Privacy Policy
This document sets out the personal-data protection policy for Safari Kid India (also trading as Safari Kid India ), Company No. 05446065, registered in the India at this address: 342 Regents Park Road, London, England, N3 2LJ. Information about Safari Kid India is available at www.paint-pots.co.Indiaand on request (see contact details at the end of this page).
The personal data processed by Safari Kid India comprises information about children who are (or were or will be) enrolled at the settings, and those children’s parents and carers (and other authorised child services professionals) and staff who are teaching or have previously taught in the settings.
The personal data processed by Safari Kid India is derived from information that individuals provide about themselves. Parents also provide information about their children. All personal data is processed exclusively for the purposes of fulfilling Safari Kid India legal obligations to ensure that we operate and administer safe and secure child care and effective early-years education; communicate with the parents or carers of children enrolled in their settings; and meet the setting’s statutory record-keeping obligations under the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework (DFE-00169-2017).
Twice a year Safari Kid India review their Policies and Procedures; when these involve the processing of personal data, a Summary Data Audit is performed and, where needed, changes to our processes are implemented to ensure continuing data privacy and protection.
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
This Privacy Policy makes clear what Safari Kid India commits to do in looking after individuals’ personal data. It describes what kinds of personal data Safari Kid India processes, its lawful basis for having access to that data, who can access which kinds of personal data, how long personal data is stored, and how personal data is kept safe. Lastly, the Policy indicates how requests may be made to view, correct or delete personal data.
MONTESSORI SCHOOLS COMMITMENTS
Safari Kid India (also trading as Safari Kid India ) commits and agrees:
To apply best practice in keeping personal data safe, secure and private
To process personal data only for the intended purposes of the Nursery Schools & Creative Classes
To retain personal data only for as long as it is needed for its intended purposes
To only share personal data with third parties where legally required as stated in our Policies & Procedures
Never to sell personal data, data summaries, or data derivatives, to anyone
To enable the individual subjects of personal data to correct or delete their data.
To use any Personal Data reasonably and responsibly for the benefit of the individual * To use information and images for child-care and educational purposes only. If Safari Kid India has received parental consent, information and images may be used for promotional purposes on our website and prospectus.
To protect and ensure the confidentiality of the information and images stored Our Teachers will never share, upload, post, distribute or publish any of the information or images outside of Safari Kid India To record only what is true and accurate, and nothing that is harmful or exploitative Never to use the information or images or parts thereof in any way that is unlawful.
LEGALLY-COMPELLED DISCLOSURES
Safari Kid India may be compelled to surrender particular personal data to legal authorities without express consent if presented with a court subpoena or similar legal order, or as required or permitted by the laws, rules and regulations of any applicable jurisdiction. Also, in the event of a violation of its agreements, including but not limited to a violation of any restrictions on the use of data provided, Safari Kid India may be compelled to disclose particular personal data to affected parties and legal authorities in furtherance of potential or on-going legal proceedings.
ABOUT COOKIES
Cookies are small packets of data stored by a web browser as a result of visiting a website. (Cookies do not themselves contain personal data but some websites use them to track the individual’s online behaviour.) Safari Kid India uses cookies only where necessary for establishing a individual’s secure access to the system, for authenticating their access rights, and for maintaining that authentication during the session. Safari Kid India never employs cookies for profiling, never connects its cookies to any other website, and does not initiate or utilise third-party cookies. Any individual can inspect, delete or block cookies by selecting the appropriate control in the web browser, although blocking cookies may also block access to the Safari Kid India website.
INDIVIDUAL CONSENT
Safari Kid India a responsible for obtaining from relevant individuals a signed ‘Consent’ to the terms of this Privacy Policy which thereby authorises the Safari Kid India to record, process and store their personal data (and, in the case of parents or carers, personal data about their children). Safari Kid India is responsible for supplying a form to record an individual’s consent and signature. All consent forms are reviewed by management staff.
WHAT PERSONAL DATA WE KEEP AND WHY WE KEEP ITLEGALLY-COMPELLED DISCLOSURES
Individuals Who Attend Safari Kid India Montessori Nursery Schools All individuals who are the subject of personal data are defined within this document as STAFF, NURSERY SCHOOL CHILDREN, UNACCOMPANIED CREATIVE CLASSES CHILDREN, ACCOMPANIED CREATIVE CLASSES CHILDREN, PARENTS AND CARERS
CONTACT DATA
The contact data we store: NURSERY SCHOOL CHILDREN & UNACCOMPANIED CREATIVE CLASSES CHILDREN includes emergency contact person’s details, doctor’s details. PARENTS AND CARERS contact number, address, email address. STAFF emergency contact person’s details, address, telephone, email address.
