Child safety policy

1. Our commitment

Code Bakerz Infotech LLP (CodeBakerz) is responsible for the safety of every student in our classes and community. This policy applies to all mentors, staff, students and parents, and works alongside our Code of conduct and Privacy policy.

2. Parents stay involved

• Students under 18 can only join with a parent or guardian's name, phone number and consent, as required by India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
• The parent or guardian is the payer and receives a monthly progress report with attendance, assignments and mentor remarks.
• Parents and guardians may sit in on any live class. Just let the mentor know.
• Parents can contact us at any time with questions or concerns.

3. How classes are run

• All teaching happens in live group classes on Google Meet, in batches of up to 30 students. We do not run private one-to-one sessions with students under 18.
• Doubt and lab sessions are also held in the group setting, with the batch.
• Class links are shared only with the batch. Mentors control who is admitted to the meeting.
• Recordings are visible only to the batch, their parents and CodeBakerz staff. They are never published, and students must not download or share them.
• We do not publish public student profiles. We never share a student's photo, video or project publicly without permission from them and their parent.

4. Rules for mentors and staff

• Mentors do not hold private one-to-one chats, calls or video calls with students under 18 outside official batch channels (the class, the batch community group, or our platform). Parents may be included in any message to their child.
• Mentors do not ask students for personal photos, home addresses or social media accounts, and do not arrange to meet students in person outside official CodeBakerz events.
• Mentors keep all communication professional and about learning.
• Mentors only access student data needed for teaching, and follow our Privacy policy.
• Mentors must report any safety concern about a student to CodeBakerz straight away.

5. In the WhatsApp Community

• Each batch group is moderated by mentors and admins, who remove harmful content and members who break the rules.
• Students should never be pressured into private chats with anyone from the group.
• Students should report anything that makes them uncomfortable, in the group or in private messages.

6. How to report a concern

If you are a student, parent or anyone else and you are worried about a child's safety in connection with CodeBakerz, please tell us:

• Email hello@codebakerz.in with “Safety concern” in the subject line, or
• Use our contact page, or
• Students can tell their mentor or a parent, who can contact us.

If a child is in immediate danger, contact the police first by calling 112. For help for a child in distress, you can call the national CHILDLINE number, 1098. For online crimes, you can report at cybercrime.gov.in or call the national cyber crime helpline, 1930.

7. What we do when a concern is raised

1. We take every report seriously and treat it confidentially. We aim to acknowledge it within 2 working days; this is a target, and urgent safety issues are acted on as soon as we see them.
2. Where needed, we immediately remove the person involved from classes and groups while we look into it.
3. We inform the parent or guardian of any student under 18 who is involved.
4. We look into what happened, keeping a written record.
5. We take action, which may include removing a student or ending a mentor's or staff member's work with us.
6. We report the matter to the police or other authorities where the law requires it, including under the POCSO Act, 2012, or where a child may be at risk.

Nobody will be treated unfairly for raising a concern in good faith.

8. Online safety tips for students

• Never share your passwords, OTPs, home address or school details with people online.
• Do not accept friend requests or private messages from strangers who say they are from CodeBakerz. Check with your mentor or parent.
• Think before you post: anything you put on GitHub or social media can be seen by anyone.
• Use a strong, different password for each account, and turn on two-step verification where you can.
• If something online feels wrong or scary, stop, and tell a parent, teacher or your mentor.

9. Online safety tips for parents

• Sit in on a class now and then. It is the easiest way to see how your child is learning.
• Keep the laptop in a shared space at home if you can.
• Read the monthly progress report and talk to your child about what they are building.
• Agree on screen-time limits together, including breaks during long practice sessions.

10. Reviewing this policy

We review this policy regularly and whenever the law or our programs change. Questions? Email hello@codebakerz.in. See also our Terms of use and Refund policy.