Privacy Statement
Acadly has been reviewed by Rhodes University for compliance
with the Protection of Personal Information Act. Moreover,
the Rhodes University team has put in efforts to get a
deeper understanding of how the attendance automation
technology works and if it is likely to pose any risks from
a security and privacy viewpoint. Some of the key points to
note are as follows:
- Acadly does not collect any personally identifiable
information except users' names and email addresses as
part of the sign up process.
- Acadly does not use GPS to capture attendance. Although
the Acadly Android app asks for "location permissions",
this is done in order to get access to Bluetooth and
WiFi data and not GPS data. The apps do not track
physical location at any time for any reason.
- Data centers used to store data are geographically
inside the European Union
- The app does not target any kind of advertising at its
users
- Personally Identifiable Information is not used for
commercial purposes such as targeting ads at users, or
selling data to third parties.
- The Acadly platform does not earn revenue through any
other means except charging university customers / user
institutions for the software itself. In other words,
the company does not have a business model such as
sharing student data with possible recruiters.
- The app already hosts data for more than 500 Rhodes
University students (as of July 2023) and no security or
privacy incidents have been reported to the
administration.
We encourage you to reach out to the Rhodes University
administration or to the Acadly team in case you have any
specific questions.
The complete privacy policy is here.