TERMS OF SERVICE

The contract between your nursery and ParentLink.

Last updated: 25 September 2026. By signing up for or using ParentLink you agree to these terms. If your nursery has a separate signed Master Services Agreement with us, that document overrides anything inconsistent below.

01

Definitions

ParentLink
ParentLink Education Ltd, a company registered in Scotland, company number SC900539.
Service
The ParentLink web application, mobile-responsive frontend, edge functions, and supporting infrastructure operated by us.
Customer
The nursery, club, childminder, or other childcare setting that has signed up for an account.
Authorised User
A staff member of the Customer who has been granted login access.
Parent User
A guardian / collector of a child enrolled at the Customer, accessing the parent surface.
Customer Data
Any data the Customer or its users upload to or generate within the Service.
Subscription Fee
The recurring fee published on www.parentlinkeducation.co.uk/pricing or negotiated in writing.
02

The licence we grant you

For as long as the Subscription Fee is paid up to date, we grant the Customer a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide licence to access and use the Service for the operation of the Customer’s childcare setting. The licence covers an unlimited number of Authorised Users and Parent Users associated with the Customer.

You may not resell, sublicence, or whitelabel the Service to a third party without our written agreement.

03

What the Customer is responsible for

  • Keeping login credentials secure, including enforcing MFA for managerial accounts.
  • Deactivating staff accounts promptly when a staff member leaves.
  • Ensuring Parent Users have agreed to receive communications via ParentLink.
  • Having lawful basis under UK GDPR to process the Customer Data you upload.
  • Keeping safeguarding records as required by the EYFS framework / Ofsted.
  • Notifying us promptly of any suspected security incident affecting Customer Data.
04

What ParentLink is responsible for

  • Using commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Service available, and announcing scheduled maintenance in advance. We do not currently offer a contractual uptime percentage; if we introduce one it will be published here alongside the measurement we hold ourselves to.
  • Holding Customer Data in UK-region infrastructure with the security controls described at /security.
  • Notifying the Customer of any personal-data breach affecting their data within 72 hours of confirmation, as required by UK GDPR Article 33.
  • Providing a written Data Processing Agreement (DPA) on request, executed before processing begins.
  • Operating the Service in compliance with the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR.
05

Fees, billing, and refunds

Subscription Fees are billed monthly in advance. Fees are exclusive of VAT, which will be added at the prevailing rate where applicable.

We may increase the Subscription Fee with 60 days’ written notice to the Customer; the Customer may terminate without penalty before the new fee takes effect.

Refunds are not provided for the unused portion of a billing period if the Customer cancels mid-period, except where required by law.

06

Intellectual property

The Service, including all software, design, documentation, and brand assets, is and remains the property of ParentLink. Nothing in these terms transfers ownership of the Service to the Customer.

Customer Data remains the property of the Customer. You grant us a limited licence to host, transmit, and process Customer Data only as necessary to provide the Service.

07

Suspension and termination

The Customer may cancel at any time from Settings → Billing; the subscription then ends at the end of the billing period already paid for. Either party may also terminate the contract on 30 days’ written notice. We may suspend access immediately if the Customer is more than 30 days late on a Subscription Fee, breaches these terms in a way that puts other customers at risk, or uses the Service for unlawful purposes.

On termination, the Customer has 60 days to export its Customer Data via the in-app GDPR export tool. After that period, we will delete the Customer’s data within a further 30 days, except where statutory retention applies (e.g. billing records).

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Warranties and disclaimers

We warrant that the Service will perform substantially as described in our published documentation. Beyond that warranty, the Service is provided “as is”. We disclaim all other warranties, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose, to the maximum extent allowed by law.

ParentLink is a tool to help nurseries operate. It is not a substitute for the Customer’s own safeguarding policies, registration obligations, or professional judgement.

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Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total aggregate liability to the Customer in any 12-month period is capped at the Subscription Fees paid by the Customer in that period. We are not liable for loss of profits, loss of goodwill, or indirect or consequential loss.

This cap does not apply to: liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence; fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; or any other liability that cannot be excluded by law.

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Governing law

These terms are governed by Scots law and any disputes will be resolved exclusively in the courts of Scotland.

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Changes to these terms

We may update these terms. Material changes will be flagged at the top of this page for 30 days and emailed to nursery administrators. Continued use of the Service after the change date means you accept the updated terms; if you don’t agree, you may terminate.