IHT approved to sign Student Privacy Pledge

AUSTIN, Texas - Sept. 30, 2016 - PRLog -- "Protecting the personal data of schools and their students has always been an important aspect of IHT's mission to empower students through data," said IHT founder and CEO Ben Bentzin. "Taking the Student Privacy Pledge symbolizes IHT's commitment to protecting our customers and their students."

Founded in 2011, IHT uses the IHT Spirit System software to help teachers inspire students to manage their fitness. The system uses personal information to provide a detailed fitness report for each student following every workout wearing an IHT heart rate monitor. The system delivers that report to the teacher, the student and the student's parents after each workout. IHT protects student privacy by ensuring that only authorized teachers, administrators, students and their families have access to personal student data.

Developed in 2014, the Student Privacy Pledge consists of 12 commitments providers must make to affirm that data is "maintained in a secure, private and responsible framework." The commitments are legally binding, enforced by the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General in each state.

To date, 307 companies have signed the pledge.

For more information:

Interactive Health Technologies: http://ihtusa.com

To view IHT's Privacy Policy: http://ihtusa.com/privacy-policy/

Student Privacy Pledge: www.studentprivacypledge.org