OBF - Information & consent letter template for issuing to children under 13

Purpose of this letter

• Introduce parents/guardians to digital badges
• Gather consent to issue badges to their child’s email address OR to parent’s email address.

Notes

Under GDPR, individuals aged 13+ are legally able to consent to their own data sharing and provide consent to be issued with digital badges.

For children younger than this, consent from a parent / guardian must be obtained before a badge can be issued to a child’s email address.

It is possible to issue to a parent / guardian on the child’s behalf so long as the appropriate legal basis is in place for processing the parent’s email address.

For more information, please see our support article, Earner personal data, consent, and GDPR for issuing digital badges.

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.