Child Protection Policy

K:A Leisure has ‘signed up’ to the 2006 Accord for Protection of Children in Sport which reinforces the Company’s commitment to provide a suitable and safe environment for children to participate in physical activity and sport.
This is a new initiative through a partnership of Children 1st and sportscotland to support organisations in developing provisions for the protection of children.
A copy of the KA Leisure Child Protection Policy and the 2006 Accord for Protection of Children in Sport is available by clicking on the links below.

Child Protection Policy

Child Protection Accord

Swimming Pool Child Admission Policy

Purpose

The purpose of the Child Admission Policy is to safeguard the group of pool users who are most at risk i.e. young children.

It is not intended to stop children having fun and enjoying swimming, nor is it intended to make life difficult for parents/carers.

These guidelines are designed to be applied under normal circumstances and may be adjusted to accommodate periods of high bather loads e.g. Aqua Fun sessions.

Auchenharvie Leisure Centre/Garnock Pool/Vikingar!

1. A responsible adult of at least sixteen years of age must accompany all children under the age of eight and/ or any non swimmers in the water at all times.
2. Children who are non or weak swimmers must wear armbands or other approved buoyancy aids while in the water.
3. Children under 4 years of age must normally be accompanied in the water by a responsible adult on a one to one basis. The exception to this is that two children under the age of 4 years of age (whether swimmers or non swimmers) may be accompanied by one responsible adult providing both children are wearing armbands or other suitable buoyancy aids and access is restricted to the teaching pool.
4. Children aged between 4 and 7 must normally be accompanied in the water by a responsible adult on a maximum two to one basis. Again, the exception to this is that three children aged between 4 and 7 may be accompanied by one responsible adult providing all the children wear armbands or other suitable buoyancy aids or can demonstrate a level of swimming competence in the water.

Magnum Leisure Centre

1. A responsible adult of at least sixteen years of age must accompany all children under the age of eight and/ or any non swimmers in the water at all times.
2. Children who are non or weak swimmers must wear armbands or others approved buoyancy aids while in the water.
3. Children under 4 years of age must be accompanied in the water by a responsible adult on a one to one basis (whether the child is a swimmers or non swimmer).
4. Children aged between 4 and 7 must be accompanied in the water by a responsible adult on a maximum two to one basis (whether the children are swimmers or non swimmers).

Smoke-Free Policy

It is the policy of K:A Leisure that all our workplaces/facilities are smoke-free and all employees and customers have a right to attend work and leisure services in a smoke-free environment. The policy came into effect on Sunday 26th March 2006 at 6am and will be reviewed on an annual basis.

Smoking is prohibited throughout the entire workplace and all facilities with no exceptions. This includes company vehicles.

This policy applies to all employees, consultants, customers or members and visitors.

Equal Opportunities Policy

K:A Leisure is committed to providing equality of opportunity to enable access to all the facilities and services by all sections of the community.

The Company will promote equality and seek to eliminate barriers which may restrict participation by sections of the local community.

The Company will consult with relevant groups and interests to ensure that quality services are accessible focused on the needs of our customers and the local community.

Web Site Privacy Policy

Any communication or information transmitted by you as a user with general public access and/or anonymous access to the K:A Leisure website by electronic mail or otherwise will be treated as non-proprietary and non-confidential. Anything transmitted by you may be used by the Company for any purpose, including, without limitation, broadcast, transmission, publication, reproduction, disclosure, posting and any other use whatsoever.

The K:A Leisure web server may automatically recognise the domain name and e-mail address (where possible) of users of our websites.

We may collect:

The domain name and e-mail address of visitors to the K:A Leisure web site.
The e-mail addresses of those who communicate with us via e-mail.
Aggregate information on what pages users access or visit.
Information volunteered by the user, such as survey information.

Information collected by us is used:

For internal review.
To improve the content of the K:A Leisure web site.
To customise the content and/or layout of the K:A Leisure web site.
To notify users about updates to the K:A Leisure web site.
By the K:A Leisure web site to contact users for marketing purposes and is not shared.

K:A Leisure is not repsonsible for external websites that may be linked to from our website.