Data Protection and Privacy Policy
Kid Startupper is the first interactive educational platform in the world that teaches entrepreneurship to school students (10-15 years old) using the method of "First Principles" by Aristotle.
This website is operated by Kid Startupper
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable national data privacy laws (together, Data Privacy Laws) place obligations on us in relation to the personal data that we collect and hold. This Data Protection and Privacy Policy (together with our Website Terms and Conditions and, if applicable, Programme Terms and Conditions) sets out how we comply with Data Privacy Laws, including detailing the basis on which we may process your personal data and information in connection with our Programs. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting our sites, you are accepting the practices described in this Data Protection and Privacy Policy. Where we require your consent to process your personal data in accordance with these practices, we will seek this consent at the point at which you provide us with this data. Where we wish to process your personal data for a purpose other than that for which the personal data was collected, we will notify you of that intention and obtain any further necessary consents.
Information you provide to us
We may process information, including personal data, about you that you provide to us (via our website Kid Startupper, by phone, email, or otherwise).
This data may include information provided by you:
- at the time of registering to sign up for our platform or when updating any of the information provided at the time of registering;
- at the time of subscribing to our services or posting material to our sites;
- if you complete any surveys or feedback that we may invite you to participate in;
- and in connection with your other communications with us.
The information you give us may include your name, surname, email address, gender, ethnicity, affiliated organizations (e.g., professional body), job details, personal description, information relating to your participation in the Program, and feedback on the Program. You may need to provide us with this information to be able to participate in the educational Program. As part of the registration process, you will be asked to provide your specific consent for us to process your personal data, including sensitive personal data relating to ethnicity (if provided).
Information we may collect from you
We may collect and process technical information about your computer, including (where available) your Internet Protocol (IP) address, login information, operating system, and browser type and version. We collect this information for system administration purposes. When reporting to other organizations, we only disclose statistical data about the browsing actions and patterns of usage of our platform, which does not identify any individual by name.
How we use information about you
We may use personal data that we hold about you in the following ways:
-To administer and facilitate the teaching programs, including in the manner set out in “Disclosure of Information About You” below;
-To contact you in relation to the teaching program that you have signed up for (including by email);
-To contact you in relation to our other teaching programs or projects (including by email, phone), if you have opted-in to receive these communications;
-If you register with us, to provide you with information (including our newsletter) relating to similar services or projects that we may offer from time to time, provided that you have opted-in to this use on registration or subsequently;
-If you provide feedback about our teaching programs, website, online platform, services, or projects through a contact form or email address, to develop and improve the relevant area;
-If you sign up to receive email updates about the issues discussed on our sites, only to provide the service(s) you have requested;
-To monitor the way in which our sites are used, and to ensure that content from our sites is presented in the most effective manner for you and your internet browser;
-In connection with any agreements or other arrangements between you and us (including the Website Terms and Conditions);
-To notify you about changes to our organization or services;
-To personalize your experience on our sites.
-If you inform us that you no longer wish to receive email or other communications from us, we will stop sending you unsolicited communications. However, to comply with any such request, we may retain your details on a ‘do not contact’ list.
Where your processing is based on your consent and not any other legal basis, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This withdrawal will not affect the lawfulness of processing prior to the withdrawal.
Disclosure of information about you
Though we do not share any personal data with third parties (e.g., marketing companies) for commercial, marketing, or unsolicited communication purposes, we do need to share certain data (outlined below) to maximize the Program’s benefits of providing inspiration, knowledge, and skills to young people (teachers, trainers) in the aim that their careers and futures are the best they can be. Data will be shared purely to match volunteers with appropriate speaking, governance, or similar opportunities and to enable relevant stakeholders to engage with, evaluate, promote, and help grow the Programs, its volunteer/school numbers, participation, delivery, and impact. Where possible, we will seek to use aggregate data to achieve these aims. Data of those volunteers who are placed as governors through our Programs will be shared with the National Governance Association if they give their express consent for us to do so.
Information about volunteers
If you register with us as a volunteer for one of our Programs, we may share your personal information with third parties who are also registered with us in connection with the Program. If you provide your express consent for us to do so, we may also share your personal information with your employer or other professional bodies, networks, or associations of which you are a member so that they can contact you about your participation in the Program. Ethnicity data will generally only be used for our monitoring and reporting purposes. Where we use ethnicity data for reporting purposes, it will always be aggregated. We may, where we have your express consent to do so, also use your ethnicity data internally to match you with certain placements. However, we would not generally provide this information to third parties.
The Volunteer Participation Data may include your local authority, your full postcode, your age (within the range options selected on registration), your gender, your employer, your religion, whether you have a disability and the category of disability, your affiliated organizations (e.g., professional body), the job details that you provided us with, numbers of messages and details of any events that you have participated in through the Programs, the number of hours you have contributed, and any feedback that you have provided on the Programs. You will not be identified by name in the Volunteer Participation Data.
Where you have registered for a Program, we may provide your employer and any professional/umbrella bodies/trade unions that you opt to disclose to us as part of your registration for the Program with the Volunteer Participation Data, so that they can monitor participation in and the success of the Program. Where you have given your consent for us to do so (by selecting the relevant box during the registration process or updating your preferences in your online account), we may also share your name and email address in order for them to contact you about your participation in the Program.
Information about schools and other education providers
If you register with us as a teacher or principal on behalf of a school or other education provider for one of our Programs, we may share some of your personal information (i.e., your name and the name and location of your school) with third parties who are also registered with us in connection with the Program (i.e., volunteers, employers, and professional bodies) to introduce you to potential speakers, governors, or other volunteers. We will not share your personal contact details, as all contact will be initiated through our website.
