Texas Education Code - EDUC § 32.151. Definitions

(1) “Covered information” means personally identifiable information or information that is linked to personally identifiable information, in any media or format, that is not publicly available and is:

(2) “Interactive computer service” has the meaning assigned by 47 U.S.C. Section 230.

(3) “Operator” means, to the extent operating in this capacity, the operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application who has actual knowledge that the website, online service, online application, or mobile application is used primarily for a school purpose and was designed and marketed for a school purpose.

(4) “Parent” includes a person standing in parental relation.

(5) “School purpose” means a purpose that is directed by or customarily takes place at the direction of a school district, school campus, or teacher or assists in the administration of school activities, including instruction in the classroom or at home, administrative activities, and collaboration between students, school personnel, or parents, or is otherwise for the use and benefit of the school.

(6) “Targeted advertising” means presenting an advertisement to a student in which the advertisement is selected for the student based on information obtained or inferred over time from the student's online behavior, usage of applications, or covered information. The term does not include advertising to a student at an online location based on the student's visit to that location at that time, or in response to the student's request for information or feedback, without the retention of the student's online activities or requests over time for the purpose of targeting subsequent advertisements.