Personal information in Canvas
The University of Oslo has a contract with Instructure, the supplier of Canvas. The contract states that Instructure may only process data in UiO's Canvas to fulfill the contract, and that all personal data is to be considered as confidential information. UiO's Canvas data, including backups, is stored and processed on servers within the EU.
Personal information or communication from UiO's users in Canvas is not sent to third parties.
Participants in Canvas rooms at UiO
The Department of Education Services has decided that users in a Canvas room must be a participant in the course, either as a student or as teaching or administrative staff, in order to see other users in the Canvas room and participate in the teaching conducted in Canvas.