Privacy Notice for Cypad Users
ParentPay (Holdings) Limited (“ParentPay Group”) through its subsidiaries ParentPay Limited, Cypad Limited and Just Education Limited is engaged in the design, development, sales, marketing, supply, operation and maintenance of, in the case of ParentPay Limited (“PPL”) and Cypad Limited , payment collection, payment processing, school meal management, parent communication and management information systems and services for the education market, in the case of Nimbl Limited, youth banking, payment and debit card issuing services, and, in the case of Just Education Limited, education recruitment services (together the “Group Products and Services”).
This notice explains to Cypad Customers and Users (“you/your”) how Cypad and ParentPay Group (“we/us”) use your personal information.
This privacy notice covers:
Why we use your personal information
The PPL payment solutions, catering systems and communication platforms (“PPL Products and Services”), which are marketed in the UK under the ParentPay, Schoolcomms and Cypad brands, are provided to customers governed by a contract between us and the schools, Multi-Academy Trust, Local Education Authority, Catering Provider or Service Organisation (“Customer”), and any Terms and Conditions that you agree with when you sign up (“User”).
Cypad provides tablet and web-based solutions for school catering, cleaning, local authorities and service organisations. Cypad includes a suite of software applications that support the process of providing a school meals service: selecting meals; managing production; recording meals taken; paying for them; providing performance indicators and monitoring the service.
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
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 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.
Special categories of data
We may process two types of special category information;
Cypad Customers will typically process special category data on the legal basis of:
‘processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest’.
The processing of allergen and dietary information is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest, to safeguard the health of data subjects.
What personal information we process
In order to carry out these services, we obtain (either from the Customer and/or from Users directly) and process the following information:
| Data Subject (Who) | Data Category (What) | Description |
| Pupil \ Student | Forename | This is the forename of the pupil. |
| Pupil \ Student | Surname | This is the surname of the pupil. |
| Pupil \ Student | DOB | This is the date of birth of the pupil. |
| Pupil \ Student | Year | The year the pupil is in |
| Pupil \ Student | Class | The name of the pupil’s registration class |
| Pupil \ Student | Site | The site that the pupil attends |
| Pupil \ Student | Meal Selections and spend history | This is a history of a pupil’s meal selections and spends for school meals or non-meal-related items. |
| Pupil \ Student | Diet Types | This is the pupils special dietary requirements |
| Pupil \ Student | Allergens | This is what the pupil is allergic to |
| Pupil \ Student | Meals consumed | For parents to view meals taken |
| Parent | Parent Name | This is the parents’ full name. |
| Parent | Username | Username for authentication |
| Parent | This is the parents’ email address. | |
| Parent | Address1 | The first line of the address |
| Parent | Address2 | The second line of the address |
| Parent | City | The city / town entered as the parents’ city. |
| Parent | Postcode | The text entered as the parents’ post code. |
| Parent | Home Telephone | The parents’ home telephone number. |
| Parent | Mobile Telephone | This is the parents’ mobile telephone number. |
| Parent | Pupils associated with the adult | The pupil(s) who relate(s) to the parent |
| Parent | Meal Selections and transaction history | This is the parents’ history of payment transactions, including reversals, refunds and withdrawals of funds. |
| Catering Staff | Name | This is the staff member’s full name. |
| Catering Staff | Address | The staff member’s address |
| Catering Staff | Phone Number | The staff member’s contact number |
| Catering Staff | The staff member’s contact email | |
| Catering Staff | Payroll Number | The staff member’s payroll number |
| Catering Staff | Employee Number | The staff member’s employee number |
| Catering Staff | Timesheet Number | The staff member’s timesheet number |
| Catering Staff | Workbook Number | The staff member’s workbook number |
| Catering Staff | Position | The staff member’s level of authority |
| Catering Staff | Qualifications | The staff member’s qualifications |
| Catering Staff | DOB | The staff member’s date of birth |
| Catering Staff | NI Number | The staff member’s National Insurance number |
| Catering Staff | DBS Number & Expiry Date | The staff member’s DBS clearance information |
| Catering Staff | Rate of Pay | How much the staff member is earning |
| Catering Staff | Contract hours | The staff member’s contract hours |
| Catering Staff | Employment start & end date | When the staff member’s employment started and finished |
| Catering Staff | Emergency contact name | The staff member’s emergency contact |
| Catering Staff | Emergency contact relationship | How the emergency contact relates to the staff member |
| Catering Staff | Emergency contact phone number | The contact number of the emergency contact |
| Other | Trouble ticket data | When users submit trouble ticket information, this gets stored. |
| Website Access | IP Address | The network address of your device or internet connection |
| Website Access | Browser Type and Version | The type of Web Browser your device is using |
| Website Access | Cookies | Special records in your browser to help the website operate |
| Website Access | Web Analytics | Generalised information about browsing behaviour and page statistics |
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.
PPL operate an ISO 27001 certified security programme to help protect your data at all times. PPL are also a Level 1 PCI-DSS certified organisation and are subject to regular and comprehensive security audits. We are also Cyber Essentials Plus certified.
Cypad and PPL platforms only store personal information in the UK.
Some of our supporting services might use cloud platforms that operate from Third Countries outside of the EEA (for example ZenDesk, and SendGrid). Where this is the case, we ensure that adequate safeguards are established to protect your data.
Limited data may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for PPL. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the provision of support services or software upgrades.
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 PPL 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 PPL Products and Services (self-service). However, should this not be possible, you can contact us to make the changes on your behalf. In some circumstances, you may have to contact your child’s school, 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:
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
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.
All database records are removed 1 month after a customer terminates their contract.
Specific records may be removed more frequently once they are redundant. Automated mechanisms are established to anonymise personal information under certain circumstances.
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
