Credly - Parent/Guardian Information & Consent Letter

Purpose of this letter

Introduce parents/guardians to digital badges, the Credly platform, and gather their consent to issue badges direct to their child’s email address.

As this letter contains web links to further information, it might be best sent as an attachment via email rather than printed out.

Notes

Under GDPR, individuals aged 13 and over are legally able to consent to their own data sharing and provide consent to be issued with badges via Credly. Children aged 11-12 need written consent from a parent/guardian.

We recognise that organisations such as schools may already have parental consent to share young people’s data with approved 3rd party platforms such as Credly. In this case you can just write parents informing them of the introduction of a new platform.

We also recognise that some organisations and schools may not be able to allow children to exercise their rights to share their own data with digital platforms in their learning environment.

If you feel you need to notify a parent / guardian that you intend to issue badges to their child and gather their consent, then please feel free to copy and amend the template below.

For more information, please see our support article Can I issue badges to children under the age of 13?

When to send

When a child signs up to your activity / beginning of school year / as early as possible when it is confirmed that digital badging will be a feature of your activity.

How to use this template

Text highlighted yellow denotes information that you may need to edit before sending.

Please feel free to add any additional information that you feel is relevant for parents/guardians to know about your issuing activity.