Privacy Notice
Privacy Notice for Schoolcomms Users
Schoolcomms, part of ParentPay limited, is engaged in the design, development, sales, marketing, supply, maintenance and operation of payment collection, payment processing, parent communication and management information systems and services for the education market.
This notice explains to Schoolcomms Users (“you/your”) how ParentPay (“we/us”) use your personal information.
This privacy notice covers:
- Why we use your personal information
- The legal basis for processing
- What personal information we use
- How we use your personal information
- Your rights under data protection legislation
- Sharing personal information with third parties
- How long we may keep your information
- Changes to our privacy notice
- Contact details for our Data Protection Officer
Why we use your personal information
The Schoolcomms payment solutions and communication platforms provided to schools and their parents, are governed by a contract between us and the schools, Multi-Academy Trust or a Local Education Authority (“Schoolcomms Customer”), and also the Terms and Conditions that you agree with when you sign up (“Schoolcomms User”).
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
- to provide you with the service activated and registered for
- the verification of your identity where required
- for the prevention and detection of crime, fraud and anti-money laundering
- for the ongoing administration of the service
- to allow us to improve the products and services we offer to our customers
- to ask for your opinion about our products and offer surveys
- for research and statistical analysis including payment and usage patterns
- We only use the data in an anonymized manner when we use your data for this purpose.
- to enable us to comply with our legal and regulatory obligations
- to offer new products and services to you which are relevant and appropriate, and only to the extent that would be reasonably expected.
If we plan to introduce further processes for the use of your information, we will provide information about that purpose prior to such processing.
The legal basis for processing
Under Data Protection Law, there are various grounds which are considered to be a ‘legal basis for processing’.
The legal basis for processing should be determined by the Data Controller.
Where we are the Data Processor, the legal basis is determined by the Customer. Typically, the legal basis in this scenario is:
‘processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest’
or
‘processing is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by the controller’
Where we are the Data Controller, the legal basis for processing is based on:
‘processing is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by the controller’
It should be noted that in some circumstances this legal basis may vary, however, we always operate in full compliance with Data Protection Law and will only process data with a fair and reasonable legal basis for doing so.
What personal information we process
In order to carry out these services, we obtain (either from the Customer and/or from you directly) and process the following information:
Data Subject (Who) | Data Category (What) | Description | Module |
---|---|---|---|
Student | Achievement records | Achievement records entered into the Schools MIS. | Online Reporting |
Student | App status | Is the pupil using the School Gateway app | Core |
Student | Assessment reports | Annual assessment reports generated by the school using their MIS. | Online Reporting |
Student | Authentication data | Students School Gateway PIN | Core |
Student | Behaviour incident records | Behaviour incidents recorded on the Schools MIS. | Online Reporting |
Student | Club Attendance Records | Club attendance which is recorded by school within Schoolcomms | Clubs |
Student | Club balances | Separate balances for each club the student attends | Clubs |
Student | Club Session Bookings | Club sessions booked by parents or school | Clubs |
Student | Curriculum Timetable | This is the pupil's timetable. | Online Reporting |
Student | Dinner Bookings | Dinner bookings made by parents or school. | Dinners |
Student | Dinner plan balance | Dinner plan balance if School uses Schoolcomms Dinners Module | Dinners |
Student | Exam timetables | The students exam timetables | Online Reporting |
Student | Forename | This is the forename of the pupil. | Core |
Student | Free School Meals | Whether the pupil is eligible for Free School Meals. | Dinners |
Student | Gender | This is the pupil's gender | Core |
Student | Groups | Active groups set up by the school containing the pupil. | Messaging |
Student | Identifiers | MIS ID, Roll Number and UPN | Core |
Student | In-app messages | Messages sent from parents to school within the School Gateway application | Messaging |
Student | Known as | This is the name that the pupil is known as. | Core |
Student | Linked People | Contact's linked to the child that meet import criteria specified by school | Core |
Student | Meal Selections and spend history | This is a record of the students meal spend, this is imported from the schools cashless retailer, SIMS Dinner money or recorded within Schoolcomms Dinners | Online Reporting |
Student | Medical Information | Student Medical Conditions | Online Reporting |
Student | Message History | Email or SMS messages sent to the user by the school or vice versa | Messaging |
Student | MIS Groups | Active groups set up in the schools MIS system containing the pupil | Messaging |
Student | Mobile OS | This is the operating system (iOS or Android) of the mobile phone used to access School Gateway. | Core |
Student | Mobile Telephone | This is the pupil’s mobile telephone number used to receive alerts from the school and to verify the pupil’s School Gateway account. | Core |
Student | Paypoint Data | Data used to issue a Paypoint voucher linking a student and payment item | Payments |
Student | Postal Address | The student's postal address | Online Reporting |
Student | Pre-admission Status | Students Pre-admission status | Core |
Student | Primary email address | This is the pupil’s primary email address used to receive communications from the school and to verify the pupil’s School Gateway account. | Core |
Student | Pupil Premium Questionnaire Results | Results of the School Gateway Pupil Premium Questionnaire | Core |
Student | Registration Group | The registration group of the pupil. | Core |
Student | School Gateway activation date | This is the date the user activated and first logged into the School Gateway portal. | Core |
Student | SIMS Dinner Money / Cashless Retailer Balance | The balance from the schools cashless retailer or SIMS Dinner Money | Payments |
Student | SIMS profile report | This is a SIMS profile report for the student | Online Reporting |
Student | Surname | This is the surname of the pupil. | Core |
Student | Unexplained absence records | Any unexplained absences recorded by the school for AM or PM registration. | Messaging |
Student | Year Group | The year group of the Pupil. | Core |
Contact | Authentication data | The contact’s School Gateway PIN | Core |
