student privacy in virtual proctoring

 

Find out how Honorlock works to keep your data safe.

Student privacy

Honorlock virtually proctors your exam in order to help your school detect and prevent academic dishonesty. Basic information from ICON is collected such as your email address, and your name. During the exam, the following additional data is captured, analyzed, and temporarily stored:

  • Webcam video, including audio
  • Recording of desktop activity
  • Your information in ICON, such as your name, course number, exam name, etc.
  • Pages visited during the exam session
  • Specific behavior that may indicate academic dishonesty, such as copy/paste into search engines

The extension records the data above when you begin the exam. When the extension is active, there is a flashing red indicator on the extension that indicates it is recording. The extension is no longer active once the exam is submitted. Visit the Honorlock website for more information about how Honorlock protects privacy. 

Student privacy: secondary devices and network users

Honorlock does not employ any technologies to allow the detection of secondary devices connected to a student’s local/home network used during the online test proctoring session. No agents or applications are downloaded to these secondary devices to initiate any type of surveillance activities. Other users connected to the local/home network during your Honorlock online exam can process personal or confidential information at the same time without fear of the Honorlock session monitoring or eavesdropping on secondary device activities. In addition, our software is not capable of intercepting local/home network communications from devices connected during your session.

Student privacy: access to student data

Only appropriate school personnel have access to your data. The information recorded can only be viewed while in ICON. Key staff within Honorlock will have access, if needed, in order to provide quality control and support for your instructors. Honorlock employees are likewise bound to FERPA and privacy requirements.

The standard retention period for your data is 365 days. Schools can customize the data retention period – shorter or longer – based on their privacy and accessibility policies and needs. Your data is deleted after this retention period. Only a request by your educational institution will extend the retention period.