Privacy & Security

Findmino works with the Model Verwerkersovereenkomst 4.1 in line with the Education Privacy Covenant. Before a school adds student data to Findmino, a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is signed.

Would you like to set up a Data Processing Agreement? Get in touch via schools@findmino.ie.

Student data is kept for a maximum of 2 years after leaving or graduating After that, personal data is automatically anonymised.

Students can at any time:

• View and export their data (JSON or PDF)
• Request deletion of their data (right to erasure)

For students under 16 years of age parental or legal guardian consent is required before personal data is processed (Art. 8 GDPR).

The school, as data controller, is responsible for obtaining this consent. By inviting students through the Findmino platform, the school confirms that the necessary parental consent has been obtained.

Individual users (without a school account) go through an age verification step during registration. Users under 16 are referred to their parent/guardian or school.

Findmino uses AI in the following ways:

• Interests Quiz: Interest matching based on statements (no personal data sent to AI)
• AI Life & Career Tools: CV Builder, Interview Coach, etc. — only active user input is processed
• Adaptive Assignments: Personalised tasks based on your profile (algorithm-based, no external AI)

Students' personal data is not used for AI training. OpenAI's AI tools only process the text you enter yourself, and this is not stored by OpenAI.

All AI interactions are protected by content filters that block inappropriate topics and signpost professional help when there are signs of distress. Read more in our AI Ethics Policy.