We may provide employers and professional bodies involved in the Program with the name and location of the school or similar institution registered for the Program, so that they can identify potential partnerships under the Program. We may also provide them with other data relating to the institution’s participation in the Program (the Institution Participation Data) for the same purpose.
The Institution Participation Data may include your institution’s name, address, and local authority, and numbers of messages and details of any events that the institution has participated in through the Program, the number of hours that have been requested/used, and any feedback that the institution/teacher has provided on the Program. The Institution Participation Data will not include any contact information relating to the individual teacher that has registered for the Program on behalf of the school or similar institution although a teacher’s job title may be shared simply to allow interpretation of reports.
We may also provide the Institution Participation Data to funders of the Programs and other selected parties who carry out work within the education sector and have an active interest in the Programs (i.e., the institution’s local Council/Local Enterprise Partnership and relevant government departments), solely so that they can monitor participation in and the success of the Program. We may provide a participating school or similar institution with the Institution Participation Data and the names of any of their staff who have registered for the Program.
Other disclosures
Except as outlined above or as otherwise required or permitted by law, we do not disclose information about identifiable individuals to third parties without the relevant individual’s consent. However, we may provide third parties with anonymized, aggregate information about our users and beneficiaries for monitoring participation in and the success of the Program, or for research with the purpose of improving our service as a hub for employers and schools or similar institutions who wish to participate in education and employment programs. In particular, any ethnicity, disability data disclosed to our funders, or other partners who have an active interest in monitoring participation in our programs (such as government departments, employers, and schools) will always be aggregated and anonymized.
We may from time to time engage third parties to perform services (including the processing of personal data) on our behalf, such as hosting our data (including your personal data) and websites; sending emails and other communications relating to our products and/or services; providing analytic services, such as tracking usage of our operational sites or websites; or performing other administrative services for us. We shall only use processors that will commit to implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure that their processing activities meet the requirements of Data Privacy Laws and ensure the protection of your data protection rights. Prior to allowing these service providers to access your personal information, we will enter into a formal agreement with them to ensure that they handle and process the information in accordance with this policy and applicable law.
Protecting information about you
All information you provide to us is stored on secure cloud-based servers provided by a third-party vendor. This information is currently being hosted outside the EU, in the US. Our third-party vendor is contractually obliged to put in place protection before exporting or processing any of your personal data, and it has confirmed that the transfer of personal data to the US is in accordance with the EU-US Privacy Shield framework. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of the information transmitted to our sites. Any transmission will be at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use appropriate security features and procedures to try to prevent unauthorized access. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password that allows you to access certain parts of our sites, we ask you not to share this password with any other person.
Your rights
You have the right to:
- Request access to personal data held about you by us and be provided information in relation to that data (including the purposes for which the data is processed, the recipients to whom that personal data has been or will be disclosed, how long it will be stored for, details of any automated decision-making, and your right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office);
- Have inaccurate personal data amended or erased, and to have incomplete personal data completed;
- Request the erasure of your personal data (the so-called ‘right to be forgotten’);
- Object to or restrict the processing of your personal data (including where your personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes);
- Request that your personal data be transferred to another data controller or provided in a format that will permit this transfer (the so-called ‘right to portability’);
- Object to any decision that affects you being taken solely by a computer or other automated process (including profiling);
- Withdraw any consent you have granted to us in connection with the Programs at any time by updating your preferences in your online account via the website or by writing to info@kidstartupper.com.
Retention of your personal information
Your personal data will be destroyed or erased from our systems when it is no longer required for the relevant specified purpose that it was collected for, provided that we may retain personal data to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and rules. As a general rule, this means we will retain your personal data for the duration of your involvement with us and for up to 1 year afterward. However, retention and destruction of personal data will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Contact us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our use of your personal data or our Data Protection and Privacy Policy, please contact us using the contact details. Our sites may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partners and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that they may have their own data protection and privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for them.
Changes to our data protection and privacy policy
Any changes we may make to our data protection and privacy policy in the future will be posted on this webpage and, where appropriate, notified to you. Please check this webpage frequently to see any updates or changes to our Data Protection and Privacy Policy.
Website Use and Cookies
Like virtually all websites, we store data on visits in server log files, which contain IP addresses of machines used to access this site, and the pages requested. We use Google Analytics to collect information about how people use this site. We do this to make sure it’s meeting its users’ needs and to understand how we could do it better. Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here, and what you click on. We do not allow Google to use or share our analytics data.
Cookies are also used elsewhere on the site, including by the content management system we use, WordPress. These improve things by remembering settings, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you visit a new page, log in, or leave a comment. Our cookies are here to make the site work better for you. Indeed, you can manage and/or delete these small files as you wish. To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit AboutCookies.org
Freelance Teachers
Terms of Handling Certificate Data Safely
At KID STARTUPPER, we prioritize the safety and confidentiality of your personal information. When you upload your teaching certificate, we ensure it is handled with the highest level of security. Our terms of handling certificate data include:
1. Data Encryption: Your uploaded certificates are encrypted to protect against unauthorized access during transfer and storage.
2. Access Control: Only authorized personnel have access to your data, and all access is logged and monitored.
3. Confidentiality: We do not share your certificate data with third parties without your explicit consent.
4. Secure Storage: Certificates are stored in a secure environment with regular security audits and updates to safeguard your information.
5. Data Retention: We retain your certificate data only as long as necessary to verify your status as a teacher, complying with relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
By uploading your certificate, you agree to these terms and trust us to keep your data safe and secure. For any questions or concerns, please contact our support team.
Minors
Registration and provision of consent for processing personal data for individuals under the age of 18 are allowed only with the participation of a parent or legal guardian.
Your Consent
By accepting the terms of use of the educational platform by your minor child, you accept and consent to this Privacy Statement as well as the Terms and Conditions of use of the educational platform communicated through it.
