School IT & Safeguarding Technical Specification
Executive IT Clearance Summary
Unplugged Podcast Maker is engineered specifically for primary and secondary classroom iPad deployments. It operates with zero external cloud servers, zero student accounts, zero telemetry, and zero advertisement SDKs. Audio files and project assets reside strictly inside the local iOS app sandbox and can be managed or cleared without leaving network residue.
1. Application Specification & Distribution
| App Name & Bundle ID | The Unplugged Podcast Maker • com.sethideclercq.UnpluggedPodcastMaker |
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| Developer / Publisher | Sethi De Clercq (Eduflip) • Verified Apple Developer |
| Platform & Minimum OS | iPadOS 17.0+ / iOS 17.0+ (Optimized for 10.2", 10.9" & 11" Classroom iPads) |
| Volume Purchase (VPP / ASM) | Supported • Available via Apple School Manager with standard 50% educational discount for 20+ licenses. |
| MDM Providers Tested | Jamf School, Jamf Pro, Mosyle Manager, Microsoft Intune, Apple Configurator. |
| Apple Age Rating | Rated 4+ • Made for Kids (Ages 6–8, 9–11, and Middle School) |
2. Student Privacy & Regulatory Compliance
COPPA & FERPA Compliance
No Personal Identifiable Information (PII) is ever collected, transmitted, or requested. No student logins, emails, or roster integrations required.
UK / EU GDPR-K Compliance
No biometric profiling, no audio fingerprinting, and no automated data processing. Voice recordings remain property of the school.
Zero Third-Party Telemetry
Contains no Google Analytics, Firebase, Meta SDKs, crash trackers, or behavioral analytics libraries.
Apple Privacy Nutrition Label
Officially labeled by Apple as "Data Not Collected" across all identifiers, diagnostics, and usage categories.
3. Network & Storage Architecture
| Outbound Network Traffic | NONE REQUIRED The entire audio recording, 5-track DSP mixing engine, and WAV export pipeline runs 100% locally on Apple Silicon / Neural Engine. |
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| Firewall & Content Filters | Requires no open inbound ports or proxy exceptions. Operates in completely air-gapped or restricted classroom subnets. |
| Hardware Permissions |
Microphone (AVAudioSession): Required for student voice input. Prompt is localized and strictly Sandboxed. Photo Library (Optional): Only requested if the student imports a custom cover art photo from the Camera Roll. |
| Storage Sanitization | Projects are stored within the app container's Documents/ directory. Resetting the app via MDM or deleting projects completely destroys all local audio caches. |
4. Classroom Shared iPad Cart Management
For schools utilizing shared multi-period iPad carts, student workflow is frictionless:
1. Classroom Export to LMS
Students export full episodes as standard Broadcast-Quality WAV or M4A audio files directly into Google Classroom, Canvas, Seesaw, or Apple AirDrop.
2. Swift 1-Tap Reset
Teachers and students can easily manage or delete completed projects from the episode bin between classes, ensuring clean separation between student groups with a 15-day accidental deletion recovery window.