Privacy Policy

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Privacy Policy for Little Stars Childminding Service

Effective Date: 13/03/2025

At Little Stars Childminding Childcare Service, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our childminding services.

We are a registered childminder in Wales, providing childcare services to families in Acton, Wrexham. Our contact details are:

• Name: Jayne Brindley
• Email: littlestarschildminding136@gmail.com
• Phone: 07835810511
• Address: 136 Park Avenue, Wrexham, LL127AN

We may collect and process the following types of personal information:

• Personal Information of Children: Name, date of birth, medical information, dietary needs, emergency contact details.
• Personal Information of Parents/Guardians: Names, addresses, contact numbers, email addresses, emergency contacts, financial details related to payment for services.
• Other Information: Communication with you, such as notes about your child’s development, attendance, and any feedback provided.

We collect information in the following ways:

• Directly from you when you register your child for our childminding service or provide any other information through our communications.
• Through forms and records used for the day-to-day operation of the childminding service.

We collect personal data for the following purposes:

• To provide and manage our childminding services.
• To ensure the safety and well-being of the children in our care.
• To comply with legal obligations such as registration with the relevant authorities and meeting safeguarding requirements.
• To communicate with parents/guardians about their child’s development, attendance, and well-being.
• To manage payments and keep financial records.

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your data in the following circumstances:

• To fulfil a contract with you (i.e., to provide childminding services).
• To comply with our legal obligations.
• For the legitimate interest of providing our services and improving the quality of care.

We will not share your information with third parties unless it is necessary to provide services or required by law, such as sharing medical information with a healthcare provider in the case of an emergency.

We take the security of your personal data seriously and have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. This includes:

• Secure storage of paper records and electronic data.
• Limiting access to personal data to authorized personnel only.
• Regularly reviewing our security procedures.

We will only keep your personal data for as long as necessary to provide our services and to comply with legal obligations. Once the data is no longer required, it will be securely disposed of.

Under data protection laws, you have certain rights regarding your personal data, including:

• The right to access the data we hold about you and your child.
• The right to correct any inaccuracies in the data.
• The right to request that we delete or restrict the use of your data, where appropriate.
• The right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your data (where applicable).
• The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe that we have not handled your data properly.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details above.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or to comply with legal requirements. We will notify you of any significant changes by updating the policy on our website or via direct communication.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your data is being handled, please contact us at:

• Email: littlestarschildminding136@gmail.com
• Phone: 07835810511

This privacy policy is designed to provide transparency about how personal information is handled and ensures compliance with relevant data protection regulations in Wales. You should review and update this policy as necessary to ensure that it remains in line with your practices and any legal changes.