Privacy and security centre
Google is committed to building products that help protect student and teacher privacy and provide best-in-class security for your institution. You can trust that Google for Education products and services continuously protect users, devices and data from increasingly complex threats.
Data security
Protect your school’s data with security built for educational organisations
Built-in protections
Safeguard user data with Gmail encryption and identity and access management.
Strong compliance
We’re committed to transparency and compliance with regulations like the GDPR as well as privacy and security best practices. Learn how you can use Google Workspace for Education services and settings to help meet data protection compliance needs here.
No ads
There are no ads in Google Workspace for Education core services, and core service data is not used for advertising purposes. Also in additional services, primary and secondary (K-12) school students’ personal information is not used for ads targeting.
Data transparency
Schools own their data – it’s our responsibility to keep it secure. Google operates our own secure servers and platform services, and we make it easy for admins to manage data security.
Visibility and control
Get more visibility and control over your security
Breach and Data Loss Prevention
Keep data safer with automated security features like data loss prevention (DLP) and Verified Boot.
Secure-by-design infrastructure
Get multi-layered security for your entire IT stack.
Data ownership
You own and control your customer data associated with your Google Workspace for Education account.
Real-time alerts and archiving
Vault and alert centre enable real-time alerts and archiving so that you can take action immediately to protect and preserve data.
Threat protection
Take an actionable stance against threats with premium features in Google admin console
Proactive tools
Upgrade to Google Workspace for Education Standard or Google Workspace for Education Plus for capabilities that allow you to respond faster to active threats, protect against future ones and help you make informed security decisions.
Unified management
Get Chrome Education upgrade to allow admins access to management tools and dashboards from a single console, making it easier to keep track of devices, usage and data.
Google products
Take a deeper look at Google for Education products and security offerings
Google Workspace for Education
Education Fundamentals
- Alert centre
Provides a complete view into security with notifications, alerts and actions
- Identity and access management
Manage access to tools with two-factor authentication, Single Sign-On and password management
- Data loss prevention (DLP)
Helps prevent the loss or theft of data by allowing you to set your own rules and policies
- Vault
Support your unique data retention and eDiscovery requirements by retaining, searching, and exporting data
Teaching and Learning Upgrade
- Alert centre
Provides a complete view into security with notifications, alerts and actions
- Identity and access management
Manage access to tools with two-factor authentication, Single Sign-On and password management
- Data loss prevention (DLP)
Helps prevent the loss or theft of data by allowing you to set your own rules and policies
- Vault
Support your unique data retention and eDiscovery requirements by retaining, searching, and exporting data
Education Standard
- Alert centre
Provides a complete view into security with notifications, alerts and actions
- Identity and access management
Manage access to tools with two-factor authentication, Single Sign-On and password management
- Data loss prevention (DLP)
Helps prevent the loss or theft of data by allowing you to set your own rules and policies
- Vault
Support your unique data retention and eDiscovery requirements by retaining, searching, and exporting data
- Proactive prevention
Tighten your security across your domain with security health monitoring and best practices recommendations
- Advanced detection
Provides analytics and insights through your security centre dashboard to help you address security risks
- Quick remediation
Remediate malware, phishing, spam and other cyberattacks by quickly identifying issues and taking action from a central console
Education Plus
- Alert centre
Provides a complete view into security with notifications, alerts and actions
- Identity and access management
Manage access to tools with two-factor authentication, Single Sign-On and password management
- Data loss prevention (DLP)
Helps prevent the loss or theft of data by allowing you to set your own rules and policies
- Vault
Support your unique data retention and eDiscovery requirements by retaining, searching, and exporting data
- Proactive prevention
Tighten your security across your domain with security health monitoring and best practices recommendations
- Advanced detection
Provides analytics and insights through your security centre dashboard to help you address security risks
- Quick remediation
Remediate malware, phishing, spam and other cyberattacks by quickly identifying issues and taking action from a central console
Chromebooks
Chrome Education upgrade unlocks your Chromebooks’ device fleet management features to leverage the full capabilities of Chromebooks and ChromeOS. Purchase Chrome Education upgrade together with your Chromebooks. Here are some of the benefits.
What you get with Chromebook
- Automatic updates:
Help ensure that your malware protection is always up to date
- Verified boot:
Allows Chromebooks to self-check for malware and auto-repair if corrupted
- Security sandbox:
Helps prevent the spread of viruses by making sure each web page and application runs in its own walled environment
- 128-bit data encryption:
Protects every Chromebook by enabling a unique username and password for each student
- Chrome Sync:
Allows students to sign in to any Chromebook or Chrome browser to access all their apps, settings and preferences
What you get with Chrome Education upgrade
- Automatic updates:
Help ensure that your malware protection is always up to date
- Verified boot:
Allows Chromebooks to self-check for malware and auto-repair if corrupted
- Security sandbox:
Helps prevent the spread of viruses by making sure each web page and application runs in its own walled environment
- 128-bit data encryption:
Protects every Chromebook by enabling a unique username and password for each student
- Chrome Sync:
Allows students to sign in to any Chromebook or Chrome browser to access all their apps, settings and preferences
- Advanced security:
Prevent data theft on Chromebooks with advanced security features that let you remotely disable devices, wipe user data upon sign-out and more
- 24/7 IT admin support:
Get the added benefit of Chromes OS troubleshooting assistance with 24/7 admin support. Call Google at any time if an issue comes up at no additional cost.
- Simplified deployment:
Provide IT admins access to device policies and fleet oversight capabilities for both school-issued and enrolled student-owned devices – all from the cloud-based Google Admin console
- Managed access:
Control who can sign in to Chromebooks, restrict access to certain sites and content, and enable identity-free usage for shared devices
Google Workspace for Education and Chromebooks is certified against recognised international standards
Discover how Google Cloud supports compliance to complex industry requirements with robust security, third-party audits and certifications, documentation and legal commitments.
ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27018 and ISO/IEC 27017 (International Organization for Standardization)
Keep students safe online even when they are using tools outside of school
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Privacy and security FAQs
Find answers to common questions about how Google protects your privacy and keeps your data safe.
Paid Workspace Resource Page
Check out our collection of resources to help you set up and get started using your paid edition of Google Workspace for Education.