LAWFUL BASIS: contractual system administration, setting operations and communications, statutory and local authority requirements, child health and safety, reporting to: parents and carers, local authorities and their agents, OFSTED.
PERSONAL DATA
The personal data we store: NUSERY SCHOOL CHILDREN includes name, news, accidents, incidents, medication, allergies, dietary requirements, medical conditions, child’s home life, teacher actions, parent notes, consultations, attendance, reasons for absence, teacher/manager comments, religion, nationality, ethnicity, languages spoken, passport/birth certificate, date of birth, gender. Developmental progress – learning activities performed when and at what level, notes by teachers including critical insights, noted behaviours, development notes and comments, next steps and plans. Reporting and profiling – My Montessori Child Learning Album photos, dates and notes, parent-site observation archive, parent-site development snapshot, parent-site reports, parent-site work portfolio, ABC123 table, Montessori Profile, EYFS Profile, EYFS Profile [Parents], EYFS Progress Check at Age Two, EYFS Checklist, EYFS Child Status table, EYFS Child Percentages table, EYFS Child Progress table, Reports for next schools. UNACCOMPANIED CREATIVE CLASSES CHILDREN includes name, news, accidents, incidents, medication, allergies, dietary requirements, medical conditions, child’s home life, teacher actions, parent notes, consultations, attendance, reasons for absence, teacher/manager comments, date of birth, gender.
ACCOMPANIED CREATIVE CLASSES includes name, accidents, date of birth, gender, medication, incidents, allergies, dietary requirements, medical conditions. Page | 4 Lucy Patterson (Data Protection Officer for Safari Kid India) lucy@paint-pots.co.uk PARENTS AND CARERS name, consultations, child safeguarding, consent forms, policy & procedure acceptances, terms & conditions acceptances, bank details for refunds and correspondence history.
STAFF name, policy acceptances, date of birth, signatures, CV, DBS, training certificates, references, appraisal, disciplinary & supervision documents, paternity documents, meeting minutes, bank details, NI numbers, tax code, pension, passport/work permit and correspondence history.
LAWFUL BASIS: Safari Kid India management, contractual system administration, setting operations and communications, setting security, statutory and local authority requirements, child health and safety, child development tracking and planning, reporting to: parents and carers, local authorities and their agents, OFSTED, and the child’s next school Photographs, Images & Film Photos and images of: NURSERY SCHOOL CHILDREN profile photo, individual activity photos, work portfolio photos, group activity photos, class activity photos, class activity videos, activity photos at home, home news photos, accident photos, incident photos, medication photos, intervention photos, document images UNACCOMPANIED & ACCOMPANIED CREATIVE CLASSES class activity photos (with consent) PARENTS AND CARERS profile photo, signature images STAFF profile photo, document images, signature images LAWFUL BASIS: contractual system administration, setting operations and communications, setting security, statutory and local authority requirements, child safeguarding, child health and safety, child development tracking and planning.
WHO CAN ACCESS PERSONAL DATA
Safari Kid India STAFF are bound to keep all the above personal data strictly confidential by the terms of our Safari Kid India Employee Agreements. Listed here are the types of Individuals whose data we store and which categories of personal data each individual is given access to: CHILDREN (with the help of setting staff or their parents or carers) can access their My Montessori Child Profile PARENTS AND CARERS can access: their child’s My Montessori Child profile (as determined by the setting’s managers); photos and images of other children in the same class who may appear in the background of their own children’s activity photo, group photos or during daily registration, as well as other children in the same class who may appear in class photos and class videos; personal details of setting staff and selected contact details of other parents and carers of children in the same class (as determined by those other parents and carers); the hard copy of the EYFS Learning Record. STAFF are allowed to access: names and contact details of children, parents and carers, child service professionals and setting staff; administrative details of children (unless restricted), and parents and carers; developmental progress of children; photos and images of children, parents and carers, and setting and reporting and profiling of children. Staff contact details (Address, Telephone, Email, Day & Month of birth, Emergency Contact)
HEAD TEACHERS, DEPUTY HEAD TEACHERS, CREATIVE CLASSES MANAGERS & OFFICE STAFF CAN ACCESS: MY MONTESSORI CHILD STAFF (PERSONAL DEVICE BRAND-MODEL-DESCRIPTIONS, LOGIN DATES AND TIMES); HR DOCUMENTS (POLICY ACCEPTANCES, CV, DBS, TRAINING CERTIFICATES, REFERENCES, APPRAISAL DOCUMENTS, MATERNITY DOCUMENTS, HARD COPY SIGNATURES) PRINCIPAL, VICE PRINCIPAL, SCHOOL BURSAR & OFFICE MANAGER CAN ACCESS: MY MONTESSORI CHILD STAFF (PERSONAL DEVICE BRAND-MODEL-DESCRIPTIONS, LOGIN DATES AND TIMES); HR DOCUMENTS (DISCIPLINARY & SUPERVISION DOCUMENTS, EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE, MEETING MINUTES, BANK DETAILS, NI NUMBERS, TAX CODE, PENSION, PASSPORT/WORK PERMIT, SALARY, CONTRACT, DIGITAL SIGNATURES) HOW PERSONAL DATA IS STORED & PROTECTED Safari Kid India utilises these and other information security ‘best practices’:
All physical personal data stored in our schools is kept in a locked cupboard and our office is only accessible to authorised staff. All electronic personal data stored in our settings is kept on password protected devices that are full updated with the latest Software, Anti-Virus & Malware protection. All third party application used (such as My Montessori Child) are secure and encrypted. All personal data transmitted between our settings will be encrypted. A GDPR-compliant, hosting service (Merlin Multimedia) is used for server maintenance, back up, security patching, and disaster recovery. Contractual data privacy restrictions and GDPR-compliant data protection policies are applied to and enforced with vendors and third parties. All portable devices used outside of or transported between our settings are password protected and encrypted.
