Chalkie AI
Chalkie AI Ltd (UK, company 15812522) · lesson planning / teacher tools · Last checked 2026-11-01
For teachers
Chalkie AI takes the blank page out of planning a lesson or a worksheet. Making it fit your class is still your job. It will not know what you taught last week unless you say so.
Illustration, not a measured result. This describes the job the tool is listed for. It is not a time saving we measured, not a guarantee, not data from a school, and not part of the red, amber or green rating.
Rating: a rules-based summary of the supplier’s published terms. Not legal advice and not a substitute for a DPIA. How it’s worked out
Staff: GREEN Lower risk: fine to use with normal checks
Why green:
Pupils: AMBER Use with caution
Why amber:
Key facts
- Trains on what you type
- No
- Where data is stored
- Mixed
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Use case
- Lesson planning and teacher resources
- Sector
- Schools
- Research status
- Sourced
Safer alternatives
Same main use (Lesson planning and teacher resources) and sector, rated better for the same audience. Alternatives are suggested from our published ratings; check they meet your needs. How alternatives are chosen
For pupil use
No better-rated alternative found yet: here’s what to look for.
- It acts as a processor for your school (not a controller)
- It doesn’t train its AI on what you type
- Data stays in the UK/EU, or transfer safeguards (standard contractual clauses, the UK IDTA or adequacy) are stated
- There is a data processing agreement (DPA) for schools
- The minimum age fits your pupils, or pupils use it through a school account
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About the tool
- SupplierThe company that makes and runs the tool.
- Chalkie AI Ltd (UK, company 15812522)
- WebsiteWhere we found the main information about the tool.
- https://chalkie.ai (opens in a new tab)
- 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
Your data
- 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)
Agreements and contacts
- Privacy noticeThe supplier’s privacy notice: their own explanation of what they do with personal data.
- https://chalkie.ai/en/privacy (opens in a new tab)
- Data processing agreement (DPA)The data processing agreement: the contract that sets out how the supplier must look after your school’s data.
- https://chalkie.ai/en/dpa/uk-eu (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)
Age and safety
- 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)
Sources
Change history
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| Date | Field | Was | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | data location | EU hosting (DigitalOcean, Amsterdam) with encrypted backups in London; AI sub-processors Google Vertex AI (global endpoint) and OpenAI (US) get prompts without personal identifiers; transfers under SCCs, UK IDTA/Addendum or DPF (DPA 9) | 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) | chalkie.ai (opens in a new tab) |
| 2026-10-31 | key safety note | no tracking on student-facing Live Activities pages; 24-hour breach notice; display names typed by pupils may include real names | 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 | chalkie.ai (opens in a new tab) |
Quick answers
Is Chalkie AI safe for UK schools?
- AI Prefect rates Chalkie AI Green for staff use (Processor, no training on inputs, UK/EU storage or stated transfer safeguards, school DPA available) and Amber for pupil use (18+ for account holders (teachers); pupils join teacher-led Live Activities without accounts). This is based on the supplier's published documents, last checked 2026-11-01. It is not legal advice; complete your own DPIA.
Does Chalkie AI train on our data?
- According to the supplier's published documents: 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.
Where is Chalkie AI data stored?
- 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).
What age is Chalkie AI for?
- 18+ for account holders (teachers); pupils join teacher-led Live Activities without accounts.
Is there a safer alternative to Chalkie AI?
- We have not yet found a better-rated tool with the same main use. Our tool page lists what to look for instead.
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