Privacy Policy

This Privacy Notice for So The Kids Are Off ('we', 'us', or 'our'), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ('process') your personal information when you use our services ('Services'), including when you:

• Visit our website at sothekidsareoff.com or any website of ours that links to this Privacy Notice
• Engage with us in other related ways, including any marketing or events

Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected].

Summary of Key Points

What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.

Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information.

Do we collect any information from third parties? We do not collect any information from third parties.

How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.

In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties.

How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate organisational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information.

How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by visiting sothekidsareoff.com, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Table of Contents

1. What Information Do We Collect?
2. How Do We Process Your Information?
3. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?
4. Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?
5. How Do We Handle Your Social Logins?
6. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?
7. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?
8. Do We Collect Information from Minors?
9. What Are Your Privacy Rights?
10. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features
11. Do We Make Updates to This Notice?
12. How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?
13. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect from You?

1. What Information Do We Collect?

Personal information you disclose to us

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information we collect may include the following:

• Names
• Email addresses
• Usernames
• Passwords
• Contact preferences
• Contact or authentication data
• Billing addresses
• Debit/credit card numbers

Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive information.

Social Media Login Data. We may provide you with the option to register with us using your existing social media account details. If you choose to register in this way, we will collect certain profile information about you from the social media provider, as described in the section called 'How Do We Handle Your Social Logins?' below.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

Business and venue information we collect from public sources

In Short: We collect publicly available business information to build our directory of family-friendly venues.

As part of operating our family-friendly venue directory, we collect and process business contact information from publicly available sources, including business websites, public directories, and social media profiles. This information may include:

• Business names and trading names
• Business addresses and postcodes
• Business telephone numbers
• Publicly listed contact and enquiry email addresses
• Business descriptions, opening hours, and facility information
• Publicly available customer reviews and ratings

We process this business contact data under the lawful basis of legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR). Our legitimate interest is to maintain an accurate, comprehensive directory of family-friendly businesses and venues across the UK, and to contact businesses regarding their listing, partnership opportunities, or service-related matters.

We have conducted a Legitimate Interest Assessment and concluded that this processing is necessary for our business purposes, is reasonably expected by business owners who publish their contact details publicly, and does not override the rights and freedoms of the individuals concerned.

Business owner rights: If you are a business owner or representative and wish to review, correct, or request deletion of your business information from our platform, or if you wish to opt out of receiving any communications from us, please contact us at [email protected]. We will action your request promptly and within 30 days at most.

Information automatically collected

In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information.

Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

The information we collect includes:

• Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and which we record in log files.
• Location Data. We collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise. You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device.

Google API. Our use of information received from Google APIs will adhere to Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

2. How Do We Process Your Information?

In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law.

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:

• To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts.
• To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user.
• To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users.
• To build and maintain our business directory by collecting publicly available information about family-friendly venues and businesses.
• To contact businesses regarding their listing on our platform, to verify information accuracy, to offer partnership or featured listing opportunities, or to communicate other service-related matters. Such communications are sent on a business-to-business basis and are limited to publicly available business contact details.

3. When and With Whom Do We Share Your Personal Information?

We may need to share your personal information in specific situations described in this section.

4. Do We Use Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies?

In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to gather information when you interact with our Services.

5. How Do We Handle Your Social Logins?

In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.

Our Services offer you the ability to register and log in using your third-party social media account details (like your Google login). Where you choose to do this, we will receive certain profile information about you from your social media provider.

6. How Long Do We Keep Your Information?

In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

7. How Do We Keep Your Information Safe?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organisational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organisational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

8. Do We Collect Information from Minors?

In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

We do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or market to children under 18 years of age, nor do we knowingly sell such personal information. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent's use of the Services.

9. What Are Your Privacy Rights?

In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom (UK), you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information.

In some regions, you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, to request rectification or erasure, to restrict the processing of your personal information, and if applicable, to data portability.

Account Information: If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your account, you can contact us using the contact information provided. Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases.

10. Controls for Do-Not-Track Features

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ('DNT') feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognising and implementing DNT signals has been finalised.

11. Do We Make Updates to This Notice?

In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated 'Last updated' date at the top of this Privacy Notice.

12. How Can You Contact Us About This Notice?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may email us at [email protected].

13. How Can You Review, Update, or Delete the Data We Collect from You?

Based on the applicable laws of your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, details about how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete your personal information. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please visit: sothekidsareoff.com.