Last Updated: November 12, 2026
Privacy & Compliance
GigPerfect is an independent supplementary music practice tool for students of all ages, including children under 13. It is not affiliated with school districts or teachers.
Independent Use and School Records
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
GigPerfect does not integrate with school gradebooks or Student Information Systems. It is not offered as a school-managed learning management system or as a service acting on behalf of a district. Practice data and voluntarily shared recordings are described in the Privacy Policy.
What GigPerfect Does NOT Access:
- Student grades or academic performance data
- Student disciplinary records
- Student attendance records
- Student health records
- Student IEP or 504 plan information
- Student enrollment or registration data from school systems
- Data from Student Information Systems (SIS)
GigPerfect's Scope:
GigPerfect is a practice tool, not an LMS or gradebook. Data collected includes:
- Self-reported practice activity (time spent using metronome/tuner)
- Optional user-created content (practice recordings)
- Optional demographic information (age range, instrument, school name)
Whether a record is an education record under FERPA depends on the circumstances, including whether it is maintained for a school. Voluntary submission alone does not determine that status. This documentation is not a blanket FERPA certification or a district data-processing agreement.
A teacher may recommend independent practice, and a school may review network access, without becoming affiliated with GigPerfect or gaining control of a user's account. Please contact us before considering uses that require school-managed records or contractual school services.
Children's Privacy and Optional Features
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
GigPerfect is designed to be used by students of all ages, including children under 13.
The metronome, tuner, practice tracker, and local recording tools can be used without signing in, purchasing tokens, or sharing content. Optional Chartboards, token purchases, and sharing user-created content with any other user are separate, terms-gated features.
1. Parental Consent
- Users under 18 need a parent or legal guardian's consent or supervision for those optional features, not for core practice
- GigPerfect does not rely on teachers or school districts to give parental consent on a family's behalf
- Legal requirements for collecting children's personal information, including any required verifiable parental consent, apply separately; accepting feature terms does not by itself verify parental consent
2. Minimal Data Collection
- Only email and name required for account creation
- Profile picture is optional and can be hidden
- Age, location, and other demographics are entirely optional
3. No Behavioral Advertising to Children
4. Parental Controls
- Parents can request access to their child's data
- Parents can request deletion of their child's account
- Profile pictures automatically hidden for users under 18 (privacy default)
5. No Data Sales
- We do not sell or rent personal information
- Authentication, hosting, analytics, and other service providers process information as described in the Privacy Policy
Age-Appropriate Design:
- Pseudonyms (stage names) for public features
- Private groups default for educational use
- No public profiles with personal information
- Content moderation and profanity filtering
GDPR Compliance
General Data Protection Regulation (EU)
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), UK, and Switzerland:
Lawful Basis for Processing:
- Consent: Users explicitly agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service
- Contract Performance: Processing necessary to provide the service
- Legitimate Interests: Service improvement, security, fraud prevention
User Rights Under GDPR:
| Right |
How to Exercise |
| Right to Access |
View your profile and data in account settings |
| Right to Rectification |
Edit your profile and settings at any time |
| Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten") |
Delete account via profile settings or contact support |
| Right to Data Portability |
Contact [email protected] to request data export |
| Right to Restrict Processing |
Contact [email protected] |
| Right to Object |
Opt out of optional features (Chartboards, recordings, etc.) |
| Right to Withdraw Consent |
Delete account or adjust privacy settings |
Data Protection Measures:
- Data minimization (collect only what's necessary)
- Purpose limitation (use data only for stated purposes)
- Storage limitation (retention policies - see Data Retention section)
- Security safeguards (encryption, access controls)
- Accountability (audit logs, security monitoring)
CCPA Compliance
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA)
For California residents:
Rights Under CCPA:
- Right to Know: What personal information we collect and how it's used
- Right to Delete: Request deletion of personal information
- Right to Opt-Out: We do not sell personal information (no opt-out needed)
- Right to Non-Discrimination: Equal service regardless of privacy choices
CCPA Disclosure:
Do Not Sell My Personal Information: We do not sell personal information to third parties and have not sold personal information in the past 12 months.
Student Privacy Practices
GigPerfect is independently operated. This information does not claim a school privacy certification or replace a review of the actual features and data practices.
- Student data used only for educational purposes
- No sale of student information
- No behavioral advertising targeted at students
- Deletion of student data upon request
- Transparent privacy practices
Google Workspace for Education
Optional Sign-In on Managed Accounts
School administrators control whether managed Google accounts can authorize third-party applications. Network access and Google sign-in approval are separate decisions. Neither creates an affiliation with GigPerfect, and neither replaces parental permission for optional features.
What This Means:
- Students can sign in with their school Google account if their administrator permits it
- Passwordless (email) sign-in is also available; Facebook SSO is a future option and is currently disabled
- GigPerfect requests only basic authentication scopes (email, profile)
- No access to Google Classroom, Drive, Gmail, or other Google services (unless user explicitly saves recordings to Drive)
- No sign-in is needed to use the core practice tools
Admin Controls:
- Domain administrators can allow/block GigPerfect via Google Admin Console
- OAuth consent screen clearly shows requested permissions
- Admins can review audit logs of OAuth grants
Student Data Privacy Commitments
Our privacy commitments are described below; this is not a claim of certification, endorsement, or membership in a third-party pledge program.
- Not collect, maintain, use or share student personal information beyond that needed for authorized educational purposes
- Not sell student personal information
- Not use or disclose student information for behavioral targeting of advertisements
- Not build a personal profile of a student other than for supporting authorized educational purposes
- Not make material changes to privacy policies without notice and opportunity to opt-in
- Not knowingly retain student personal information beyond the time necessary
- Collect, use, share, and retain student personal information only for purposes for which we were authorized
- Disclose clearly in contracts or privacy policies, the types of student personal information we collect
- Support access to and correction of student personally identifiable information
- Maintain a comprehensive security program
- Require that our vendors with access to student data are obligated to similar commitments
- Allow a successor entity to maintain these same commitments in the event of a merger or acquisition
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