Google Classroom

Dear Parent/Carer

At Oastlers School, we are introducing the use G Suite for Education, and we are seeking your permission to provide and manage a G Suite for Education account for your child. G Suite for Education is a set of education productivity tools from Google including Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Classroom, and is used by tens of millions of learners and teachers around the world. At Oastlers School, learners will use their G Suite accounts to complete work, communicate with their teachers, and sign into their Chromebooks.

The notice attached provides answers to common questions about what Google can and can’t do with your child’s personal information.

Please read it carefully, let us know of any questions. If you give consent please log onto www.oastlers.co.uk and complete the form using the link provided or email office@oastlers.co.uk. Consent is required by Monday 22 February 2021.

If you don’t provide your consent please email office@oastlers.co.uk. - we will no longer provide a G Suite for Education account for your child.

Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact school.

Yours sincerely,

Lyndsey Brown
(Headteacher)

G Suite for Education Notice to Parents/Carers

This notice describes the personal information we provide to Google for these accounts and how Google collects, uses, and discloses personal information from learners in connection with these accounts.

Using their G Suite for Education accounts, learners may access and use the following “Core Services” offered by Google:

Gmail
Google+
Calendar
Chrome Sync
Classroom
Cloud Search
Contacts
Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms
Drive
Groups

Hangouts, Hangouts Chat, Hangouts Meet, Google Talk
Jamboard
Keep
Sites
Vault In addition, we also allow learners to access certain other Google services with their G Suite for Education accounts. Specifically, your child may have access to the following *Additional Services:
YouTube, Blogger, Google Maps. A list of additional services is available

Google provides information about the information it collects, as well as how it uses and discloses the information it collects from G Suite for Education accounts in its G Suite for Education Privacy Notice. You can read that notice online. You should review this information in its entirety, but below are answers to some common questions:

What personal information does Google collect?

When creating a learner account, Oastlers School may provide Google with certain personal information about the learner, including, for example, a name, email address, and password, which are held securely on our own server.

Log information, including details of how a user used Google services, device event information, and the user's Internet protocol (IP) address;
location information, as determined by various technologies including IP address, GPS, and other sensors;
unique application numbers, such as application version number; and
cookies or similar technologies which are used to collect and store information about a browser or device, such as preferred language and other settings.

How does Google use this information?

In G Suite for Education Core Services, Google uses learner personal information to provide, maintain, and protect the services. Google does not serve ads in the Core Services or use personal information collected in the Core Services for advertising purposes.

In Google Additional Services, Google uses the information collected from all Additional Services to provide, maintain, protect and improve them, to develop new ones, and to protect Google and its users. Google may also use this information to offer tailored content, such as more relevant search results. Google may combine personal information from one service with information, including personal information, from other Google services.

Can my child share information with others using the G Suite for Education account?

Information can only be shared by school staff and learners can comment in Google Classroom.

Will Google disclose my child’s personal information?

Google will not share personal information with companies, organisations and individuals outside of Google unless one of the following circumstances applies:

With parental or guardian consent. Google will share personal information with companies, organisations or individuals outside of Google when it has parents’ consent (for users below the age of consent), which may be obtained through G Suite for Education schools.
With Oastlers School, G Suite for Education accounts, because they are school managed accounts, give administrators access to information stored in them.
For external processing. Google may provide personal information to affiliates or other trusted businesses or persons to process it for Google, based on Google’s instructions and in compliance with the G Suite for Education privacy notice and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.
For legal reasons. Google will share personal information with companies, organisations or individuals outside of Google if it has a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to:
meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request.
enforce applicable Terms of Service, including investigation of potential violations.
detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues.
protect against harm to the rights, property or safety of Google, Google users or the public as required or permitted by law. Google also shares non-personal information -- such as trends about the use of its services -- publicly and with its partners.

What choices do I have as a parent or guardian?

First, you can consent to the collection and use of your child’s information by Google. If you don’t provide your consent, we will not continue to provide a G Suite for Education account for your child, and Google will not collect or use your child’s information as described in this notice. If you consent to your child’s use of G Suite for Education, you can access or request deletion of your child’s G Suite for Education account by contacting the school office. If you wish to stop any further collection or use of your child's information, you can request that we use the service controls available to limit your child’s access to features or services, or delete your child’s account entirely. You and your child can also visit https://myaccount.google.com while signed in to the G Suite for Education account to view and manage the personal information and settings of the account.

What if I have more questions or would like to read further?

If you have questions about our use of Google’s G Suite for Education accounts or the choices available to you, please the school office. If you want to learn more about how Google collects, uses, and discloses personal information to provide services to us, please review the G Suite for Education Privacy Center, the G Suite for Education Privacy Notice, and the Google Privacy Policy are provided to us under Google’s Apps for Education agreement.

When creating a learner account, Oastlers School may provide Google with certain personal information about the learner, including, for example:

A name, email address, and password, which are held securely on our own server.
Log information, including details of how a user used Google services, device event information, and the user's Internet protocol (IP) address;
Location information, as determined by various technologies including IP address, GPS, and other sensors;
Unique application numbers, such as application version number;
Cookies or similar technologies which are used to collect and store information about a browser or device, such as preferred language and other settings.