Contact | Bank account details | Bank account details are captured and passed to a 3rd party for authorisation | Payments |
Contact | Forename | This is the contact’s forename. | Core |
Contact | Billing Address | Billing address details are captured and shared with payment service providers so that they can complete important security and fraud checks for processing card payments. | Payments |
Contact | House Name | The text entered as the contact’s house name. | Core |
Contact | In-app messages | Messages sent from parents to school within the School Gateway application | Messaging |
Contact | Locality | The text entered as the contact’s locality. | Core |
Contact | Message History | Email or SMS messages sent to the user by the school or vice versa | Messaging |
Contact | MIS Contact priority | The priority of contacts connected to a student. (i.e. 1 & 2 may be immediate family whereas 3 & 4 may be distant relatives for emergency contact purposes). | Core |
Contact | Mobile OS | This is the operating system (iOS or Android) of the mobile phone used to access School Gateway. | Core |
Contact | Mobile Telephone | This is the contact’s mobile telephone number used to receive alerts from the school and to verify the contacts School Gateway account. Mobile number is shared with payment service providers so that they can complete important security and fraud checks for processing card payments. | Core, Payments |
Contact | Parental responsibility status | This is a marker used by schools to identify if a contact has parental responsibility over a student (allowed to give consent etc. ). | Core |
Contact | Payment card details | Payment card details are captured and passed to a 3rd party for authorisation. | Payments |
Contact | Payment History and balances | This is the contact's payment and transaction history | Payments |
Contact | Postcode | The text entered as the contact’s post code. | Core |
Contact | Primary Email address | This is the contact’s primary email address used to receive communications from the school and to verify the contacts School Gateway account. Email address is shared with payment service providers so that they can complete important security and fraud checks for processing card payments. | Core, Payments |
Contact | Prime Parent Status | Indicates whether a contact is a prime parent or seconday parent | Core |
Contact | School Gateway activation date | This is the date the user activated and first logged into the School Gateway portal. | Core |
Contact | School Gateway app status | Identifies whether a user is logged into the School Gateway mobile application. | Core |
Contact | Street | The text entered as the contact’s street. | Core |
Contact | Surname | This is the contact’s surname. | Core |
Contact | Town | The text entered as the contact’s town. | Core |
Staff Member | Authentication data | The staff member’s School Gateway PIN | Core |
Staff Member | Bank Account Details | Bank account details are captured and passed to a 3rd party for authorisation | Payments |
Staff Member | Billing Address | Billing address details are captured and shared with payment service providers so that they can complete important security and fraud checks for processing card payments. | Payments |
Staff Member | Card Details | Payment card details are captured and passed to a 3rd party for authorisation. | Payments |
Staff Member | Club Attendance Records | Club attendance which is recorded by school within Schoolcomms | Clubs |
Staff Member | Club Balances | Separate balances for each club the staff member attends | Clubs |
Staff Member | Club Bookings | Club bookings made by staff member or school. | Clubs |
Staff Member | Curriculum timetable | This is the staff members timetable. | Online Reporting |
Staff Member | Dinner Bookings | Dinner bookings made by staff member or school. | Dinners |
Staff Member | Dinner Money / Caterer Balance | The balance from the schools cashless retailer or SIMS Dinner Money | Payments |
Staff Member | Dinner Plan Balance | Dinner plan balance if School uses Schoolcomms Dinners Module | Dinners |
Staff Member | Forename | This is the staff member’s forename. | Core |
Staff Member | Groups | Active groups set up by the school containing the pupil. | Messaging |
Staff Member | In-app messages | Messages sent from parents to school within the School Gateway application | Messaging |
Staff Member | Linked People | MIS contacts linked to the staff member who meet the Schoolcomms import critera set by the school. | Core |
Staff Member | Meal Spend History | This is a record of the staff members meal spend, this is imported from the schools cashless retailer, SIMS Dinner money or recorded within Schoolcomms Dinners | Payments |
Staff Member | Medical Conditions | Staff Member Medical Conditions | Online Reporting |
Staff Member | Message History | Email or SMS messages sent to the user by the school or vice versa | Messaging |
Staff Member | MIS ID | Staff members MIS ID | Core |
Staff Member | Mobile OS version | This is the operating system (iOS or Android) of the mobile phone used to access School Gateway. | Core |
Staff Member | Mobile telephone | This is the contact’s mobile telephone number used to receive alerts from the school and to verify the contacts School Gateway account. Mobile number is shared with payment service providers so that they can complete important security and fraud checks for processing card payments. | Core, Payments |
Staff Member | Payment History | The staff members payment history | Payments |
Staff Member | PayPoint Data | Data used to issue a Paypoint voucher linking a staff member and payment item | Payments |
Staff Member | Postal Address | The staff member’s postal address | Core |
Staff Member | Postcode | The staff member’s postal code | Core |
Staff Member | Primary email | This is the contact’s primary email address used to receive communications from the school and to verify the contacts School Gateway account. Email address is shared with payment service providers so that they can complete important security and fraud checks for processing card payments. | Core, Payments |
Staff Member | Role | The staff member’s role at the school | Core |
Staff Member | School Gateway activation date | This is the date the staff member activated and first logged into the School Gateway portal. | Core |
Staff Member | School Gateway app status | Identifies whether a staff member is logged into the School Gateway mobile application. | Core |
Staff Member | Surname | This is the staff member’s surname. | Core |
Staff Member | Title | This is the staff member’s title (Mr, Mrs, Ms, etc.). | Core |
Other | Browser Type and Version | The type of Web Browser your device is using | Core |
Other | Cookies | Special records in your browser to help the website operate | Core |
Other | IP Address | The network address of your device or internet connection | Core |
Other | Web Analytics | Generalised information about browsing behaviour and page statistics | Core |
How we process your personal information
We use your personal information, and some of our employees have access to such information, only to the extent required to carry out the services for you and on behalf of the Customer.
