Children's Privacy Notice

Gardspace is operated by The Citadel - Épopée SAS (SIREN 999 058 829), Chatou (78), France. This Children's Privacy Notice explains how Gardspace handles data related to children in compliance with COPPA (United States), GDPR Article 8 (European Union), and the UK Children's Code. Gardspace accounts are created exclusively by adults aged 18 or over. Children do not create accounts, interact with the application directly, or have any visibility into the platform.

What child data we collect

First name — used to identify the child within the Care Space.

Date of birth — used to contextualise Daily Reports and session records.

Gender — used solely for grammatical accuracy in Daily Reports generated in French. Never used for profiling, advertising, or any commercial purpose.

Profile photo (optional) — stored within the Care Space, never shared publicly.

Session logs, Daily Reports, photos and videos are created by parents and nannies during active care sessions — not by the child. Photos and videos are automatically deleted after 48 hours.

Verifiable Parental Consent

Before creating a Care Space for any child, Gardspace requires explicit parental confirmation via a mandatory checkbox. By checking this box, the parent or legal guardian confirms they are the parent or legal guardian of the child named, that they consent to Gardspace collecting and storing the limited data described above, and that they understand this constitutes their verifiable parental consent under COPPA.

This consent is logged in our system with a timestamp. No Care Space can be created without this confirmation.

How child data is used

Child data is used solely to provide the Gardspace service. Child data is never used for advertising, behavioural analytics, third-party sharing, or any purpose other than the direct operation of the Gardspace service.

How child data is protected

Child data is accessible only to members of the Care Space at the time the data was created. A new nanny joining an existing Care Space does not have access to data created before their arrival.

Photos are captured directly in Gardspace — they never pass through the nanny's personal gallery. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest.

Data retention

Child data is retained for the duration of the family's active account. Upon deletion of the family account, all child data is permanently deleted in cascade.

Media files (photos and videos) are automatically purged after 48 hours regardless of account status.

Parental rights

Right to access — view all child data stored within your Care Space at any time.

Right to correction — update child information at any time from the Care Space settings.

Right to deletion — request complete deletion of your child's data and Care Space at any time.

Right to revoke consent — revoking consent triggers complete deletion of the Care Space and all associated child data.

To exercise any of these rights, contact privacy@gardspace.com or visit our Data Deletion page.