St. Stephen's Daycare
Effective April 15, 2026
Terms.
Clear rules for families, visitors, and digital use.
Please read these terms carefully
These terms govern website use, portal access, and related digital services.
These Terms of Service apply to your use of St. Stephen's Daycare's websites, parent portal, and digital interactions. By accessing or using these services, you agree to these terms.
Enrollment, tuition, transport, medical authorization, and campus operations may also be governed by separate signed school agreements. Where those signed agreements conflict with this website policy, the signed agreement controls for that specific subject.
Before the legal words: for children (ages 4–7)
A SIMPLE EXPLANATION
- Our promise: We keep your name, family information, and school stories safe.
- We ask before sharing: Grown-ups at home decide what can be shared, and we do not use your information to show ads.
- Kind and safe use: Use school websites kindly, tell the truth, and ask a trusted adult before clicking or sharing anything important.
- If something feels wrong: Tell your parent, guardian, or teacher right away so we can help and fix it.
1. School Entity and Contact
OPERATOR DETAILS
- Operator: St. Stephen's Daycare and its authorized educational operations team.
- Purpose: Early childhood education, parent communication, and related school administration.
- Contact: For legal notices or compliance issues, use the contact block at the end of this document.
2. Acceptance and Scope
WHAT THESE TERMS COVER
- Scope: Public website pages, admissions forms, parent portal, admin interfaces, and school-published digital content.
- Acceptance: Continued use after publication of updated terms constitutes acceptance of those updates.
- Local law reservation: Non-waivable statutory rights under applicable law remain unaffected.
4. Acceptable Use
PROHIBITED ACTIVITY
- No abuse: Do not interfere with service availability, bypass access controls, or perform automated scraping without written authorization.
- No impersonation: Do not pretend to be a school staff member, parent, guardian, or authorized pickup contact.
- No unlawful content: Do not upload malware, false records, defamatory content, or material that violates Indian law or child-protection standards.
- Enforcement: We may suspend access, reject submissions, or escalate to authorities where misuse creates legal or safety risk.
5. Service Information and Admissions
NO GUARANTEED PLACEMENT
- Informational nature: Website content is for general information and does not itself create a guaranteed admission offer.
- Admissions discretion: Admission decisions remain subject to capacity, eligibility checks, documentation, and school policy.
- Operational changes: Program timing, staffing, class structure, and schedules may change due to academic, safety, or regulatory reasons.
6. Parent Portal Accounts
ACCOUNT SECURITY
- Credential responsibility: You are responsible for maintaining confidentiality of account credentials, OTPs, and passkey-enabled devices.
- Immediate notice: You must promptly notify the school of suspected unauthorized access or device compromise.
- Session controls: The school may log out sessions, require re-verification, or temporarily disable access for security reasons.
7. Fees, Billing, and Payments
COMMERCIAL TERMS
- Fee schedule: Applicable tuition and fees are communicated through official school channels and may be revised with notice.
- Payment obligation: Parents/guardians remain responsible for timely payment of all applicable dues under the enrolled plan.
- Refund handling: Refunds, credits, and withdrawal adjustments are governed by school policy and mandatory consumer-law obligations.
- Tax treatment: Taxes, if applicable, are handled according to prevailing Indian tax law and invoicing requirements.
8. Child Safety and Health Disclosures
PARENT DUTIES
- Accurate records: Parents must disclose relevant medical, allergy, emergency, and pickup-authority information accurately and in a timely manner.
- Urgent response framework: In emergencies, the school may act in good faith for the child's immediate safety, including contacting emergency services.
- Notification duty: Parents must keep emergency contacts and authorized pickup details current at all times.
9. Intellectual Property
OWNERSHIP AND LICENSE
- Ownership: Website design, text, logos, graphics, educational copy, and platform materials are owned by the school or licensed to it.
- Limited license: You may view and use content for personal, non-commercial school-related purposes only.
- Restricted reuse: No republication, bulk extraction, commercial reuse, or derivative branding without prior written permission.
10. Disclaimers, Liability Limits, and Indemnity
RISK ALLOCATION
- Service disclaimer: Digital services are provided on an 'as available' basis; uptime, uninterrupted access, and absolute error-free operation are not guaranteed.
- No implied warranties: To the maximum extent permitted by law, the school disclaims implied warranties, including fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
- Indirect loss exclusion: To the maximum extent permitted by law, the school is not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive losses arising from website or portal use.
- Cap principle: Where liability is legally established, aggregate liability is limited to the amount paid for the relevant digital service period, subject always to non-excludable legal rights.
- Force majeure: The school is not liable for delay or non-performance caused by events beyond reasonable control, including natural disasters, epidemic controls, cyber incidents, utility failure, or government orders.
- Parent indemnity: You agree to indemnify and hold the school harmless against third-party claims arising from your unlawful use, misrepresentation, or breach of these terms.
11. Privacy and Regulatory Compliance
INDIA BASELINE, GLOBAL ALIGNMENT
- India baseline: Personal data processing is managed in alignment with applicable Indian law, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and relevant IT Act obligations.
- Child data sensitivity: Child-related data is treated as sensitive in operational practice, with strict purpose limitation and access controls.
- Cross-jurisdiction rights: Where legally required by context, request-handling aligns with GDPR standards and Quebec Law 25 (formerly Bill 64) obligations.
- Reference policy: Additional processing details are provided in our Privacy Policy and accessibility-related handling in the Accessibility Statement.
12. Governing Law and Dispute Resolution
INDIA
- Governing law: These terms are governed by the laws of India.
- Jurisdiction: Subject to mandatory law, disputes are submitted to competent courts in New Delhi, India.
- Pre-litigation path: Parties should first attempt good-faith resolution through written notice to the grievance contact before filing formal proceedings.
13. Changes to These Terms
VERSIONING
- Revision right: We may revise these terms to reflect legal, operational, safety, or technical changes.
- Notice model: Material updates are published on this page with an updated effective date and may also be notified through school channels.
- Continued use: Continued use after the effective date indicates acceptance of updated terms.
Legal and Compliance Contact
For legal notices, grievances, data-protection requests, or compliance concerns, contact us in writing. Please include your full name, relationship to the child (if applicable), and a clear description of the issue.
Grievance channel
compliance@ststephensdaycare.com
Expected acknowledgment
within 2 business days
For formal legal correspondence
request postal service details via email and reference 'Legal Notice'