Below is a summary of the key changes that have been introduced in the new version of our Privacy Notice, which comes into effect on 16th Feb 2025. You can still access the old privacy notice for comparison.
Summary of Key Changes
1. Expanded Roles and Responsibilities
- Data Protection Officer (DPO): The new version names a Data Protection Officer for tiney, providing contact details for privacy-related queries.
- Childminder’s Data Controller Role: Clarified that childminders act as independent data controllers for certain personal data, with additional guidance on GDPR obligations.
2. Types of Data Collected
We have provided additional clarity on the way we collect and process certain types of data, including:
- WhatsApp and Community Hub Data
- Health Data
- Transaction Data
3. Use of Sensitive Data
We have provided an enhanced explanation of how we process special categories of sensitive personal data (e.g., health and ethnicity) with explicit consent or legal basis.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We have provided additional clarity in the tables that explain our lawful bases for different data processing activities.
5. Third-Party Disclosures
We've provided additional details on data sharing with third-party providers, including:
- Trustpilot: For collecting and processing customer reviews.
- WhatsApp: For community engagement among childminders.
6. Cookies and Marketing
- Updates to cookie consent procedures.
- Enhanced and clarified your opt-out options for marketing communications, with assurances of continued service-related messages.
7. Clarifications for Families
- Child-Friendly Privacy Notice: We have added clearer instructions for parents to share age-appropriate privacy information with children.
- More detailed explanations of how child passport data and journal data are processed.
8. Terminology and Transparency
- We have refined the explanations of GDPR terminology, including distinctions between UK GDPR and EU GDPR post-Brexit.
- We've added greater transparency in legal bases for data processing activities.
If you have any questions or concerns about these changes, you are encouraged to contact our Data Protection Officer, Edd Read, at data-protection@tiney.co.
