DPIA validation for Jamf School gives educational institutions the confidence they need to protect student privacy while managing Apple devices
MINNEAPOLIS – May 16, 2025 – Today, Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF), the standard in managing and securing Apple at work, announced SIVON, a Dutch organization that helps schools to realize and further develop safe and future-proof digital education has successfully completed a comprehensive Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) for Jamf School. This validation highlights Jamf's continued commitment to meeting the stringent privacy requirements of educational institutions.
The comprehensive DPIA was conducted by SIVON over a two-year evaluation period, during which Jamf demonstrated transparency and implemented significant improvements to enhance data protection measures. The assessment confirms that Jamf School can be safely used by educational institutions to manage their Apple devices while maintaining strong privacy controls.
"DPIA validation is a significant milestone for Jamf School," said Suraj Mohandas, VP of Product Strategy at Jamf. "As a leading solution in education technology, our customers expect us to help them protect student privacy while enabling powerful device management capabilities. In addition to Jamf’s existing data privacy certifications, this DPIA validation for Jamf School, reassures educational institutions that Jamf will help protect their students' data while meeting their privacy obligations."
The DPIA is a critical privacy assessment and validation process designed to address the specific data protection and compliance requirements of organizations.
Security enhancements implemented by Jamf through the DPIA process include:
- Enhanced controls preventing unauthorized terms acceptance
- Improved transparency around data processing activities
- Strengthened service level and processor agreements
- Refined administrative role management
To maintain ongoing compliance, Jamf will continue to work closely with educational institutions to implement the DPIA recommendations and maintain strong privacy controls.
To learn more about the DPIA findings and implementation best practices, visit: blog link
To learn more about Jamf information security, compliance and privacy, visit: https://www.jamf.com/trust-center/.
About Digital Safe Education Program
The Digital Safe Education program represents a collaborative effort between the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Kennisnet, SIVON, the Association of Primary Schools (PO-raad), and the Association of Secondary Schools (VO-raad), to ensure secure digital learning environments. The program is guided by the Information Security and Privacy (IBP) Standards Framework, which establishes comprehensive standards for digitally secure school organizations.
About Jamf
Jamf's purpose is to simplify work by helping organizations manage and secure an Apple experience that end users love and organizations trust. Jamf is the only company in the world that provides a complete management and security solution for an Apple-first environment that is enterprise secure, consumer simple and protects personal privacy. To learn more, visit: www.jamf.com