We have introduced appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your personal information during storage, processing and transit.
We are a Level 2 PCI-DSS certified organisation and operate an ISO27001 compliant security programme to help protect your data at all times.
The Schoolcomms Products and Services only processes your personal information in the UK.
Some of our supporting services (for example Microsoft CRM), might use cloud platforms that operate from Third Countries outside of the EEA. Where this is the case, we ensure that adequate safeguards are established to protect your data.
Your rights under Data Protection Law
Right to Access
You have the right of access to your personal information that we process and details about that processing.
You can usually access that information directly within the Schoolcomms Products and Services (self-service). However, should this not be possible, you can raise a Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) to receive this information in another format.
Right to Rectification
You have the right to request that information is corrected if it’s inaccurate. You can usually update your own information using the Schoolcomms Products and Services (self-service). However, should this not be possible, your child’s school will need to correct the data held by them and provided to us for processing.
Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten)
You have the right to request that your information is removed; depending on the circumstances, we may or may not be obliged to action this request.
Right to Object
You have the right to object to the processing of your information; depending on the circumstances, we may or may not be obliged to action this request.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request that we restrict the extent of our processing activities; depending on the circumstances, we may or may not be obliged to action this request.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive the personal data which you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format suitable for transferring to another controller.
Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
If you think we have infringed your privacy rights, you can lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority. You can lodge your complaint in particular in the country where your live, your place of work or place where you believe we infringed your right(s).
You can exercise your rights be sending an e-mail to dpo@parentpay.com. Please state clearly in the subject that your request concerns a privacy matter, and provide a clear description of your requirements.
Note: We may need to request additional information to verify your identity before we action your request.
Sharing personal information with third parties
We use a range of trusted service providers to help deliver our services. All of our suppliers are subject to appropriate safeguards, operating in accordance with our specific instructions and limitations, and in full compliance with Data Protection Law.
These service providers include:
- Payment Processors- to securely process your bank transfer and card payments (we do not see, or store payment card details)
- SMS Providers – to send out our SMS notifications or messages sent by Customers using Schoolcomms Products and Services
- Email Providers – to send out our email notifications or messages sent by Customers using Schoolcomms Products and Services
- Hosting Providers – to manage our secure enterprise datacentres
- Security Providers – to protect our systems from attack
- Telephony Providers – we might record calls for training, quality and security purposes
- Support Portal (ZenDesk) – so that you can easily ask for help
- Wonde (Data Integrator) – so that schools can safely manage their data
- Feedback Platforms (Optional) – working with SurveyMonkey
- Datacentres, networking and disaster recovery – working with CAE
- Bank Transfer functionality – working with PayGate
We may also have access to your personal information as part of delivering the service.
If we need to change or add additional third parties, we will always update our Privacy Notice accordingly.
We will only disclose your information to other parties in the following limited circumstances
- where we are legally obliged to do so, e.g. to law enforcement and regulatory authorities
- where there is a duty to disclose in the public interest
- where disclosure is necessary to protect our interest e.g. to prevent or detect crime and fraud
- where you give us permission to do so e.g. by providing consent within the Schoolcomms Products and Services or via an online application or consent form
How long we may keep your personal information
We will only retain information for as long as is necessary to deliver the service safely and securely. We may need to retain some records to maintain compliance with other applicable legislation – for example finance, taxation, fraud and money laundering law requires certain records to be retained for an extended duration, in some cases for up to seven years.
Changes to our Privacy Notice
This policy will be reviewed regularly and updated versions will be posted on our websites.
Contact details for our Data Protection Officer
We have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO); their contact details are as follows:
or
Data Protection Officer
ParentPay
Coventry Building Society Arena
Phoenix Way
Coventry
CV6 6GE