Data Protection and Privacy Statement
Introduction
The College is committed to protecting the personal information of all visitors to its websites. The College recognises its obligations to keep personal information secure and believes it is important for web site users to know how we treat their personal information.
Information Collection
Users of this website can visit the site without revealing their identity and without providing information about themselves.
We collect information directly from users when they voluntarily submit their personal information to us. At certain parts of our website we may provide the opportunity for users to register to join mailing lists or request information.
When this sort of information is collected, the College will provide the reason for collecting the information and how the information will be used. We reserve the right to add to this a list of opportunities available to our users to interact with us. It is completely up to users to provide us with their personal information.
Use of Collected Information
Generally, visitors are informed of the use of their personal information at the time of collection. Normally, personal information provided or collected is used to respond to inquiries or to process requests.
We may share visitors' personal information with third party organisations that we have hired to provide services to us. Such organisations are contractually bound to adhere to our privacy policy and to use such personal information strictly for the performance of the particular services only.
Security of Collected Information
We maintain strict physical, electronic and administrative safeguards to protect users' personal information from unauthorised or inappropriate access. Employees, business partners and affiliates who misuse a user's personal information are subject to disciplinary actions.
User's Access to processed Information
Users of this website may review and update any personal information that is provided to us or collected through this website and actually stored by us on written request to the College.
Cookies
We do not use cookies for collecting personal information from this website. If cookies are used in future, website users will be clearly notified of such usage.
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Extended Information about our Organisation and Web Site
Modern information and communication technologies play a fundamental role in the activities of an organisation like Stockton Riverside College. We are based in the United Kingdom.
Our principal activity is: Education (Further Education)
Our privacy policy covers Stockton Riverside College and its website:
Organisation Name: Stockton Riverside College
Address: Harvard Avenue
City/Town, Post Code: Thornaby, TS17 6FB
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Country: United Kingdom
Data Controller: Stockton Riverside College
Web Site: http://www.stockton.ac.uk
Providing Visitors with Anonymous Access
You can access our Web site home page and browse our site without disclosing your personal data.
The services and links of our Web site
Our Web site currently does not enable you to communicate with other visitors or to post information to be accessed by others (via a users' forum, for instance).
Our Web site does include links to third party Web service providers. Stockton Riverside College does not accept responsibility for the content or presentation of external/third party websites, products or services. External websites may collect your personal data.
Automatic Collection of Information
We do not use cookies on our Web site. We do not automatically log personal data nor do we link information automatically logged by other means with personal data about specific individuals.
Data Collection and Purpose Specification
We collect the personal data that you may volunteer while using our services.
We do not collect information about our visitors from other sources, such as public records or bodies, or private organisations.
We do not collect or use personal data for any purpose other than that indicated.
If we wish to use your personal data for new purposes, we offer you the means to consent to those new purposes by sending postal mail to this address: Stockton Riverside College, Harvard Avenue, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6FB
Children's Privacy
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
Disclosure and Visitor Choice
We do not disclose your personal data to our subsidiaries or other organisations.
Confidentiality / Security
We always give visitors to our Web site secure access to allow them to submit personal data to us through our website. Visitors will always be given access to a secure website or secure facilities in order to submit financial data for reasons of paying for services.
We have implemented security codes of practice, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control from:
- unauthorised access
- improper use or disclosure
- unauthorised modification
- unlawful destruction or accidental loss
All our employees and data processors, who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors' personal data.
We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to third-party institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation.
Access to the personal data we may hold about you
You can ask us whether we are keeping personal data about by completing a Data Subject Access Request form, available by clicking the link below:
Subject Access Request Form (PDF, 214KB)
This form must be submitted to the Information and Guidance section of the college along with:
- £10 administration fee
- Proof of identity (a current Passport or Driving License)
We will then provide you with your personal data, within 40 days of payment of the fee.
We allow you to challenge the data that we hold about you and, where appropriate, you may have the data:
- erased
- rectified or amended
Privacy Compliance
Our privacy policy is compliant with the following instrument: Data Protection Act 1998, UK
It is also compliant with the following global or regional regulatory, or self-regulatory instruments:
- OECD Privacy Guidelines on the Protection Of Privacy
- UN Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal Data Files
In order to demonstrate that our privacy policy accords with the above privacy instrument, we are:
- voluntarily committed to a Self Assessment procedure
- subject to an Independent Data Protection Authority supervision
Self Assessment procedure
Name or designation of the privacy policy person or service: IT Director and Information Security Officer
Address: Stockton Riverside College, Harvard Avenue, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6FB
Country: United Kingdom
Privacy Support
If you have an enquiry or concern about our privacy policy, please contact:
Name/designation: Head of ICLT and Information Security
Department: ICLT and Information Security
Address: Stockton Riverside College, Harvard Avenue, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 6FB
Phone Number: 01642 865573
Fax Number: 01642 865404
Email address: data@stockton.ac.uk
URL: http://www.stockton.ac.uk
If you are not satisfied with our response to your concern:
- you may wish to contact Information & Guidance (address as above)
- you may wish to contact The Principal, Stockton Riverside College (in writing, address as above)