This Privacy Policy explains how Peace International School ("the School", "we", "us") collects, uses and protects information through the Peace International School mobile app (package name in.decentapp.pis) and the school management software ("the Service"). The Service is used by school administrators, staff, teachers, students and parents/guardians.
1. Information We Collect
Depending on your role, the Service may collect:
- Student information: name, date of birth, gender, class/section, roll number, admission number, photo, address, blood group, category/religion (where recorded for school administrative purposes), parent/guardian name and contact details.
- Staff/teacher information: name, contact number, email, assigned classes/subjects, attendance records.
- Contact information: phone number and/or email address used to log in and receive notices.
- Attendance records: daily attendance of students and staff.
- Fee and payment records: fee dues, payments made, receipts. Payment transactions, where applicable, are processed through a third-party payment gateway; we do not store your card/bank details.
- Transport/bus location: if the school has enabled bus tracking, the device location of the assigned transport vehicle may be used to show live bus position to parents.
- Device information: device type, OS version, and a push-notification token, used only to deliver notices, fee reminders and other school announcements to your device.
- Usage information: basic app activity (such as login time) used for security and troubleshooting.
2. How We Use This Information
- To operate core school functions: admissions, attendance, fee collection and receipts, homework/diary, exams and report cards, and notices.
- To send notifications such as fee reminders, attendance alerts, homework updates and school announcements.
- To show live bus location to parents, where the transport-tracking feature is enabled by the school.
- To maintain accurate academic and administrative records required by the School.
- To improve the reliability and security of the Service.
3. Information of Minors
Much of the information in the Service relates to students who are minors. This information is provided and managed by the School and by parents/guardians for the purpose of the student's education and administration, and is not used for advertising or any purpose unrelated to school administration.
4. Data Sharing
We do not sell student, parent, or staff information. Information is shared only:
- Within the School (admin, teachers and staff who need it to perform their duties).
- With parents/guardians, limited to their own child's records.
- With service providers strictly needed to run the Service (such as payment gateways for fee collection, and push-notification/SMS/WhatsApp providers for sending alerts), who are only permitted to use the data to provide that service.
- When required by law or a valid request from a government/educational authority.
5. Data Storage & Security
Information is stored on secured servers used by the School. Access to administrative data is restricted by login and role-based permissions, so that, for example, a teacher cannot view fee or financial details not relevant to their role.
6. Data Retention
Student, academic and financial records are retained for as long as required for the student's association with the School and as needed to meet administrative and legal record-keeping requirements.
7. Your Rights
Parents, students and staff may contact the School administration to review, correct, or request removal of personal information held in the Service, subject to the School's record-keeping obligations.
8. Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The "Last updated" date above will reflect the latest revision.
9. Contact Us
Peace International School
Chakjado, Dargah, Bela, Bihar – 843104
For any privacy-related questions, please contact the school administration office.