU-US Privacy Shield
becomes the new mechanism for transatlantic data transfers.</p>\n<p>\n<b>2018</b>:
New regulations will go into effect.</p> Key differences in data protection rules
<p>Turnitin fully and proactively supports the transition to simplified, more uniform
application of the law as it applies to data protection in and outside of Europe.\nFollowing
are some notable changes:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>The 1995 Directive had different interpretations
for each member state, whereas the intent of the GDPR is to provide a regulatory
tool that works at the EU level.\nSo, the expectation is that there won’t be as
many variations needed, and that data protection applies to all.</li>\n<li>There
used to be ambiguity about what companies could do with personal data vs.\nanonymous
identifiers.\nGermany doesn’t typically recognize anonymous data.\nNew regulations
apply to ALL data collected, with the intent being to make it harder to profile
people.</li>\n<li>The GDPR makes it more clear that the U.S.\nmust play by the EU’s
rules and obtain valid, opt-in consent, using clear language, to use personal information.</li>\n<li>The
GDPR requires much more accountability when processing information.\nPrivacy must
be embedded into everything (services, software, systems, and processes) by design
and by default.\nThe expectation is that the ability to erase data will be mandatory
as well.</li>\n<li>Under the GDPR, public authorities and companies that depend
on processing personal information will be required to hire a data protection officer
(DPO), who will be responsible for making sure that legal data processes are upheld.</li>\n<li>Individuals’
rights are being strengthened.\nFor example, cookie policies now should be much
more clearly communicated and obvious.</li>\n<li>End users must be notified of data
breaches within 72 hours.\nUnder the 1995 Directive, there are no uniform rules
applied across the EU.</li>\n<li>To export data, model clauses will be favored,
which Turnitin uses.\nThere is no real mention of Safe Harbor, but nothing prohibits
it.\nDifferent model clauses can be used to meet specific privacy requirements.</li>\n</ul>
Additional Resources <ul>\n<li>EU-US Privacy Shield </li>\n<li>Reform of EU Data
Protection Rules </li>\n<li>European Commission – Protection of Personal Data </li>\n<li>Turnitin
and GDPR </li>\n</ul> Copyright Protection <p>Turnitin agrees that students should
own the copyright to their original work.\nA common misconception is that students
relinquish their ownership rights when they submit papers to Turnitin.\nThis simply
isn’t true!</p>\n<p>Students who submit papers to Turnitin retain the copyright
to the work they created.\nA copy of submitted papers is retained in a Turnitin
database archive to be compared with future submissions—a practice that helps protect
and strengthen copyright ownership.</p>\n<p>A U.S.\nDistrict Court judge ruled that
archiving student papers to assess the originality of newly-submitted papers constitutes
a fair use under the U.S.\nCopyright Act, provides “a substantial public benefit\"
and helps protect the papers from being exploited by others.\nRead the summary judgement.</p>\n<p>The
summary judgment was unanimously affirmed by a U.S.\nCourt of Appeals.\nRead the
published decision.</p> Legal FAQs <p>Australian Legal PDF </p>\n<p>Canadian Legal
PDF </p>\n<p>Mexican Legal PDF </p>\n<p>Mexican Legal PDF (ES) </p> How does Turnitin
protect my privacy? <p>Turnitin is committed to protecting the privacy and security
of our users and their information.\nWe maintain extremely high levels of privacy
and security through the use of SSL encryption, redundant servers, sophisticated
firewalls, multiple data centers, and privacy and security audits.\nWith a security
system that has never been breached and a student privacy pledge of the highest
standards, instructors and students can use Turnitin with an unsurpassed level of
confidence.</p> Who owns student papers once they are submitted to Turnitin? <p>Students
retain the copyright of papers submitted to the Turnitin service.\nThe Turnitin
user agreement entitles Turnitin to use the works as part of the plagiarism prevention
system under the principles of fair use.\nTurnitin's use of student papers under
fair use was settled in a United States District Court of Law in 2007 and affirmed
upon appeal in 2009.</p>\n<p>Read the 2007 summary judgement </p>\n<p>Read the 2009
published decision </p> Does Turnitin archive student work? <p>Turnitin archives
student papers by default only for the purposes of textual comparison.\nInstitutions
may choose to not have their papers archived in the service.</p>\n<p>The fair use
defense codified in Section 107 of the Copyright Act has been recognized as an \"equitable
