This privacy notice was last updated on 31/07/2019.
We take care to protect the privacy of customers and users of the Everest app. This privacy policy explains how we transfer, store and use data used with the Everest suite of applications.
For schools and teachers that need an easy way to complete key management tasks in the classroom, the Everest App provides a simple way to view pupils and quickly record attendance, achievement, behaviour and assessment straight from a web or mobile app – seamlessly linked and updated in real-time with the school’s MIS system.
The Everest App is provided by Edu365 Group Ltd, 342B Dorcy Drive, PO Box 10489, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands KY1-1005. Company No. 267148. We are responsible for ensuring that your data is adequately protected in relation to the operation of the Everest App.
The data and associated information used within the Everest App synchronises with the data in your school MIS system and the MIS should be considered the source of truth. Some non-personal data such as homework assignments, lesson plans, and curriculum resources are within the Everest app only.
The Everest App securely transfers the following information:
Students/Pupils
Family/Home contact details for each pupil/student, specifically:
Staff
Parents
Edu365 takes data protection and the safety and security of data in the Everest App very seriously, and takes all reasonable measures to ensure the safety and security of data in the Everest App, including personal information to maintain compliance with relevant parts of data protection legislation.
The information present in the Everest App is used for the specific purposes of recording attendance, behaviour and achievement and associating students and staff to timetable information. Emergency contact details are also available as well as any relevant medical and dietary information.
Data transferred by the Everest App service is encrypted for Personal Information using standard HTTPS TCP/IP protocols, with 256-bit Secure Socket Layer (SSL) point-to-point encryption.
The Everest App service is delivered utilising Microsoft’s Azure Platform located in UK West (Cardiff) and UK South (London). No school data is stored in the Microsoft Azure platform hosting environment – data is only transferred via the Microsoft Azure hosting platform between the school’s MIS system and tablet devices authorised by the school.
The Everest App service is a securely hosted web service, delivered via the web using standard HTTPS TCP/IP protocols. The Everest App service is a secure and highly scalable managed service, delivered utilising Microsoft’s Azure Platform located in UK West (Cardiff) and UK South (London).
Further details of how EDU365 manages its hosted services in relation to the Data Protection Act can be found by following the link below:www.gov.uk/government/publications/cloud-software-services-and-the-data-protection-act
All data is securely transferred and processed within the EU and complies with UK data protection standards and requirements. The Everest App utilises the Microsoft Azure data centres located in UK West (Cardiff) and UK South (London).
The Everest App uses Microsoft Office 365, Google and Facebook accounts for safety and to provide secure authentication when you log in. We do not require any additional information from your 3rd party authentication providers, only what is needed for authentication.
We may collect device-specific information (such as your hardware model, operating system version).
When you use the Everest App service, we may automatically collect and store certain information in server logs.
This may include:
The Everest App uses third-party analytics tools to help us measure traffic and usage trends for the Everest App service. These tools collect information sent by your device or the Everest App service that assists us in improving the Service. We collect and use this analytics information with analytics information from other Users so that it cannot reasonably be used to identify any particular individual user.
The Everest App service uses a small number of cookies to help us measure usage traffic and trends in order to help us improve the service performance.
The Everest App operates an \”implied consent\” policy which means that it is assumed you are happy with this usage. If you are not happy, then you should either not use the service, or you should delete the cookies having used the service.
If you do not know what cookies are, or how to control or delete them we recommend you visit www.aboutcookies.org for detailed guidance.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit Google Opt Out
Certain devices allow applications to access real-time location-based information (for example, GPS). EDU365 do not collect such information from your device at any time while you download or use the Everest App service as of the date this policy went into effect.
We will not disclose any personal information we collect about you to a third party without your consent.
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our home page so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
This privacy notice was last updated on 31/07/2019
EDU365 is a specialised educational technology (‘EdTech’) company with an executive team compromising highly seasoned educationalists, technology experts and software trainers.
The EDU365 executive team have more than 20 years; experience in improving schools globally, including leading projects implementing, customising and supporting school software systems in over 600 schools worldwide.
At the helm of EDU365 Group is Chairman Daniel Tennent. Formerly of Micro Librarian Systems, Daniel is a highly experienced director in the EdTech field. His knowledge of the education market and his ability to evangelise solutions and visualise the next opportunity is second to none.
Everest is the product of EDU365’s combined expertise, experience and our unwavering ambition to help drive school improvement. We look forward to working with you.
Truro School has found Everest intuitive to use, was quick and easy to set up and adopted by our staff after a relatively brief training in September 2019. The parent body welcomed the App and pupils quickly adapted to using the homework module and checking to see ‘the work on Everest’. Customer support has been outstanding.
Mark Vanstone, Director of Studies, Truro School
I am really enjoying using Everest. The daily class attendance is a great electronic way for me to track and monitor attendance whilst the gradebook is saving me tons of paper and time, as I can enter my formative assessments on the spot, from my iPad. This is exactly the tool that I needed.
Secondary Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Warwick Academy
You can see everything about a student in one place. I put all my subject resources and lesson plans into it so I can share with my classes. It’s great for sharing homework with students and parents.
Public School Teacher, Cayman Islands
I am really enjoying using Everest. The daily class attendance is a great electronic way for me to track and monitor attendance whilst the gradebook is saving me tons of paper and time, as I can enter my formative assessments on the spot, from my iPad. This is exactly the tool that I needed.
Secondary Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Warwick Academy
As part of Cayman Prep and High School’s toolset for vigorous delivery of quality e-learning, the school has used Everest to deliver teaching and learning resources to our students, as well as monitor and feedback to them. Everest is set up to link into other e-learning tools such as Microsoft Teams. It has been highly successful and gainfully used across the school to support staff, students and parents. We have been very happy with this platform and the support given by EDU365. A brand that certainly lives up to its name!
Karl Murphy, High School Principal, Cayman Prep & High School, Cayman Islands
Using Everest our teachers find it easy to take registration throughout the entire school site. The interface is well designed and intuitive allowing all levels of user easy access to information. Setting assignments is simple yet flexible enough to meet the needs of our teachers and it allows parents and students easy access to not just assignments but behavior, attendance and grades. Everest overcomes most of the challenges that our previous application was unable to achieve.
ICT Coordinator, Teacher of ICT and Computing, Warwick Academy
As a parent of twin boys tracking homework and classes was a nightmare. The Everest software has alleviated the stress and constant asking my boys “Do you have any homework?” I find the phone app gives me instant access to these activities in a fast and efficient way. It also allows me to check on attendance, if they are late to classes, as well as looking at their merits.
Lee Madison, Parent
When Covid-19 hit, we were in the middle of our school holidays and were quickly faced with the situation of converting our bricks and mortar school into an online school. This posed many challenges for all members of the community. Everest provided us with an effective means to communicate with students and parents, issue work, and continue our reporting and assessment cycle. Everest has an easy to use interface which means that students and parents can easily find the work that is required of them and receive direct communications from their teachers.
Mark Jones, Director of Teaching and Learning, Dulwich College Suzhou, China
Everest is so easy to use and everything I need to keep tabs on my school work is in one place on my phone — I love it!
Eleri, Student
The homework module has enabled teachers to collect, mark, feedback, and return student work. As many of our teachers were operating in many different countries and time zones, this allowed us to work effectively from where they were located. Despite being away from the school for a number of weeks, we are still able to collate student grades and create reports in order to ensure learning is taking place.
Mark Jones, Director of Teaching and Learning, Dulwich College Suzhou, China
