Hi there,

So normally sharing personal data of children without parental consent is not permitted. The tricky thing here, though, is that it depends on what the school’s data protection policy is and what consent forms you have signed regarding them sharing your child’s data with third parties. As it’s a learning website that potentially facilitates school activities, it’s possible it falls under the circumstances of when they can share data. However, this really does depend on the policy and what you’ve agreed to, so I can’t say for sure.

With that in mind, what I’d advise is you speak to the Data Protection Officer in the school or someone who can advise you about their data protection policy. We cannot advise further as we don’t know what the school’s policy states. Try to speak to them first to get information about their policy, but if that fails, you may need to seek further information from somewhere that specialises in legal advice regarding children, such as https://childlawadvice.org.uk/ (they are currently operating on a limited service due to COVID-19 unfortunately but you could still email them).

I hope that helps, all the best to you and stay safe.
Liz

Hi there,

So normally sharing personal data of children without parental consent is not permitted. The tricky thing here, though, is that it depends on what the school’s data protection policy is and what consent forms you have signed regarding them sharing your child’s data with third parties. As it’s a learning website that potentially facilitates school activities, it’s possible it falls under the circumstances of when they can share data. However, this really does depend on the policy and what you’ve agreed to, so I can’t say for sure.

With that in mind, what I’d advise is you speak to the Data Protection Officer in the school or someone who can advise you about their data protection policy. We cannot advise further as we don’t know what the school’s policy states. Try to speak to them first to get information about their policy, but if that fails, you may need to seek further information from somewhere that specialises in legal advice regarding children, such as https://childlawadvice.org.uk/ (they are currently operating on a limited service due to COVID-19 unfortunately but you could still email them).

I hope that helps, all the best to you and stay safe.
Liz

Hi there,

So normally sharing personal data of children without parental consent is not permitted. The tricky thing here, though, is that it depends on what the school’s data protection policy is and what consent forms you have signed regarding them sharing your child’s data with third parties. As it’s a learning website that potentially facilitates school activities, it’s possible it falls under the circumstances of when they can share data. However, this really does depend on the policy and what you’ve agreed to, so I can’t say for sure.

With that in mind, what I’d advise is you speak to the Data Protection Officer in the school or someone who can advise you about their data protection policy. We cannot advise further as we don’t know what the school’s policy states. Try to speak to them first to get information about their policy, but if that fails, you may need to seek further information from somewhere that specialises in legal advice regarding children, such as https://childlawadvice.org.uk/ (they are currently operating on a limited service due to COVID-19 unfortunately but you could still email them).

I hope that helps, all the best to you and stay safe.
Liz

Hi there,

So normally sharing personal data of children without parental consent is not permitted. The tricky thing here, though, is that it depends on what the school’s data protection policy is and what consent forms you have signed regarding them sharing your child’s data with third parties. As it’s a learning website that potentially facilitates school activities, it’s possible it falls under the circumstances of when they can share data. However, this really does depend on the policy and what you’ve agreed to, so I can’t say for sure.

With that in mind, what I’d advise is you speak to the Data Protection Officer in the school or someone who can advise you about their data protection policy. We cannot advise further as we don’t know what the school’s policy states. Try to speak to them first to get information about their policy, but if that fails, you may need to seek further information from somewhere that specialises in legal advice regarding children, such as https://childlawadvice.org.uk/ (they are currently operating on a limited service due to COVID-19 unfortunately but you could still email them).

I hope that helps, all the best to you and stay safe.
Liz

Hi there,

So normally sharing personal data of children without parental consent is not permitted. The tricky thing here, though, is that it depends on what the school’s data protection policy is and what consent forms you have signed regarding them sharing your child’s data with third parties. As it’s a learning website that potentially facilitates school activities, it’s possible it falls under the circumstances of when they can share data. However, this really does depend on the policy and what you’ve agreed to, so I can’t say for sure.

With that in mind, what I’d advise is you speak to the Data Protection Officer in the school or someone who can advise you about their data protection policy. We cannot advise further as we don’t know what the school’s policy states. Try to speak to them first to get information about their policy, but if that fails, you may need to seek further information from somewhere that specialises in legal advice regarding children, such as https://childlawadvice.org.uk/ (they are currently operating on a limited service due to COVID-19 unfortunately but you could still email them).

I hope that helps, all the best to you and stay safe.
Liz

Hi there,

So normally sharing personal data of children without parental consent is not permitted. The tricky thing here, though, is that it depends on what the school’s data protection policy is and what consent forms you have signed regarding them sharing your child’s data with third parties. As it’s a learning website that potentially facilitates school activities, it’s possible it falls under the circumstances of when they can share data. However, this really does depend on the policy and what you’ve agreed to, so I can’t say for sure.

With that in mind, what I’d advise is you speak to the Data Protection Officer in the school or someone who can advise you about their data protection policy. We cannot advise further as we don’t know what the school’s policy states. Try to speak to them first to get information about their policy, but if that fails, you may need to seek further information from somewhere that specialises in legal advice regarding children, such as https://childlawadvice.org.uk/ (they are currently operating on a limited service due to COVID-19 unfortunately but you could still email them).

I hope that helps, all the best to you and stay safe.
Liz

Hi there,

So normally sharing personal data of children without parental consent is not permitted. The tricky thing here, though, is that it depends on what the school’s data protection policy is and what consent forms you have signed regarding them sharing your child’s data with third parties. As it’s a learning website that potentially facilitates school activities, it’s possible it falls under the circumstances of when they can share data. However, this really does depend on the policy and what you’ve agreed to, so I can’t say for sure.

With that in mind, what I’d advise is you speak to the Data Protection Officer in the school or someone who can advise you about their data protection policy. We cannot advise further as we don’t know what the school’s policy states. Try to speak to them first to get information about their policy, but if that fails, you may need to seek further information from somewhere that specialises in legal advice regarding children, such as https://childlawadvice.org.uk/ (they are currently operating on a limited service due to COVID-19 unfortunately but you could still email them).

I hope that helps, all the best to you and stay safe.
Liz