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Provide verifiable and career-ready digital credentials that showcase real-world skills and boost employability, all while modernizing your institution's academic recognition.
By building on established standards and security practices,
we ensure data remains protected, accurate, and dependable.
Wauld issues credentials aligned with the Open Badges 3.0 standard, ensuring interoperability and long-term verifiability.
In the European Union and United Kingdom, Wauld supports GDPR and UK GDPR requirements by enabling data subject rights such as access, correction, and deletion, along with controlled data processing and auditability.
In California (US), Wauld supports CPRA requirements by enabling user rights such as access, correction, and deletion, along with controls over how personal data is collected and processed.
In the United States education sector, Wauld supports FERPA requirements by ensuring student records remain under institutional control, with secure access, role-based permissions, and auditability.
In the US, Wauld supports COPPA requirements by enabling institutions to manage data of children under 13 through controlled data handling, parental consent workflows, and restricted access to personal data.
Wauld is ISO 27001 certified, demonstrating that our information security management system is independently audited against global standards. Our processes are designed to identify, assess, and mitigate risks, ensuring data remains secure, controlled, and resilient.
Wauld is ISO 9001 certified, reflecting our commitment to structured quality management and continuous improvement. This ensures consistent, reliable delivery of credentialing services aligned with the needs of institutions and learners.
Data is encrypted in transit and at rest (TLS, AES-256), with controlled access and secure key management.
Hosted on Google Cloud Platform with secure infrastructure & managed services for protection, availability, and scale.
99.5% uptime target for standard plans, with higher availability options for enterprise deployments.
Access the key documents that define how Wauld handles data, governs platform usage, and supports privacy and compliance requirements.
Details how personal data is collected, used, and protected across the platform.
Defines the terms governing use of the Wauld platform, including responsibilities and limitations.
Outlines how Wauld processes data on behalf of customers, including security measures and compliance commitments.
Submit requests related to data access, correction, or deletion in line with applicable privacy regulations.
All data is stored and hosted on Google Cloud Platform infrastructure located in the United States. Region-specific deployments are supported for customers with defined data residency requirements. For more information, please contact sales@wauld.com.
Data access is mediated through the application layer, with no direct user access to underlying databases. Administrative access is restricted, role-based, and all actions are logged for auditability.
Data may be shared with trusted service providers and sub-processors for purposes including service delivery, analytics, and platform improvement. All such processing is governed by our Data Processing Agreement (DPA) and Privacy Policy. Wauld does not sell customer data.
Wauld is designed to support enterprise compliance across global privacy and security frameworks, including GDPR and UK GDPR (European Union and United Kingdom), CPRA (California, United States), FERPA (United States education), and COPPA (United States for children under 13). The platform incorporates technical and organizational controls such as encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access control, audit logging, and secure cloud infrastructure hosted on Google Cloud Platform in the United States. Wauld is ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified, demonstrating independently audited information security and quality management systems. Contractual safeguards are provided through our Data Processing Agreement (DPA) and Privacy Policy, which define how customer data is processed, protected, and governed. For enterprise customers, additional controls and configurations - including data residency options, single sign-on (SSO), and deployment-specific requirements - can be provisioned as needed.
Yes. Wauld supports single sign-on (SSO) and can be configured to work with enterprise identity providers via standard protocols such as SAML and OpenID Connect (OIDC) (e.g., Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace, etc).
Wauld supports data subject rights requests (DSAR), including access, correction, and deletion of personal data, in alignment with GDPR and similar privacy regulations. Requests are validated and processed within applicable regulatory timelines. To initiate a request, contact legal@wauld.com or use the Privacy Request Form.
Wauld supports third-party penetration testing for enterprise deployments. All testing is coordinated and subject to prior approval to ensure system stability and security. For more information, contact security@wauld.com.