"At our school, we use barcodes in the cafeteria. This year the codes were printed on flimsy paper and laminated. The scanner was not able to read them consistently and many simply got lost. So students then had to manually enter a student ID number. Memorizing a 7 or 8 digit number was difficult for most students and they always needed assistance from me."

Meet Donna

Donna is a 1st grade teacher in Austin, Texas.

Problems with Student ID Cards

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Student ID cards are difficult to manage - they have to be printed, issued, and replaced when lost.

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Cards can be lost or forgotten and they are not very durable. They can be shared or stolen.

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Visual identification

is a poor solution and entering the ID manually slows everyone down.

Visual identification

is a poor solution and entering the ID manually slows everyone down.

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Student ID cards extends a higher risk of contamination of cafeteria workers + students.

Student ID cards extends a higher risk of contamination of cafeteria workers + students.

Identify Students with Face Scans

Our unique privacy-preserving architecture replaces bar codes, PIN pads & swipe cards with something that can never be lost or forgotten - a face.

Face IDs can't be shared and never need to be replaced. Children don't have to touch anything & our system works even if they are wearing face masks.

Our unique privacy-preserving architecture replaces bar codes, PIN pads and swipe cards with something that can never be lost or forgotten - a face.

Face IDs can't be shared and never need to be replaced. Children don't have to touch anything and our system works even if they are wearing face masks.

How it Works: Enrollment

Enrollment is as simple as taking a selfie and only takes seconds.

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Or, we can import photos & student IDs from your preexisting database.

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No other data is collected or stored - just a template & a student ID number.

How it Works: At The Cafeteria

In the lunchroom, children are recognized by Munchtime. The live scan is converted to a template & matched to the stored template from enrollment.

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The live scan is never stored.

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The ID number associated with the template is recalled & the child is on their way. The whole process takes less than a second, & eliminates all physical contact.

How we Protect Privacy

We take privacy very seriously.

The enrollment photo is converted into a series of numbers called a template (kind of like a bar code of your face); it can never be converted back into a photograph.

Both the enrollment photo & facial scans are never stored.

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We collect & store the minimum amount of data for the task, usually a template and a student ID number. Sometimes it’s just the template.

We don’t connect to national databases or share data. The student's template is used for one purpose (access to the cafeteria) and never leaves the school. We follow the best encryption practices to protect your data.