Managing child and parental data presents several challenges for international schools. Some of these challenges include:
- Obtaining and Managing Consent: International schools must obtain consent from parents or legal guardians for the collection, processing, and storage of their child’s Personal Data. This can be challenging, especially for schools with a diverse student population.
- Ensuring Data Accuracy: International schools must ensure that the Personal Data collected is accurate and up-to-date. This can be difficult, as parents and students may move frequently and change contact information.
- Storing and Securing Data: International schools must ensure that personal data is stored securely and is protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. This can be challenging, especially if the school has limited resources or if data is stored on multiple platforms.
- Complying with Data Protection Laws: International schools must comply with applicable data protection laws, such as the PDPA in Thailand, as well as other relevant laws and regulations.
- Managing Data Breaches Involving Child and Parental Data: International schools must have a plan in place to respond to data breaches and ensure that affected individuals are notified in a timely manner. The Formiti CIA Triad Breach Framework ensures your schools PDPA compliance.
- Balancing Data Privacy with Educational Needs: International schools must balance the need for data privacy with the need to provide a quality education to their students. This can be challenging, as schools may need to collect and use personal data to provide educational services.
- Ensuring Transparency and Accountability with Child and Parental Data: International schools must be transparent about their data collection and processing practices and must be accountable for their use of personal data.
Overall, managing child and parent data presents several challenges for international schools. To overcome these challenges, schools must prioritize data protection and ensure that they are complying with all applicable laws and regulations. They must also have strong policies and procedures in place for the collection, processing, and storage of personal data, as well as a plan for responding to data breaches.