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| Field | Chalkie AI |
|---|---|
| Staff rating | Green Processor, no training on inputs, UK/EU storage or stated transfer safeguards, school DPA available |
| Pupil rating | Amber 18+ for account holders (teachers); pupils join teacher-led Live Activities without accounts |
| Main use | Lesson planning and teacher resources |
| SupplierThe company that makes and runs the tool. | Chalkie AI Ltd (UK, company 15812522) |
| CategoryWhat sort of tool it is, for example a chatbot or a lesson-planning helper. | lesson planning / teacher tools |
| Pupil-facingWhether pupils use it directly, or only staff. Pupil use needs extra care. | teacher-facing; pupils can join teacher-led Live Activities (chalkie.live) without accounts |
| Processor or controllerA processor only uses data on your school’s instructions. A controller makes its own decisions about the data, which means your school has less say. | processor for content submitted by the school and for Live Activities (school is controller, DPA 1.2); independent controller of teacher account data where teachers sign up directly |
| Where data is storedWhich country the data is stored in. UK or EU storage is usually simpler for schools. | EU hosting (DigitalOcean, Amsterdam) with a worker server and encrypted backups in London; AI sub-processors (Google Vertex AI global endpoint, OpenAI, OpenRouter/Anthropic and others, mostly US) get prompts and uploaded files without account name or email, though prompts can contain anything typed; Laravel Forge (US) has root access to the servers; transfers under SCCs, UK IDTA/Addendum or DPF (DPA 9) |
| Trains AI models on inputsWhether what you type (or upload) may be used to improve the supplier’s AI. “No” is what you want for anything about pupils or staff. | no - "Chalkie does not use Customer personal data or Customer content to train AI models" (DPA 2.2); student answers are not sent to AI providers |
| How long inputs are keptHow long the supplier keeps what you type before deleting it. | while the account is active or until deleted, backups up to about 90 days; Live Activities results kept until the teacher deletes them; returned or deleted within 30 days of termination (DPA) |
| Data processing agreement (DPA)The data processing agreement: the contract that sets out how the supplier must look after your school’s data. | Link (opens in a new tab) |
| Signs individual DPAs with schoolsWhether the supplier will sign a data agreement with your school specifically, rather than just standard online terms. | yes - UK/EU DPA accepted via the Terms, by a school admin, or signed |
| UK GDPR representative / DPOWhether the supplier names a data protection officer or UK representative you can contact about data questions. | not stated (contact hello@chalkie.ai) |
| Minimum ageThe youngest age the supplier allows to use the tool. Check this before any pupil uses it. | 18+ for account holders (teachers); pupils join teacher-led Live Activities without accounts |
| Key safety noteAnything else worth knowing, such as admin controls or content filtering. | no tracking on student-facing Live Activities pages; 24-hour breach notice; display names typed by pupils may include real names; PostHog analytics receives AI prompts and responses; marketing website loads analytics and ad cookies before consent |
| Research statusHow complete our research on this tool is. | sourced (privacy policy, UK/EU DPA version 3 and terms re-read 31 Oct 2026) |
| Last checked | 2026-11-01 |
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