Adobe & Student Privacy

Learn how Adobe complies with laws, regulations and best practices related to the privacy of student data.

Last updated: July 21, 2021

Adobe products, apps, and services help students communicate their ideas in more creative and engaging ways — so they can make the world take notice. As schools and universities around the globe are confronted with an ever-expanding array of privacy laws, however, it can be challenging for schools to determine whether Adobe solutions comply with local student privacy requirements.

This page is designed to help you understand – in plain language – the student privacy commitments we make to you, which may vary based on how you deploy Adobe solutions in your school or university. We also answer some of the most common student privacy questions we receive in the U.S., the EU, and elsewhere.

One Adobe. Multiple ways to deploy.

The identity solution you choose makes all the difference. Adobe offerings can be deployed on one of three types of identity solutions: (1) a general consumer ID (which we call an Adobe ID), (2) an Enterprise ID, or (3) a Federated ID.

Note that general Adobe IDs are appropriate only for Higher Education settings. Because K-12 students require additional protections, Primary and Secondary schools should deploy on either Enterprise or Federated IDs in order to apply the appropriate protections. Learn more about Adobe’s eligibility guidelines to qualify as a Primary or Secondary school.