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<br /><div class="contentText"><p>The Department of Education is committed and dedicated to protecting the privacy rights of students, teachers, and administrators in schools around the country. The Office of the Chief Privacy Officer leads the Department’s Privacy Program. The Department’s Senior Agency Official for Privacy (SAOP) is Kevin Herms.</p>

<p>If you have any questions regarding Privacy at  ED, please email <a href="mailto:SAOP@ed.gov" title="Email for privacy related questions">SAOP@ed.gov</a></p>
<h3>The Department of Education’s Privacy Links</h3>
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  <li><a href="/about/offices/list/om/pirms/index.html" title="Office of the Chief Privacy Officer Main Page">Office of the Chief Privacy Officer Main Page</a></li>
  <li><a href="/notices/ed-pia.html" title="System of Records Notices (SORN)">ED System of Records Notices (SORN)</a></li>
  <li><a href="/notices/pia/index.html" title="Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA)">ED Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA)</a></li>
  <li><a href="/about/offices/list/om/pirms/cma.html" title="Matching Notices and Agreements">ED Matching Notices and Agreements</a></li>
  <li>Privacy Act Exemptions</li>
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    <li><a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2009-title34-vol1/pdf/CFR-2009-title34-vol1-sec5b-11.pdf" title="Department of Education Privacy Act Exemptions">34 CFR 5b.11</a> (PDF,149.7KB)</li>
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  <li>Privacy Implementation</li>
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    <li><a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2010-title34-vol1/pdf/CFR-2010-title34-vol1-part5b.pdf" title="Department of Education Privacy Act Implementation Rules">34 CFR 5b.1 – 5b.11</a> (PDF,182.3KB)</li>
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  <li>Education’s Policies on Privacy </li>
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    <li><a href="/policy/gen/leg/foia/acsom6104.pdf" title="Department of Education Policy on the Privacy Act of 1974" target="_blank">OM:6-104 - Privacy Act of 1974  (Basic Requirements for and the Collection of Personal Information)</a> (PDF, 179.1KB) (8/31/2006)</li>
    <li><a href="/policy/gen/leg/foia/acsom6105.pdf" title="Department of Education Policy on Computer Matching Notices" target="_blank">OM:6-105 - Computer Matching  Agreements</a> (PDF, 119.3KB) (1/22/2007)</li>
    <li><a href="/policy/gen/leg/foia/acsom6107.pdf" title="Department of Education Policy on External Breach Notification" target="_blank">OM:6-107 - External Breach  Notification Policy and Plan</a> (PDF, 365.5KB) (3/25/2016)</li>
    <li><a href="/policy/gen/leg/foia/om-6-108.pdf" title="OM: 6-108 - Privacy: Section 208 of the E-Government Act of 2002 Policy and Compliance" target="_blank">OM:6-108 - Privacy: Section 208 of the E-Government  Act of 2002 Policy and Compliance</a> (PDF, 3.08MB) (9/6/2016)</li>
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  <li>Education’s Reports on Privacy </li>
  <li><a href="https://foiaxpress.pal.ed.gov/app/Home.aspx" title="Request Access to Your Records or Disclosure of Your Records">Request Access to Your Records or Disclosure of Your Records</a></li>
  <li><a href="/notices/privacy/index.html" title="Education’s Website Privacy Policy">Education’s Website Privacy Policy</a></li>
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<h3>The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)</h3>
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  <li><a href="/policy/gen/guid/fpco/index.html" title="Family Policy Compliance Office">Family Policy Compliance  Office</a></li>
  <li><a href="/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html" title="Overview of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)">Overview  of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act</a> (FERPA) </li>
  <li><a href="/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/students.html" title="Guidance for Students">Guidance for Students</a></li>
  <li><a href="/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/parents.html" title="Guidance for Parents">Guidance for Parents</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=6cf6a13718d882722093bb967c9cf6a0&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title34/34cfr99_main_02.tpl" title="Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Regulations">Family  Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Regulations</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/programs/ptac/" title="Department of Education's Privacy Technical Assisstance Center">Privacy  Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)</a></li>
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<h3>External Privacy Links</h3>
<p><em>Disclaimer of Endorsement: The documents posted on this page contain hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. These links and pointers are provided for the user's convenience. OCPO does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this outside information. Further, the inclusion of links or pointers to particular items in hypertext is not intended to reflect their importance, nor is it intended to endorse any views expressed, or products or services offered, on these outside sites, or the organizations sponsoring the sites.</em></p>
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  <li><a href="https://www.fpc.gov/" title="Federal Privacy Council">Federal       Privacy Council</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb" title="Office of Management and Budget">Office of Management and Budget</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/" target="_blank" title="Federal Trade Commission Identity Theft">Federal Trade       Commission Identity Theft</a>  </li>
  <li><a href="https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/privacy-and-security" target="_blank" title="Federal Trade Commission Privacy and Security">Federal       Trade Commission Privacy and Security</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.privacyassociation.org/" target="_blank" title="International Association of Privacy Professionals">International       Association of Privacy Professionals</a></li>
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