Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Children

This Privacy Policy is written especially for children in simple language that you can understand. To see further details about our Privacy Policy ask your parent, guardian or teacher to read the section below.

To enter the "Ask Tom" competition you are required to get permission from a parent, teacher or guardian. This is because you are asked to submit information about yourself. When you complete the competition form you need to say who gave you their permission.

The information being collected on this website will only be seen by the producers of My School Lunch, the provider of school meals in your school, you local authority and when requested your school staff. Any information or opinions you supply will not be sold to other companies or used to contact you other than for the purposes of running the website.

Whilst you are browsing the My School Lunch website, a cookie is stored on your computer, this is so that we can identify your session. Your web browser destroys this cookie after 20 minutes of inactivity, or when you close the web browser application. At no stage is any personal information stored in a cookie, or any information that would allow us to identify you as an individual.

Statistics based on the overall competition entries may be shared with other local authorities or suppliers. This will not state your individual opinion but an overall opinion of everyone and will only be used for improving the website and the school meals service in your schools.

This website provides links to a number of external websites. My School Lunch is not in anyway responsible for the privacy practices or content of such websites.

If your parent, guardian or teacher would like to know what information we have stored about you they can do so by contacting Karen@myschoollunch.co.uk.

Privacy Policy for Parents and Teachers

The following statement explains our policy regarding the personal information we collect about you, your child or school pupils. This statement explains how we use the information we collect to provide you with the information you require and improve the service we can offer you. The provision of personal information is entirely voluntary.

The information we collect about your child or school pupil
Data will only be collected from a child with the permission of a parent, guardian or teacher. The "Ask Tom" section of the website includes an online competition. To enter this a child must state they have asked a parent, guardian or teacher for their permission to enter. By giving permission to complete this form you are giving authorisation for your child or pupil to take part in the competition which includes submission of personal information. Where personal information is collected this will not be used for any form of direct marketing.

Use of Cookies
Whilst you are browsing the My School Lunch website, a cookie is stored on your computer in order that we can identify your session. Your web browser destroys this cookie after 20 minutes of inactivity, or when you close the web browser application. At no stage is any personal information stored in a cookie, or any information that would allow us to identify you as an individual.

What we do with the information you provide
The information we collect in the "Ask Tom" section is for the purpose of running the competition, educational and developmental reasons. Where opinions of an individual child is sought this information will not be shared with anyone other than the producers of My School Lunch, the school catering provider, your local authority and where necessary the child's school. Aggregate information may be shared with other local authorities or suppliers for benchmarking or developmental reasons.

External Links
This website provides links to a number of external websites, My School Lunch is not in anyway responsible for the privacy practices or content of such websites.

Enquiries
Parents and Teachers can request to see the information stored on their child or pupil. If you would like to see this information please submit a request to Karen@myschoollunch.co.uk.