rule of reason.\" In considering whether a use is a fair use, courts often analyze
whether the use is beneficial to society as a whole (as part of a determination
of whether a use is transformative) and whether the user has \"clean hands.\" The
District Court and Fourth Circuit both held that the archiving of student works
in the educational context is a fair use.\nIn so holding, the courts did not find
that Turnitin's use of student works was in any respect unethical.</p> How does
Turnitin comply with privacy regulations of different countries? <p>As a US company
with high standards for security and privacy, Turnitin is designed to comply with
many of the data protection requirements of other countries, including informed
consent, access rights of submitting students, and technical and organizational
measures to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of personal data.</p> Am
I bound to the Turnitin click-through agreement? What if I'm a minor? <p>Yes.\nThe
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia found that the
online click-through agreement on the Turnitin site is an enforceable agreement,
even against minors.\nParental consent or the consent of a guardian is required
for a minor to set up an account with Turnitin and the agreement is therefore binding.</p>
Can a teacher compel me to submit my paper to Turnitin if I attend private school?
Public school? <p>Yes in both cases.\nIf you attend a private school you have agreed
to abide by the school's policies.</p>\n<p>With respect to public school, as the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has recognized
in rejecting four students' claim that they were improperly compelled to submit
their papers to Turnitin or face a failing grade, \"Schools have a right to decide
how to monitor and address plagiarism in their schools and may employ companies
like Turnitin to help do so.\"</p> Does Turnitin share information with third-party
services? <p>Turnitin integrates with third-party services such at the Educational
Testing Service and Language Weaver where student information may be shared in order
to deliver a part of these services.\nWhile Turnitin does transfer information where
necessary to perform the service, no personally identifiable information such as
name, email or school is sent by Turnitin to third-party services.</p> Does Turnitin
comply with FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)? <p>Yes.\nThe Turnitin
service is compliant with and helps institutions comply with FERPA, including:</p>\n<p>Turnitin
expects and suggests that institutions comply with FERPA’s notice requirements regarding
the use and disclosure of directory and non-directory education records so that
students and parents are aware that the school may engage services like Turnitin.</p>\n<p>Institutions
are free to inspect or audit our services to assure themselves that all information
is used only for the purposes of assisting instructors.</p>\n<p>Data is kept secure
at all times and are only used for purposes of assisting the instructor in assessing
the assignment.</p>\n<p>Users may submit their paper using a pseudonym and in formats
that contain little, if any, identifying metadata.\nThis reduces our chance of collecting
and processing personal data.</p> Does Turnitin comply with COPPA (Child Online
Privacy Protection Act)? <p>Yes.\nThe FTC has specifically stated that COPPA’s requirements
do not apply to sites that contract with schools to offer online programs for the
benefit of the schools and their students, and collect personal information only
for these purposes.\n(FTC COPPA FAQ #55.) Thus, these services are not required
to get prior verifiable parental consent before collecting or maintaining personal
information.\nTurnitin’s services, which include originality checks and online grading,
are offered pursuant to Turnitin’s contracts with school districts, and Turnitin
does not collect personal information for other purposes.\nThe FTC has said that
in such circumstances, operators like Turnitin may presume that the school has authorized
the collection of personal information based upon the school having obtained the
parents’ consent.\nSchools often obtain parental consent via Acceptable Use Policies
that they provide to students and parents.\nIn addition, COPPA also allows, but
does not require, schools to act as agents on behalf of parents and to provide consent
for the online collection of a student’s personal information within the school
context.\n(FTC COPPA FAQ #54.)</p> Who can I contact at Turnitin if I have privacy
concerns? <p>We are always ready to answer any question or concerns you may have.\nPlease
write to us at legal@turnitin.com.</p>\n<p>\n</p>\n<i>\n</i> Back to Support Center
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