Dear Parent/Guardian/Independent Student,
Every year, at the beginning of the year, we notify you of the online applications we use as a division. In addition, this year, your child's teacher or school wants to use Matific.
What is Matific?
Matific helps solve a common math problem: students memorizing procedures without truly understanding and feeling anxious or disengaged. It turns math into interactive, gamified activities grounded in strong pedagogy that guide learners from concrete to abstract ideas, building deep conceptual understanding, critical thinking, and problem‑solving. The program adapts to each student’s performance to provide personalized practice and real‑time feedback, while teachers gain insights and fun class games to introduce, review, reinforce, and assess topics. Independent studies show Matific improves learning outcomes and motivation, making math more engaging and effective than traditional pen‑and‑paper practice.
Matific helps solve a common math problem: students memorizing procedures without truly understanding and feeling anxious or disengaged. It turns math into interactive, gamified activities grounded in strong pedagogy that guide learners from concrete to abstract ideas, building deep conceptual understanding, critical thinking, and problem‑solving. The program adapts to each student’s performance to provide personalized practice and real‑time feedback, while teachers gain insights and fun class games to introduce, review, reinforce, and assess topics. Independent studies show Matific improves learning outcomes and motivation, making math more engaging and effective than traditional pen‑and‑paper practice.
Why you are receiving this notice:
As a public organization we need to notify you when we intend to collect
personal information. In addition, we need to inform you what allows us to collect this information. For
Matific, we are collecting personal information under the Alberta Protection of Privacy Act, SA 2024, c P-28.5, s 4(c)
and the Alberta Education Act, SA 2012, c E-0.3, s 33(1).
Important Information for Parents
Parent Email Collection: This application collects parent email addresses.
If you provide your email, you may receive communications from Matific
including product updates and educational resources.
What Personal Information Does Matific Collect?
Based on the information we have, Matific may collect the following personal information about your child:
Medium Sensitivity Personal Information
- Grades & Academic Performance
Low Sensitivity Personal Information
- Parent's Email Address
General Profile Personal Information
- Assignment Schedules & Due Dates
- First Name
- Grade Level
- Job Title (for staff)
- Last Name
- Platform Usage Analytics
- School & Class Information
- Teacher/School Email Address
How is the personal information used?
Grasslands Public Schools Uses of Collected Personal Information
- To manage educational resources and planning (Education Act, Sec. 33(1)(f))
- To establish and maintain governance and organizational structures that promote student well-being and success (Section 33(1)h).
- To track your child's learning progress and report on achievement (Education Act, Sec. 33(1)(b))
- To provide this app as a core learning tool for your child (Education Act, Sec. 33(1)(a))
- To communicate with parents, students, and staff (Education Act, Sec. 33(1)(c))
- To provide appropriate supports and services for your child (Education Act, Sec. 33(1)(e))
- To collaborate with municipalities, other boards, and community-based service agencies (Section 33(1)f).
Matific Uses of Collected Personal Information
- ⚠️To use AI to automatically make decisions or create content for the student
- ⚠️To detect and prevent fraud or unauthorized access
- To provide the basic features of the app and make it work
- To help police, fire, or medical services in an emergency
- To share data with outside companies to analyze how the app is used
- To manage accounts, billing, and send important service messages
- ⚠️To train the company's Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems using student data
- To track support history and send updates about the app
- To comply with a court order or subpoena
- To assist law enforcement if a valid warrant is presented
- To monitor the system for security threats and hacking attempts
How Personal Information is Protected
Based on available documentation, here's what we know about data protection for Matific:
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Security Measures
GapsThe vendor states it collects student performance data, including progress and achievement. This is moderately sensitive student information. The security pages mention annual audits but do not state encryption in transit or at rest, and no ISO or SOC certifications are listed. Based on the documentation, the stated safeguards do not appear proportional to the sensitivity of the data.
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Data Sharing Practices
PartialThe vendor states it does not sell personal information and shares data with service providers. However, documentation indicates sharing with analytics partners and use of a CRM for marketing, without naming specific companies or clearly explaining purposes.
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Policy Completeness
GoodThe documentation does not state whether data is encrypted in transit or at rest. Incident response and breach notification processes are not explained. A public sub-processor list and policy version or effective dates are not provided. Documentation indicates data may be stored outside Canada, which means different privacy laws may apply.
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Parent & Student Rights
GoodIn the Alberta context, the documentation does not state a clear method for parents to access a child’s information or request corrections. The policy states data is deleted when it is no longer needed, which addresses retention and deletion duties. Clear timelines and request workflows are not described.
This assessment is based on the vendor's stated documentation. The school division continues to evaluate these practices.
Your Rights as a Parent
- To opt out of the use of Matific for your student at any time
- To request to see the information that is collected by Matific about your child
- To ask for corrections to personal information in Matific if the information is incorrect
- To request the deletion of any personal information that is held by Matific
- To contact us or Matific with any privacy concerns. Contact information is listed below.