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It addresses regulatory requirements under the Child Care Act 1991 (Early Years Services) Regulations, including consent, access circumstances, and who may view or retain records. It balances educational benefits of interactive technology with children’s privacy, dignity, and personal integrity, and emphasizes ongoing review, appropriate duration, and assignment of data controller responsibilities under data protection law.","This document provides guidance for policy development in outline/template form only. It is not a sample policy.\n(Policy Number) TEMPLATE POLICY ON THE USE OF INTERNET AND PHOTOGRAPHIC AND RECORDING DEVICES WITH GUIDANCE\nRationale and Policy Considerations\nPhotographs, video and audio recordings are increasingly used to document children’s learning and development, to support quality assurance and to communicate with families and learning communities.\nThe \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2016/si/221/made/en/print\" \u0014Child Care Act 1991(Early Years Services) Regulations 2016\u0015 require a policy specifying:\nWhen, and in what circumstances and for what purpose, children are permitted access to the internet while attending the service.\nWhen, and in what circumstances and for what purpose, the use of photographic or recording devices is permitted in the service.\nWho, and in what circumstances, can view, listen to or retain a photograph or recording of a child while attending the service.\nThe form of the consent required to be given by a parent or guardian of a child before the child may be permitted access to the internet or be photographed or recorded in the service.\nThe benefits of using the internet, photographic and recording devices for young children’s learning and development are many and varied. Interactive media – when used safely and appropriately with adults – can enhance learning and help to prepare young children for positive use of technology.\nAmong the advantages for parents are that they can view and comment on records of activities and observations shared, and can add their own observations and/or videos of their child. They can be more informed and involved in their child’s learning and development. In this way ‘clear two-way channels of communication are fostered between the early-years setting, parents, families and children.’ (\u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Inspection-Reports-Publications/Evaluation-Reports-Guidelines/guide-to-early-years-education-inspections.pdf\" \u0014EYEI, Department of Education and Skills\u0015)\nThe advantages for service providers of online interactive media in parent involvement include:\nProviding an effective form of communication with parents.\nLinking the children’s progress and development from home to the service and vice versa.\nConnecting the child’s learning and development to \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.ncca.ie/en/early-childhood/aistear\" \u0014Aistear: The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework\u0015.\nThe many benefits of the use of technology, online interactive media and electronic information sharing need to be balanced with the rights of children, families and staff members to privacy, personal integrity and dignity, and the risks that can be associated with the use of such devices and media. The registered provider has the overall responsibility to ensure that online safety is fully considered. They must ensure that a clear policy and procedures are written and that these are made available to all relevant stakeholders. A Data Controller and a deputy Data Controller need to be assigned to take responsibility for the collection, storage and use of all personal data including images (photos and video). Recognisable images captured by CCTV systems are also personal data. They are therefore subject to the provisions of the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/act/7/enacted/en/html?q=data+protection\" \u0014Data Protection Act 2018\u0015 and the \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.dataprotection.ie/docs/GDPR/1623.htm\" \u0014General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2018\u0015.\nFrequency and duration of the use of technology are also important considerations for a policy. 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