Privacy Policy
This policy is effective from 22nd September 2020
The page contains my privacy policy for my website and when contacting me. As a registered childminder If you require my privacy policy for my childminding service please contact me as these are held under a different policy.
Your personal data – what is it?
Personal data relates to a individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information available.
Who who am I?
My name is Sarah Cox and I am a registered childminder in Seaham, Co Durham.
This Policy applies when using my website. If you require my privacy policy for the services I run, please contact me as these are held under a different policy and contractual information.
What information do I collect?
Information you give me
You can contact me in multiple ways including email, phone, text, WhatsApp, webform or letter. Where you have contacted me using one of these methods, I collect, use and disclose your personal information in order to respond to your request. This will include contacting you by mail (e.g. to send resources), or email or telephone (e.g. to answer your question) if you have provided me with that data.
Technical information
When using my website I use analytics automatically collected from my hosting company, to store general information, for example geographical location of a visitor, web browser, operating system, device type, traffic source (e.g. search engine) and to help me determine how my site is used. I do not collect Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. The rest of the analytical information maintained by my hosting company is used to help run and maintain my site. I use cookies on the site to help with analytics as this allows me to count unique visitors numbers.
Why do I collect that information?
Information you give me
When you initially contacted me I collect, use and disclose your personal information in order to respond to your request. This will include contacting you by mail (e.g. to send resources), or email or telephone (e.g. to answer your question) if you have provided me with that data.
Technical information
The Technical information collected is used only to help me improve, promote, and protect my services. This information is to help with analytics, maintenance and running of my website.
Who do I share that information with?
Your data is kept strictly confidential and is never shared outside of my services unless I am required to by law, regulation or safeguarding reasons. By law I may disclose your information in response to law enforcement enquiries, court orders, or other legal requirements; to exercise my legal rights or defend against legal claims; to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud or abuse, violations of my policies; or to protect my rights and property. As a registered childminder I am also require to share some information with others for different reasons, please contact me for further information on my childminding policies.
Technical information regarding the device you use to access my website or online services may be used to help with troubleshooting, maintenance, or servicing of my website with my hosting company or domain registrar. This data is never shared outside of the my service or where I am are required to by law or where my hosting or domain companies have access.
Details of our website host, domain name registrar and email is linked here for transparency:
Host: Squarespace http://www.squarespace.com
Domain Name Registrar: Hover http://www.hover.com
Email: www.gmail.com
Link to other sites
My website links to social media sites, where there is access to my pages or accounts where you can follow me or get in contact with me. Sometimes my site from time to time may also contain links to and from the websites of my partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. These are 3rd party sites that are not run by me. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that I do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
Pictures
Pictures on this site have been used by permission.
Reviews
Reviews on this site have been used by permission.
Security
This website is secured by HTTPS by default.
For data access, amendments or deletions request please request in writing to follow following:
Sarah Cox
27 Longnewton Street
Seham
Co Durham
SR7 7NQ
Email: sarah@sarahcoxchildcare.com
I will process your request within a reasonable time.
Changes to my privacy and Cookie policy
Any changes I make to my privacy and cookie policy in the future will be posted on this page. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to my privacy policy.
If I decide to change my privacy policy, I will post those changes on this page. Summary of changes so far:
22nd September 2020 : First Published