UW Zoom Privacy FAQ


*Source: Privacy FAQs dated March 25, 2020 and provided by Zoom to the UW on March 29, 2020. Republished, in whole or in part, with Zoom's permission and in collaboration with UW Privacy Office.

A general note on enterprise Software as a Service

When negotiating enterprise software contracts, UW-IT typically partners with the UW Attorney General's Office, the Office of Information Security, and the UW Privacy Office to craft terms and conditions that are very different than those intended for consumers or companies. The goal is to protect the privacy of those who use the software, to mitigate a host of institutional risks, to ensure regulatory compliance (e.g., HIPAA, FERPA), and to maintain ownership of UW data and intellectual property. Please know that this care and diligence is part of every contract negotiation for enterprise Software as a Service. You can read a message from Zoom's CEO to users issued on April 1, 2020 here.

GENERAL

What are the details of Zoom's privacy policy? Is it true that Zoom can collect users' physical address, phone, job title, credit and debit information, Facebook account IP address, OS and device details?*

Does Zoom sell user data to third-party companies?*

Does Zoom share data with Facebook or have access to a user's Facebook content?*

Does Zoom share any user data with third parties that could qualify as "selling"? What about selling or providing user data to Google?*

Is it true person-to-person in meeting chat messages could be later sent to someone else after a call is recorded to the cloud?*

Is Zoom compliant with privacy laws in other jurisdictions like the GDPR?*

Can users request information about what data are collected on them?*

Does Zoom have the ability to "break in" or monitor conversations, whether in real time or record a copy? Or, if a customer is recording, keep a copy? Or, in transit to storage?*

ATTENTION TRACKER

The attention tracking feature was permanently removed on 4/1/2020.

EDUCATIONAL USE

Does Zoom have different privacy policies when Zoom is utilized for educational purposes? If so, what are they?*

Do universities have any say in how the data Zoom collects is used?*

Is Zoom in compliance with FERPA?*

Is it true Zoom's person-to-person chat messages could be later sent to someone else after a call is recorded to the cloud?*

Does Zoom advertise to education users/students?*

Does Zoom monitor the audio or video of meetings involving education users/students?*

Does Zoom provide encryption on meetings or chats involving education users/students?*