1. Who we are
Galactic Automation BV, registered office at Wijnhuizestraat 44, 9620 Zottegem, Belgium, registered in the Belgian Crossroads Bank for Enterprises. We are the data processor when a school uses Learovia. The school itself is the data controller.
2. What personal data we process
For students: name, date of birth, class, attendance, assignment submissions, report grades, photos (if uploaded by the school). No sensitive health data beyond what the school records as part of pastoral care.
For parents: name, email, phone (optional), relationship to child. No financial data — invoicing is to the school, not individual parents.
For teachers and management: name, email, professional phone, role within the school, audit logs of platform actions.
3. Why we process this data
Performance of the contract with the school (student follow-up, communication with parents, reporting).
Legal obligations: attendance registration and forwarding to AgODi (Flemish Decree on Primary/Secondary Education).
Legitimate interest: platform security, fraud detection, capacity planning.
4. How long we keep it
Student data: while the student is active at the school + 5 years (administrative retention period).
Parent data: while at least one of their children is active + 5 years.
Attendance records: 10 years (Flemish education regulations).
Audit logs: 2 years.
Messages and communication: 3 years.
After these periods data is automatically anonymised or deleted.
5. With whom we share data
The school itself and public authorities when the school performs a required legal transfer.
Google Cloud EMEA Limited for hosting in region europe-west1 (Belgium).
OpenAI only for AI features explicitly activated by the school. We do not share data for advertising or marketing profiling.
6. Data location
Primary platform data is processed in Google Cloud region europe-west1 in Belgium. The current subprocessor list and region settings form part of the data-processing agreement.
When OpenAI features are enabled, data may be processed internationally under the applicable OpenAI data-processing terms. We document safeguards and minimise transferred content.
7. Your rights
You have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, and data portability (GDPR Articles 15-20).
For parents: all rights are exercised via the parent portal or by contacting the school. We technically execute what the school as controller decides.
For teachers: requests via your school principal or directly to dpo@galacticautomation.com.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be).
8. Security
Encrypted transport, Argon2id password hashing, tenant isolation with Row-Level Security, audit recording and antivirus scanning protect core workflows.
Backup and restoration are demonstrably tested before a school is admitted with production data; the agreed RPO and RTO are recorded in the SLA.
9. Data breach procedure
In case of a breach with risk to data subjects, we notify the school within 24 hours and the Belgian Data Protection Authority within 72 hours. Data subjects are informed via the school, or directly if that is not reasonably possible via the school.
10. Contact
Questions about this privacy statement? Email dpo@galacticautomation.com or write to Galactic Automation BV, attn. DPO, Wijnhuizestraat 44, 9620 Zottegem, Belgium.