For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, personal information means information about an identifiable individual.
Depending on the circumstances, this may include information relating to parents, guardians, children, emergency contacts, employees, prospective families, and website visitors.
Personal information may include names, contact details, addresses, dates of birth, health or allergy information, emergency information, photographs, communications, and other information that can identify an individual.
We collect only information that is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy and for providing safe and appropriate childcare services.
We may collect:
To provide appropriate and safe childcare, we may collect:
When you visit or use our website, we may collect:
We may collect personal information through:
Where reasonably possible, we collect personal information directly from the individual or their authorized parent or guardian.
We may collect, use, and process personal information for purposes including:
We will not collect or use personal information for purposes that are unrelated to the purposes described in this Privacy Policy unless permitted or required by applicable law or appropriate consent is obtained.
Because Explore & Develop Daycare provides childcare services, we necessarily handle personal information relating to children.
We recognize that children's personal information requires particular care and protection.
Children's information may be collected and used for appropriate purposes connected with:
We do not knowingly use children's personal information for unrelated marketing purposes.
Parents or guardians may be required to provide information relevant to the child's health and safety.
This may include:
Health and medical information will be treated as confidential and access will be limited to authorized individuals who reasonably require the information to provide care, respond to an emergency, or perform their duties.
Parents or guardians may provide emergency contact and medical information so that the daycare can respond appropriately when necessary.
In an emergency involving the health, safety, or wellbeing of a child or another individual, we may disclose relevant information to:
Where an emergency exists, information may be disclosed without obtaining prior consent where permitted or required by applicable law.
Where consent is required under applicable privacy legislation, we will obtain appropriate consent before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information.
For children's personal information, consent may be obtained from a parent or legal guardian where appropriate.
Consent may be express or implied where permitted by applicable law.
Where processing is based on consent, consent may be withdrawn where legally permitted.
Withdrawal of consent may affect our ability to provide certain services where the information is necessary for safe or appropriate childcare.
Photographs or videos may occasionally be taken during daycare activities, celebrations, educational programs, special events, or other activities.
Where required, we will obtain appropriate parental or guardian authorization before using an identifiable child's photograph or video for purposes such as:
Photographs and videos will not knowingly be used for unrelated purposes without appropriate authorization.
Parents or guardians may contact us regarding questions, concerns, or requests relating to photographs or videos involving their child.
We may communicate with parents, guardians, prospective families, and clients using:
Electronic communications may contain personal information.
We take reasonable measures to protect information communicated electronically. However, no electronic communication method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:
Third-party service providers may also use cookies or similar technologies.
You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings or available cookie-consent controls.
Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
Where required by applicable law, we will obtain appropriate consent before using non-essential cookies or tracking technologies.
We may use third-party service providers and technology platforms to support our website and daycare operations.
These may include, where applicable:
These third parties may process personal information on our behalf.
We take reasonable steps to ensure that service providers handle personal information appropriately and only for legitimate business purposes.
Third-party providers may have their own privacy policies and terms, which we encourage you to review.
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information for monetary gain as a business practice.
We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to:
Personal information will only be disclosed when authorized, reasonably necessary, or required or permitted by applicable law.
Access to personal information is restricted to staff members, educators, administrators, and other authorized individuals who reasonably require the information to perform their responsibilities.
Employees and authorized personnel may be required to maintain confidentiality regarding information relating to children, parents, guardians, families, and daycare operations.
Parents and guardians are responsible for providing accurate, complete, and up-to-date information necessary for the safe care of their child.
Parents and guardians should notify Explore & Develop Daycare promptly when there are changes to:
Providing inaccurate or outdated information may affect our ability to provide appropriate care or respond to an emergency.
We use reasonable physical, technical, and administrative safeguards designed to protect personal information against:
These measures may include appropriate access controls, passwords, secure storage, restricted access, staff confidentiality practices, and other reasonable safeguards.
However, no electronic system, internet transmission, or storage method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
If we become aware of a privacy incident involving personal information, we will take reasonable steps to:
Privacy incidents will be handled in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable law.
Information may be retained for purposes including:
When information is no longer required, we may securely delete, destroy, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with applicable requirements.
Subject to applicable privacy legislation, individuals may request access to personal information we hold about them.
Individuals may also request correction of personal information that is inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated.
Parents or guardians may contact us regarding information relating to their child, subject to applicable law and any legal restrictions.
We may request reasonable identification or verification before processing an access or correction request.
Where permitted by applicable law and where appropriate consent has been obtained, we may send communications relating to:
You may request to stop receiving promotional communications at any time.
Service-related, emergency, health, safety, or operational communications may continue where reasonably necessary.
Explore & Develop Daycare does not sell, rent, or trade personal information for monetary gain as a business practice.
Personal information may be shared with service providers where reasonably necessary to:
Some technology and service providers used by Explore & Develop Daycare may store or process information outside Canada.
Personal information processed outside Canada may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction where it is processed.
Where applicable, we take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is appropriately protected when using third-party providers.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms, Google services, or other external websites.
Explore & Develop Daycare is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of third-party websites before providing personal information.
If you have a question, concern, or complaint about how Explore & Develop Daycare collects, uses, protects, or discloses personal information, please contact us first.
We will make reasonable efforts to investigate and respond to privacy-related concerns.
Where applicable, individuals may also have the right to contact the appropriate privacy regulator in Alberta or another applicable jurisdiction.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect:
When changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.
We encourage parents, guardians, and website visitors to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
Explore & Develop Daycare
exploredevelopacademy@gmail.com
Unit 100, 5229 50 Ave, Red Deer, AB, Canada T4N 4B4
https://exploreanddevelopdaycare.ca/
Privacy Contact
For privacy-related questions, access requests, correction requests, or complaints, please contact us using the information above.
Please include “Privacy Request” in the subject line where appropriate.
This Privacy Policy is intended to be interpreted in accordance with applicable privacy laws of Canada and the Province of Alberta, together with applicable childcare licensing and regulatory requirements.
The collection, use, disclosure, retention, and protection of personal information will be carried out in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
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