This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") sets out the rules governing use of the Viva platform by all users: instructors, administrators, and students. By using the platform, you agree to comply with this AUP. This AUP is incorporated by reference into the Master Service Agreement and Terms of Service.
1. Purpose of the Platform
Viva is designed to help institutions verify that students genuinely understand the work they submit. It is to be used solely for this educational purpose. Any other use is outside the scope of this AUP and the platform licence.
2. Permitted Uses
The platform may be used for: conducting AI-powered oral assessments of students' understanding of submitted work; creating, managing, and reviewing assignments and rubrics; reviewing AI-suggested grades and setting official grades of record; listening to a student's oral interview recording within the platform (instructors, for grading review and integrity assessment, for as long as the recording is retained under the Privacy Policy); managing student accommodation profiles; exporting assessment data for institutional records; and participating in assessment as a student.
3. Rules for Institutions and Instructors
Institutions and instructors must not:
- (a) Use the platform for any purpose other than educational assessment within the institution
- (b) Share platform access or credentials with unauthorised users outside the institution
- (c) Use the platform as a disciplinary or surveillance tool beyond its stated assessment purpose
- (d) Download, screen-record, extract, or share a student's audio interview recording or any still image captured by Camera Check outside the platform, or use either for any purpose other than grading review and academic integrity assessment
- (e) Configure the platform in a way that discriminates against students on the basis of protected characteristics in ways not required by a legitimate competence standard
- (f) Use student data extracted from the platform for any purpose not permitted under the Data Processing Agreement
- (g) Attempt to circumvent or manipulate the AI assessment system to produce predetermined outcomes
- (h) Turn on Voice ID for any class other than an eligible one (never Grade 6–8 classes), or use Voice ID or Camera Check before any parent consent that local law requires for the student's age has been obtained. Voice ID is used only with each student's own consent on the platform's standalone screen, as is Camera Check in the United States. Where Camera Check is used outside the United States, students are told about it on Viva's Camera Check screen before the camera starts. In Illinois, adult students sign their own written release with Viva before Voice ID or Camera Check is used, and Voice ID may be offered to students under 18 only after the institution has signed a BIPA Rider.
- (i) Penalize, disadvantage or deny assessment to a student who declines or turns off Voice ID, whose camera is off or unavailable, or who opts out of AI training. The student takes the same interview, with no effect on their grade.
- (j) Use Voice ID or Camera Check signals, still images, or any output derived from them for grading, for automated adverse decisions, for identifying a student from their face, or for inferring a student's emotions, mood, or affective state
- (k) Use the platform in a way that violates the institution's own policies, applicable law, or this AUP
4. Rules for Students
Students must not: have another person complete their oral interview on their behalf; receive real-time assistance from another person, AI tool, or notes during the live interview unless explicitly permitted by their institution; attempt to manipulate, deceive, or “game” the AI interview system; share their login credentials with any other person; record, screen-capture, or reproduce interview questions, rubrics, or assessment output without prior written permission from their institution and Viva; use automated tools, bots, or AI systems to interact with the platform on their behalf; where Camera Check is enabled, feed the camera a photograph, recording, virtual-camera stream, or other artificial video input, or arrange for another person to remain off-camera to assist, in order to defeat or mislead the check; upload harmful, abusive, or offensive content or content that violates applicable law; or attempt to access another student's account, data, or results.
5. Rules for All Users
All users are prohibited from: reverse engineering, decompiling, or extracting source code or AI model parameters; using automated tools to scrape, crawl, or bulk-extract data; introducing malware or other harmful code; attempting unauthorised access to any part of the platform, its infrastructure, or another user's data; harassing, threatening, or abusing other users; using the platform to develop, train, or benchmark competing AI products; or violating any applicable law or regulation in connection with use of the platform.
6. Institutional Responsibility
Institutions are responsible for: communicating this AUP to all users before they use the platform; enforcing compliance among their users; investigating and taking appropriate action in response to suspected violations; deciding whether to use Voice ID and Camera Check and for which classes; setting the correct grade level for each class; telling Viva of any student it knows to be under 14 in a Grade 9–12 class (for example by turning Voice ID off for that student); and arranging any parent consent local law requires before either feature is used (Viva tells students about the US transfer and AI training through its Privacy Policy, linked before their account exists, and about Camera Check on its screen before the camera starts; each student's Voice ID consent, and Camera Check consent in the United States, is captured by Viva on the platform's standalone screen; in Illinois, an institution with students under 18 must sign a BIPA Rider before Voice ID is offered to them); and notifying Viva promptly at legal@vivaproof.com of any known or suspected violations involving the platform or student data.
7. Consequences of Violations
Viva reserves the right to: suspend or terminate the account of any user who violates this AUP, without prior notice where immediate action is necessary; remove or restrict access to violating content; notify the institution of a violation; disable Camera Check for an institution, immediately and without notice, where Viva has reason to believe it is being used without the notice or consent this AUP requires, or suspend Voice ID access for an institution's students where Viva has reason to believe the required consent — or, in Illinois, the required BIPA Rider — is not in place; and co-operate with law enforcement where required. Violations by students may also be referred to the institution's academic integrity process.
8. Reporting Violations
To report an AUP violation or platform security concern: legal@vivaproof.com
9. Changes
Institutions will be notified of material changes at least 30 days before they take effect.
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