Privacy notice

Last updated 13 November 2026

This notice explains how we collect and use personal information when you contact us through this website or by email.

Who we are

Wild Minds Co-childminders is run by Beckie and Andrea, registered childminders based at Upton Community Centre, Hough Green Road, Widnes WA8 4PF. We are the data controller for the information you send us. For any question about this notice or your information, email hello@ourwildminds.co.uk.

What we collect

When you send an enquiry we receive:

• your name and email address
• your phone number, if you give it
• whether you're interested in a place, and your child's age if you give it
• anything you write in your message

Please don't include sensitive information, such as details about your child's health, in the form. If there's something we should know, we'll talk it through with you in person before any place is agreed.

Like most websites, our hosting and security services also record basic technical information when you visit, such as your IP address and browser type. This is used to keep the site running and protect it from misuse.

How we use it and why

We use your information to reply to your enquiry, arrange a visit, and discuss a possible place for your child. We do not sell your information or use it for marketing.

Our lawful bases under UK data protection law are:

• taking steps you have asked for before we may agree a childcare contract with you
• our legitimate interests in responding to enquiries and keeping our website secure

Who we share it with

We use a small number of service providers to run our website and email. They act on our behalf and may only use your information to provide their service to us:

• our website provider, Popsall Ltd (Commissioned Code), which builds and maintains this website
• our website hosting, security and email delivery provider
• our email provider

Some of these providers may process information outside the UK. Where they do, it is protected by safeguards recognised under UK data protection law. We will not share your information with anyone else unless the law requires us to.

How long we keep it

Your enquiry is sent straight to our email inbox and is not stored on the website. We keep enquiries only for as long as we need them to deal with your enquiry, and we regularly delete ones we no longer need. If your child takes up a place with us, we will tell you how we look after their records at that point.

Technical logs kept by our providers are deleted automatically, usually within a few days.

Cookies

We don't use cookies for advertising or analytics. Our hosting provider may set a small number of strictly necessary cookies to protect the site from automated abuse. These don't track you across other websites.

Your rights

You have the right to:

• ask for a copy of the information we hold about you
• ask us to correct or delete it
• object to, or ask us to restrict, how we use it

To make a request, email hello@ourwildminds.co.uk. There is normally no charge, and we will respond within one month.

If you're unhappy with how we have handled your information, please contact us first so we can try to put it right. You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113.

Changes to this notice

We may update this notice from time to time. The latest version will always be on this page, with the date it was last updated.