Is our data secure? Does it work offline or by SMS?

Your data is yours

Each school's data is isolated — one school can never see another's. Sensitive areas (money, health, safeguarding) are gated to specific roles, and the most sensitive parent–child messages are end-to-end encrypted, meaning not even Brim can read them. Phone numbers are stored encrypted.

Connectivity

Brim is built for real Ugandan connectivity, not a perfect office line:

• The apps tolerate a weak or intermittent connection and catch up when the signal returns.
• Important notices reach parents by SMS, so a parent without a smartphone or data still hears from the school.
• Key parent actions are reachable over USSD where the app isn't an option.

Who can see what

Brim keeps an audit trail of sensitive actions, so there's always a record of who did what. Access follows the person's role and changes the moment their role does.

Still have a question about security? Talk to us — we're happy to go into detail.