Privacy Policy


OUR SCHOOL PRIVACY POLICY DOCUMENT

This privacy policy document outlines how your personal information (Names, Phone Numbers, Addresses, e.t.c.) is processed in your engagement with the school staff. The document will assist with the following fundamental reasons: what personal information we collect, how we will use it, and why do we need it. We can collect it using various means, amongst others; we can obtain it from EMIS Department Of Basic Education officers, current and former learners, employees, parents, alumni, contractors or service providers and donors.

We want to make you aware that at certain times we are obligated to collect and process certain personal information about you when you interact with the school and this will enable us to relate with you and conduct our normal day to day school matters. We promise that our collection and processing of the information will comply with Protection Of Personal Information Act stipulated regulations.

HOW TO KEEP IN CONTACT WITH THE SCHOOL

Should you have any reason to inquire or ask questions or make a request concerning our privacy policy document , and any information set out in this policy, you are welcome to write an email to our Information Officer , Mr. Puleng Matjie : puleng.matjie@itirelengprimary.school

WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT

In a case of your engagement with the school, as a staff member, learner, and stakeholder or otherwise, the school may collect personal information about you. This Personal information includes, amongst others, public personal records relating to your child's education (e.g. admission number), your contact details, and other private or confidential information.

HOW THE SCHOOL COLLECTS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We collect it directly from you during your visit to the school, or from our interactions with you during the enrolment of your child, or when you conduct or make enquiries with the school. In some cases we may collect it from sources other than yourself, including from references that you provide to the school, from former educational establishments and from public records.

PURPOSE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED

Itireleng Primary School collects your Personal Information for various purposes and we process it for various reasons . Here are some of reasons :

  1. To pursue genuine interests;
  2. To meet our legal obligations of providing compulsory education;
  3. To provide teaching and learning resources;
  4. To manage your use of our communications services and access to the school's facilities;
  5. To comply with legal requirements and obligations imposed on us by law;
  6. If necessary, in order to pursue your child 's own vital interests (e.g., call you for medical or other emergency responses);
  7. To ensure that our private IT facilities, networks and communication systems are secure.
  8. To verify and validate that you are the duly authorised person to take care of our learner

SHARING AND TRANSFER OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Under certain extenuating circumstances your Personal Information is shared with third parties : service providers, external individuals that participate on the school 's SGB , committees or other structures, as well as with legal and regulatory authorities and duly authorised officers of the Department of Basic Education.

We want to make you aware that sharing and transfer of your Personal Information is necessary in order to meet our legal obligations with you, or on other lawful and legitimate grounds. Please be assured that reasonable steps and measures have been put in place to ensure that appropriate safeguards are put in place to ensure the confidentiality and security of your Personal Information.

CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY DOCUMENT

Itireleng Primary School reserve the right to change this policy in line with applicable laws. We implore and urge you to keep on updating yourself with the changes that are made by regularly reading the contents of this policy document