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Education·Institutional licensing; custom pricing·www.merlyn.org

Merlyn

Merlyn is a digital AI assistant enhancing educational experiences by streamlining classroom technology use and fostering teacher-student interaction, with a focus on privacy and security.

Risk Score
Medium
4/10

Independent assessment across data handling, compliance, security and transparency.

Risk factors

3
  • Cloud-based service with potential data sharing.
  • User-generated content may be used for model training.
  • Standard enterprise security measures but still involves data sharing.

Recommendations

4
  • Verify FERPA and COPPA compliance before deployment in K-12 settings
  • Review what student interaction data is retained
  • Confirm teacher voice commands are not stored long-term
  • Request data processing agreement for institutional use

Data handling

Storage
Cloud-hosted; classroom interaction data processed
Retention
Privacy-focused; specific policies not publicly detailed
Training on inputs
Stated privacy focus; verify no student data used for training