There will be occasions where it is necessary to transfer paper records between settings. When physical documents are transferred between settings, they are sent contained within a folder, are not in transit for any longer than necessary and are not left in an unattended vehicle. When being transported via public transport the bag/case containing paper records is kept in hand at all times.
How Long Personal Data Is Stored
All CHILDREN learning records are kept for 7 years. All CHILDREN serious accident reports are kept until the CHILD turns 21 years and 3 months. The daily accident/incident books are reviewed on completion and destroyed. All CHILDREN safeguarding records are kept until the child turns 25 years old. All other CHILDREN, PARENTS AND CARERS personal data are kept for 7 years. All STAFF personal data is kept for 10 years All STAFF health records if recorded, are kept for 40 years from the last date of entry.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL DATA
Users in the India should be aware that all personal data Safari Kid India records, processes and stores is housed on servers in the India and that no data is transferred by Safari Kid India to other countries for processing.
OPTING OUT OF PERSONAL DATA
Every piece of Personal Data held by Safari Kid India is volunteered. The majority of Personal Data that Safari Kid India requests is a legal requirement as outlined by the Local Authority, OFSTED, the Department of Education or INDIA Law. We request some Personal Data for the execution of best practice in the interest of you and your child. Should you wish to opt out of any submission of Personal Data please contact our Data Protection Officer (details below) for a full list of optionally submitted Personal Data.
VIEWING, CORRECTING OR DELETING DATA
Any individual STAFF member or PARENT OR CARER, in respect of their personal data stored by Safari Kid India (or, in the case of parents and carers, in respect of personal data stored about their CHILDREN), is entitled to the following:
To view any of their stored personal data (or, in the case of a parent or carer, any of the personal data stored about their child) To question the veracity of any of their personal data (or, in the case of a parent or carer, any of the personal data stored about their child) and to have false information corrected To require the permanent deletion of any of their personal data (or, in the case of a parent or carer, any of the personal data stored about their child) if not contrary to legal obligations a required by statutory and local authority requirements, OFSTED, child safeguarding, child health and safety. However, if certain data is deleted permanently, Safari Kid India will be unable to provide some or all of its services in relation to that individual (or, in the case of a parent or carer, in relation to their child). Individuals wishing to do any of the above should first put their request in writing to the managers of the setting. The setting’s managers will then instruct our Schools Registrar and a response and schedule of action will be provided to the requesting individual within 30 days of the setting’s instruction. THIRD-PARTY COMPANIES Where necessary we share personal data with third party companies. All of the below companies are GDPR compliant.
My Montessori Child – Nursery School CHILDREN Records
Merlin Multimedia – Web & Email Server Hosting / IT Support
Mail Chimp – Email Mailouts
Natwest – Bank Transfers to PARENTS & STAFF
Smart Pension – STAFF company pension
Sage – Payroll information of STAFF
Brooks Green – Company Accounting
Office 0365 – One drive electronic document transfer & Encrypted Email
Local Authorities – Nursery School CHILDREN & PARENTS personal data
OFSTED – Nursery School CHILDREN & PARENTS personal data
TMG – DBS Checks of STAFF
Peninsula – HR Advice in relation to STAFF
Graduating Schools – Nursery School CHILDREN Records
DATA OFFICER CONTACT DETAILS:
Lucy Patterson (Data Protection Officer for Safari Kid India) lucy@paint-pots.co.uk
