KidStart takes your Privacy and Security extremely seriously. If you have any questions regarding Privacy and Security matters please contact us using the Contact Us section in the website or by writing to the address at the end of the document.
Security policy
KidStart operates several levels of security:
When you enter details on our website, this is transmitted to us encrypted within secure webpages using SSL technology. Our website is certified by Thawte (a leading independent certification authority) to give you added reassurance.
Your payment card numbers are stored in a secure encrypted database in such a way that no one (that includes KidStart employees and you) can ever see more than the last 4 digits of the card number. If you have to edit the number, you have to re-enter the whole number. We do not nor will we ever ask for the security code on your card or your PIN.
Personal data stored on our systems is kept within a secure environment meeting or exceeding the Payment Card Industry (PCI) security standards.
You can help us maintain your security by never sharing your user name or password with anyone else. If these are shared, please contact us immediately by email. We will never ask you for your card number or to reveal numbers that you have previously registered in either emails or telephone calls. If you receive any such communication, please contact us immediately via the contact us page
Privacy policy
When you join KidStart, you provide us with personal data which we use to optimise the service we provide to you. By using the Website and KidStart programme, you are consenting to us processing your personal information in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
KidStart does not share, sell or otherwise transfer out of its control your personal data, with the exception of payment card numbers which are used to facilitate the collection and redemption of your KidStart Savings. These are shared with banks and other organisations who are established suppliers in the payment processing industry with whom we have secure and encrypted transmission procedures in place.
KidStart will never share your email address with anyone else.
In some instances where you tell us about a problem with KidStart Savings you are due or missing transactions, KidStart may need to disclose some personal data such as your name and transaction details with the retailer in question to help us resolve your query. In such circumstances your enquiry will be pursued on the basis that you consent to a necessary and sufficient disclosure of your personal data to achieve a resolution when you make the enquiry.
KidStart also collects information about how you use our site including information on your preferences, pages visited on our website and shopping conducted through KidStart. KidStart uses this information combined with your personal data to evaluate site content, navigability and to deliver content and offers that are likely to be more relevant to you.
Use of Cookies:
A cookie is a piece of information which a website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer. The browser saves the information and sends it back to the website whenever the browser returns to the website.
KidStart relies on the use of cookies to track your use of the KidStart website and transactions made at retailer websites. The cookies are essential in order to collect your KidStart Savings when shopping online. These cookies do not compromise your Personal Data. We do not track online activity that is unrelated to KidStart or our retailer network. You can disable the cookies through your browser but will be unable to collect KidStart Savings on online purchases if you do.
KidStart is listed on the Information Commissioners Register in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Our DPA registration number is Z1168761. Under the act you have the right to access the personal information KidStart may hold about you which you can do so by submitting a request in writing to our registered address: KidStart Ltd, Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Approach, London SW6 3JD.