Automated GDPR audits & data maps for edtech apps
Startup founders of student apps face steep learning curves and high costs with regtech tools for GDPR compliance, derailing their entire business.
StudentAudit scans your student app for data flows, generates visual data maps, and runs scheduled GDPR audits with remediation steps. It flags risks like improper student profiling and provides templates for fixes. Edtech founders get enterprise-grade compliance without $10k tools.
Founders of edtech startups developing student apps targeting EU users
Visual drag-drop data mapper with edtech processors (Google Classroom, Zoom) pre-loaded
edgy/professional
Visual canvas to map student data in/out processors
Crawl app URLs for trackers/processors
Run DPIA/DSAR simulations with scores
Prioritized issues with fix templates
Weekly/monthly reports emailed
Pre-vetted 50+ edtech vendors with DPAs
PDF/CSV for lawyers/investors
Slack/email on new risks
Compare vs other edtech apps
Test data subject requests
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| app_domain | text | No |
| score | int | Yes |
| run_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| audit_id | uuid | No |
| from | text | No |
| to | text | No |
| data_type | text[] | No |
Relationships:
/api/auditsStart new audit
/api/audits/:idGet audit results
/api/scan/:domainRun site scan
/api/dataflows/:auditIdUpdate map
/api/reports/:id/exportDownload PDF
No schedules
1 app
Custom
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 40 | 2% | $20 | $240 |
| Month 6 | 350 | 6% | $630 | $7,560 |
Auto-maps data, flags risks, schedules checks. No more manual audits killing your velocity.
Target EU edtech accelerators like Bethnal Green Ventures; free audits for beta via Twitter polls; guest post on EdSurge with signup link.
Full suite
Too complex/expensive for startups
Solo-founder friendly + edtech focus
Audits
No visual maps
Data mapper + processors
Edtech processor database + scan data network effects
Post Schrems II, data mapping mandatory; edtech scales fast in EU
Scan accuracy varies
Manual override + ML improve
Processor lib maintenance
User submissions
Low conversion if free audits suffice
Tease pro features
Success: 6/10 want early access
Success: Paid upgrades
Success: 10% pro
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