Website Privacy Policy
By ticking the relevant box and submitting an online ‘Inquiry Form’ via our website, you confirm that you have read and understood the below Privacy Policy.
1. Introduction
Private Kindergarten Little Wonders is an early years education provider offering preschool and kindergarten education for young children. We welcome children and families from diverse cultural and social backgrounds and are committed to providing a safe, nurturing, and educational environment.
Private Kindergarten Little Wonders takes its responsibilities as a data controller seriously and is committed to protecting the personal data of children, parents, guardians, staff, and website visitors in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 and applicable local data protection laws.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect personal data and outlines your rights in relation to that data. If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or how your personal data is handled, you may contact us using the details provided below.
2. Contact Details
Data Controller:
Private Kindergarten Little Wonders
Email: info@littlewonders.com.cy
Telephone: +357 25 253188
Address: 5 Golgon Str., 3021 Limassol, Cyprus
3. Types of Personal Data We Collect and Process
We may collect and process personal data relating to:
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Prospective children and their parents or legal guardians
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Current and former children and parents
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Website visitors submitting enquiries
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Staff, contractors, and suppliers
The personal data we collect may include:
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Names of parents/guardians and children
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Contact details (email address, telephone number, postal address)
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Child’s date of birth and age
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Emergency contact details
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Health or special educational needs information (where necessary and provided
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voluntarily)
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Enquiry details submitted via our website forms
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Images or videos (only with explicit consent)
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Any other information you choose to provide to us
Special category data, such as health information, is processed only where necessary and in accordance with GDPR requirements, typically with explicit consent or where required for safeguarding.
4. How We Collect Personal Data
We collect personal data primarily:
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Directly from parents or guardians via enquiry forms, application forms, or
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communications
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Through our website contact forms
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During meetings, telephone calls, or email correspondence
In limited cases, we may receive information from third parties such as medical professionals or educational specialists, where relevant and lawful.
5. How We Use Personal Data
We process personal data for the following purposes:
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Responding to enquiries and requests for information
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Managing admissions and enrollment processes
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Communicating with parents and guardians
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Providing early years education and care
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Ensuring children’s health, safety, and wellbeing
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Meeting legal, regulatory, and safeguarding obligations
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Administrative and operational purposes
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Promoting the kindergarten (only where consent has been given)
The lawful bases for processing include consent, legal obligation, contractual necessity, and legitimate interests, as permitted under GDPR.
6. Sharing Personal Data
We do not sell personal data.
We may share personal data only where necessary and lawful, including with:
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Regulatory or government authorities (e.g. education or child welfare authorities)
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Professional advisors (e.g. accountants, legal advisors)
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IT and website service providers under strict data protection agreements
Personal data is not transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA) unless appropriate safeguards are in place.
7. Data Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data
against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. Access to personal data is limited
to authorised personnel only.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law. When personal data is no longer needed, it is securely deleted or anonymised.
If you wish to request deletion of your personal data, please contact us using the details
above.
9. Your Rights Under GDPR
You have the right to:
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Access your personal data
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Request correction of inaccurate data
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Request erasure of your personal data
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Restrict or object to processing
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Withdraw consent at any time (where consent is the lawful basis)
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Request data portability
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Lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority
Requests can be made in writing, and we will respond within the statutory time limits (normally one month).
10. Children’s Data
Children’s personal data is handled with particular care. In most cases, consent is obtained from parents or legal guardians. We process children’s data only where necessary for educational, safeguarding, or legal purposes.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any significant changes will be posted on our website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
12. Contact and Complaints
If you have concerns about how your personal data is processed, please contact us first at info@littlewonders.com.cy and we will be happy to help. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection supervisory authority.
