Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 28 August 2026
1. Who we are
F4L Homes LTD ("we", "us", "our") provides children's residential care. We are the data controller for personal information collected through this website.
Company number: 17422512
Registered office: 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX
Telephone: +44 7808 053163
Email: Admin@foundations4life.co.uk
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us using the details above.
2. What this policy covers
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and protect personal information provided through our website. This includes information provided through: referral enquiries; careers and recruitment enquiries; general contact forms and communications; and cookies and website analytics.
3. The information we collect
Referral enquiries
When you complete our referral enquiry form or contact us about a referral, we may collect: your name; your local authority or organisation; your role; your email address and telephone number; information relating to the referral; and information contained within any documents you choose to provide. Referral information may include personal information relating to a child or young person and may include sensitive or special category personal data. Please only provide information that is necessary for us to consider and respond to the referral.
Careers
When you apply for a role or register your interest in working with us, we may collect your name, contact details, employment history, qualifications, CV and any other information you choose to provide as part of your application.
General enquiries
If you contact us by email, telephone or through our website, we may collect your contact details and the information contained within your enquiry.
Information collected automatically
When you use our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including your IP address, browser and device information and information about how you interact with our website.Some of this information may be collected through cookies and analytics technologies. Please see our Cookie Notice for further information.
4. How and why we use your information
We may use personal information to: respond to and manage referral enquiries; communicate and work with local authorities, commissioners and other relevant professionals; manage recruitment and consider applications for roles with F4L Homes LTD; respond to general enquiries; operate, secure and improve our website; and meet our legal, regulatory and safeguarding obligations. Depending on the circumstances, we process personal information based on legitimate interests, taking steps before entering into a contract, consent, or compliance with a legal obligation. Where we process special category information relating to care or safeguarding, we will only do so where an appropriate lawful basis and condition under applicable data protection law applies.
5. Special category and children's information
Some information we receive, particularly in connection with referrals, may be sensitive and may relate to children and young people. We recognise the importance of protecting this information. We only process it where there is a valid reason and lawful basis for doing so and take appropriate measures to protect its confidentiality and security.
6. Who we may share information with
Where appropriate and lawful, we may share personal information with: local authorities and commissioning teams; regulators and inspectorates, including Ofsted; relevant professionals and organisations involved in providing or supporting care; our professional advisers; and organisations that provide services to us, including website hosting, IT and analytics providers. We require organisations processing personal information on our behalf to handle that information appropriately and securely. We do not sell your personal information.
7. Where your information is stored
Some organisations that provide services to us may process or store information outside the United Kingdom. Where personal information is transferred internationally, we take appropriate steps to ensure that the information is protected in accordance with applicable data protection law.
8. How long we keep your information
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including to meet any legal, regulatory, safeguarding or reporting requirements.The length of time information is retained will depend on the type of information, why we hold it and any applicable legal or regulatory requirements. When information is no longer required, we will securely delete or dispose of it where appropriate.
9. Your rights
Under UK data protection law, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including the right to: request access to the personal information we hold about you; ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information; ask us to erase personal information in certain circumstances; ask us to restrict the way we use your information in certain circumstances; object to certain uses of your personal information; request the transfer of your information where applicable; and withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your information. These rights may depend on the circumstances and the legal basis on which we process your information. To exercise your rights or ask a question about your personal information, contact us at Admin@foundations4life.co.uk.You also have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled.
10. Cookies
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate correctly and understand how visitors use the website. Where required, we will ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies. You can manage your cookie choices through the cookie settings available on our website. Please see our Cookie Notice for further information.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, legal obligations or the way we process personal information. The latest version will always be published on this page, with the date of the most recent update shown at the top.
12. Contact us
F4L Homes LTD
124 City Road
London
EC1V 2NXCompany number: 17422512
Email:Admin@foundations4life.co.uk
Telephone: +44 7808 053163