Welcome to Bluebook™, College Board’s testing app. Bluebook and all of its content, features and functionality are property of College Board and/or its licensors and are protected by copyright laws. You may only use Bluebook for its intended purposes. You are prohibited from taking screenshots in Bluebook and from attempting to reverse engineer, decompile, or otherwise attempt to reproduce, tamper with, or compromise the security of Bluebook in any way. We (College Board) are committed to protecting your privacy. Please review our Privacy Policies at privacy.collegeboard.org. You can also read the Privacy Statement under Help on the Bluebook homepage. - Device Data: When you download and use Bluebook, College Board will receive certain information about your testing device, including device type, operating system type and version, applications and processes running on your device, Internet Protocol (IP) address, screen size and resolution, number of screens, available memory, storage and disk bytes, disk mount, type and size, battery level, and other device-specific information for the purposes described below.
- Activity Data: We also monitor and capture the actions you take in Bluebook, including your responses, where you click, where you put your mouse on the page, how long you spend on each page, ctrl/alt/delete attempts, and how you navigate through Bluebook. As part of certain test administrations outside the United States, we may also collect cursor movements and screen data, including screenshots and the contents of the document object model (DOM) rendered on screen. With your separate consent, we may also use a biometric-enabled system to collect biometric data, including facial images (using the front-facing camera on your testing device) and keystrokes, throughout the international test administration.
Temporary Administrative Rights (Only International SAT Weekend on Windows) For Test Security Purposes: As part of certain SAT Weekend test administrations outside the United States on a Windows device and as described to you in the SAT Weekend Testing Rules, you consent to granting College Board temporary administrative rights and access to your testing device during the international SAT Weekend test administration only. You will be prompted to grant administrative rights to College Board when you Bluebook for the test. Through these administrative rights, College monitor and collect certain information and control your testing device during testing as follows: Collect data about how your Windows device is configured and started Collect a list of any drivers on your device (e.g., printers, private network connections) and any changes to such drivers Monitor and stop other programs, applications, networks, and devices Monitor keystrokes to detect certain actions (e.g., copy/paste, screen capture) Block internet access Change settings on your testing device such as those with impacts to which programs may run, access to external storage (e.g., USB), the microphone and speakers, and notifications Monitor programs such as those for incoming network connections and use of audio Monitor the status of Bluebook, such as attempts to shut it down or tamper with it Collect file locations and other data which may contain folder names, document names, and your Windows username
College Board will not use these administrative rights to collect what you type, any microphone audio, any contents of personal files (e.g., photos, emails, social media messaging), any of your browser history, or any global positioning service (GPS) location.
These temporary administrative rights are utilized only during the applicable international SAT Weekend test session.
Data Use: Information collected by Bluebook using the temporary administrative rights (only international SAT Weekend test on a Windows device), Device Data, and Activity Data (collectively, “Data”) may be used by College Board to make sure your testing device is compatible with Bluebook, for test security purposes, for test validation and research, and to develop and improve College Board products and services. Data may be disclosed to trusted vendors, but only in their provision of services to College Board, and we may disclose aggregated and de-identified Data. Data may be shared with your school, district, or state education department related to tests you take on Bluebook, including any misuse of Bluebook. Data is not sold or licensed to third parties, including without limitation for their marketing or other commercial purposes. You will also be asked to type specific sentences in Bluebook. Neither Data nor those typed sentences are used for biometric identification.
You will need an internet connection to use Bluebook. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your login credentials, whether you login with a code or with your College Board username and password. |