Last updated: January 2026

تعارف

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use the Parent Portal to complete your Early Years Funding application.

ہم کون سی معلومات جمع کرتے ہیں

When you complete the funding application, we collect:

• Parent/Guardian information: Name, address, email, phone number, National Insurance number, relationship to child
• Child information: Name, date of birth, address, NHS number, ethnicity, language, any special educational needs or disabilities
• Funding information: Type of funding, hours requested, 30-hour eligibility code (if applicable)
• Digital signature: Your electronic signature confirming the application
• Technical information: IP address, browser type, device information (for security and fraud prevention)

ہم یہ معلومات کیوں جمع کرتے ہیں

We collect this information to:

• Process your child's Early Years Funding application
• Verify eligibility for funded childcare hours
• Submit claims to the local authority on behalf of the nursery
• Comply with government requirements for funded childcare
• Contact you about your application status
• Maintain security and prevent fraud

پروسیسنگ کی قانونی بنیاد

We process your personal data based on:

• Contract: To provide funded childcare services as agreed with the nursery
• Legal obligation: To comply with Early Years funding regulations and local authority requirements
• Consent: Where you have given explicit consent, such as for optional data sharing

ہم آپ کی معلومات کس کے ساتھ شیئر کرتے ہیں

Your information may be shared with:

• The nursery/childcare provider named in your application
• The local authority for funding claims and eligibility verification
• The Department for Education (for statistical and monitoring purposes)
• HMRC (for 30-hour code verification, if applicable)

ہم آپ کی معلومات کتنی دیر تک رکھتے ہیں

We retain your funding application data for 7 years after the end of the funding period, as required for audit purposes. After this period, the data is securely deleted.

آپ کے حقوق

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

• Right of access: You can ask for a copy of your personal information
• Right to rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate information
• Right to erasure: You can ask us to delete your information (subject to legal requirements)
• Right to restrict processing: You can ask us to limit how we use your information
• Right to data portability: You can ask for your data in a portable format

ڈیٹا کی حفاظت

We take the security of your personal information seriously. We use encryption, secure servers, and access controls to protect your data. All data transmissions are encrypted using SSL/TLS technology.

ہم سے رابطہ کریں

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact the nursery that invited you to complete your funding application. They can direct you to the appropriate data protection contact.

شکایات

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal information, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.