easyCBM Lite and Teacher Deluxe Editions ("the Service") are web-based benchmark and progress monitoring reporting services that permit easyCBM assessment data and administrative data (collectively "Data") to be collected and used to generate automated reports for up to 200 students. These tools are designed to give educators insight into which of their students may need additional instructional supports as well as to provide a means by which they can measure the effectiveness of their teaching.
The easyCBM system was developed by Behavioral Research and Teaching ("BRT"), a research unit in the College of Education at the University of Oregon ("UO"), in collaboration with school district partners across the United States.
The person to whom an account is registered (the "Account Holder") acknowledges and agrees that the Service may only be used for students the Account Holder, or the educator for whom they have created the account, is directly responsible for supporting. Accounts within the Service may not be used for building or district use across multiple educators. The Account Holder understands that information from the Service must be supplemented with other information and professional judgment in making educational decisions.
All Data entered into the Service remain the sole property of the educational agency to which it belongs, if any, or otherwise of the Account Holder. The Account Holder retains exclusive control over Data, including determining who may access Data and how it may be used for legitimate authorized purposes. UO maintains the Data on secure servers. Access to Data is password protected, and it is the Account Holder's responsibility to maintain security for the account's username and password. UO does not release the Data without the Account Holder's written permission, except as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or administrative process. UO does not sell, share, rent, or trade Data with any third parties other than as disclosed within this privacy policy.
The Account Holder grants UO the right to use Data solely for the purposes of providing customer support and administering, improving, and maintaining the Service.
The Account Holder may, at any time, choose to delete their account and all Data linked to the account. Upon making and confirming that request, the account's username will be purged from the Service immediately and all Data linked to the account will be deleted within 30 days. Unless Data are requested to be deleted, Data will remain available until the account has been inactive for at least 18 months and no more than 24 months, at which point they will be deleted within 30 days. Deleted Data cannot be recovered.
The protection of student and staff personal information is critical to BRT's work. As such, BRT has endorsed the Student Privacy Pledge 2020, a strong set of commitments drafted with the involvement of educational non-profit groups, the Software & Information Industry Association, and public sector educational leaders. As part of a public research university, BRT is ineligible to be a signatory to the pledge but has committed to following each aspect of the pledge completely. This privacy statement outlines BRT’s commitments, and the steps BRT takes to ensure that personally identifiable information ("PII"), including PII related to students ("Student PII"), remains private.
As per the Student Privacy Pledge 2020, BRT commits to the following policies for Data entered into the Service:
easyCBM collects Student PII solely for the authorized educational purposes described in this agreement, and never discloses that information to third parties without the Account Holder's written permission, except as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or administrative process. Student PII includes direct identifiers, which can be used to identify a specific student, and indirect identifiers, which can be combined with other information to identify a specific student. The following Student PII is collected:
Direct Identifiers
Indirect Identifiers
UO collects the Account Holder's information, including identifiable information such as name and email address, for the purpose of administering and maintaining the account. Email addresses may also be used to inform Account Holders of other BRT products and services. Email addresses will never be given or sold to a third party or used for any purpose other than as described in this Use Agreement and Privacy Policy.
UO collects additional information for easyCBM Deluxe accounts for billing purposes. Billing information is maintained under a separate UO e-Commerce Privacy Statement and other record retention policies and is excluded from the terms of this easyCBM Use Agreement and Privacy Policy.
UO follows strong security procedures for the protection of student data, and the Service is built to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to preserve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Student PII. easyCBM provides educational institutions and agencies with tools to manage, enforce, and comply with the provisions of FERPA.
Data are stored on secure servers and are encrypted both at rest and in transit. UO provides access to Data for authorized easyCBM personnel solely for the purposes described in this Use Agreement and Privacy Policy. All easyCBM personnel with access to Student PII must first receive training on data security and privacy.
In the event of a confirmed data breach, UO will take immediate steps to determine the scope of the breach. If UO determines that the breach impacts Student PII or other Account Holder information, UO will notify affected Account Holders within 3 business days of making that determination.
The Account Holder acknowledges that the Service is solely an education information resource and is made available 'AS IS,' without obligation by UO to provide accompanying services or support. Account Holder acknowledges and agrees that the information obtained from the Service is intended as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, professional judgment in making decisions to adjust and enhance the opportunity to learn.
The easyCBM measures were developed using Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (2014) and through a research program on student risk indicators and instructional decision-making using progress monitoring. However, UO makes no representations or warranty on the accuracy, validity, completeness, or availability of information or results obtained from the Service. UO reserves the right to conduct further research on easyCBM to inform and make modifications or improvements at any time without notice.
Use of the Service does not permit the use of UO names, identifiers, or marks in advertising with other products.
UO AND BRT EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SERVICE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES PERTAINING TO MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. UO AND BRT WILL NOT BE LIABLE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FOR ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, LOSS OF USE, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. (Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion and limitation may not apply to you).