Privacy Policy

1. Introduction & Scope

This Privacy Policy explains how Moniola Laurels Educational School ("we", "our", or "the School") collects, uses, stores, and safeguards personal information concerning prospective and enrolled students, their parents or legal guardians, staff, and visitors to our physical campus or digital portals.

2. Categories of Information We Collect

To deliver high-quality holistic education and ensure student welfare, we collect:

• Candidate & Student Data: Full legal names, date of birth, gender, nationality, state of origin, residential address, previous academic reports, admission assessment scores, and classroom performance.
• Parent & Guardian Information: Full names, primary phone numbers, email addresses, relationship to candidate, occupations, and emergency contact details.
• Health & Medical Records: Immunization history, known allergies, chronic health conditions, dietary restrictions, and authorized physician contacts (strictly accessible only by certified school health personnel).
• Academic & Attendance Records: Continuous assessments, termly exam scores, report cards, class teacher observations, and daily attendance logs.
• Financial & Fee Records: Tuition invoices, bank payment receipts, reference numbers, and scholarship allocations (we do NOT store credit/debit card numbers on our servers).

3. Purpose of Data Processing

We process personal data solely for legitimate educational, operational, and regulatory purposes, including:

• Processing online admissions, managing entrance assessments, and communicating admission decisions.
• Maintaining academic registers, administering report cards, and calculating class promotions.
• Enabling secure parent portal access for reviewing progress, lesson schedules, and fee ledgers.
• Registering eligible candidates for statutory external examinations (such as BECE, WAEC, and NECO).
• Responding quickly to medical emergencies and ensuring campus child protection.
• Distributing vital school notices, term dates, and calendar updates.

4. Protection of Minors & Parental Consent

Because our students are minors, all personal data is collected with the explicit consent of parents or legal guardians upon application and enrolment. We do not solicit personal information directly from children for commercial purposes.

5. Photographs, Media & Social Publication

School events, sports competitions, graduation ceremonies, and academic milestones are photographed to celebrate our vibrant learning community. These images may appear in school yearbooks, newsletters, or our public website gallery.

Parents who wish to opt out of their child's photograph appearing in external public promotional media may submit a written notice to the Principal's Office at any time during the academic session.

6. Third-Party Disclosure & Data Sharing

Moniola Laurels never sells, rents, or monetizes student or parent data. Data is shared exclusively under strict confidentiality with:

• Educational Examination Bodies (WAEC, NECO, Lagos State Ministry of Education) for official candidate registration.
• Designated medical personnel or hospitals in the event of an urgent emergency.
• Law enforcement or regulatory authorities only where mandated by statutory Nigerian law.

7. Data Security & Storage

We employ bank-grade SSL/TLS encryption, restricted role-based staff access, audit logging, and automated backups to prevent unauthorized access, loss, or alteration of student records.

8. Parent Rights & Data Protection Inquiries

Under Nigerian data protection laws, parents and guardians have the right to request access to their child's records, request corrections of erroneous information, or inquire about data retention periods.