Illuminate Education Terms Scorecard

Grade A — Highly protective (score 94/100)

Illuminate Education provides robust student data privacy protections, though it reserves broad rights to modify services and limits liability for data loss.

Standard educational terms. No data sale. Strong student data protections.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
NO
Forced arbitration
UNCLEAR
Trains AI on your content
NO
Collects biometric data
NO
Shares data with government
YES
Easy to cancel
NO
Tells you before changes
YES
Deletes data on request
YES

What the terms actually say

Section 1.3 — Service Suspension

Illuminate may suspend the Services in whole or in part and without notice

The company reserves the right to shut down your access to the platform without prior warning if they believe there is a threat to their systems.

Section 4.4 — Certain Reimbursements

In the event (i) Illuminate is required to respond to any search warrant, court order, subpoena other valid legal order relating to Client or the Client Data... Client will reimburse Illuminate for any cost that it incurs

If the company is subpoenaed regarding your data, you are contractually obligated to pay their legal fees and costs.

Section 6.2 — By Client

Client may terminate this Agreement without cause prior to expiration of the Service Term effective upon the end of a Client’s fiscal year, by giving Illuminate written notice of its intent to so terminate at least thirty (30) days prior to the end of such Client’s fiscal year.

You cannot cancel at any time; you are locked into a contract that only allows termination at the end of your fiscal year with advance notice.

Section 4.2(b) — Treatment of Client Data

Client also agrees that Illuminate has no liability for deletion of any Client Data as described herein.

The company explicitly disclaims any legal responsibility if they lose or delete your data.

Student Data Privacy Addendum (CT) — Article III(B)

The Illuminate will delete the requested student data within two (2) business days of receiving such a request.

The company commits to a very fast, specific timeline for deleting student data upon request.

Student Data Privacy Addendum (CO) — Section G(5)

Illuminate shall not sell, rent or trade student data.

The company provides an explicit, binding pledge that they will not monetize student data.

Last reviewed 2026-10-07 under rubric v3.5.

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