Privacy Policy

Our privacy notice tells you how we will use any personal data you give to become a beneficiary or client. (Last updated Sept 2020)

This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website and Homefield College, the owner of this Website. Homefield College takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website.

Definitions

Data – This privacy policy applies between you, the User of this Website and Homefield College, the owner of this Website. Homefield College takes the privacy of your information very seriously. This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all Data collected by us or provided by you in relation to your use of the Website.

Cookies – A small text file placed on your computer by this Website when you visit certain parts of the Website and/or when you use certain features of the Website. Details of the cookies used by this Website are set out in our Cookie Notice.

Data Protection Laws – Any applicable law relating to the processing of personal Data, including but not limited to the Directive 96/46/EC (Data Protection Directive) or the GDPR, and any national implementing laws, regulations and secondary legislation, for as long as the GDPR is effective in the UK.

GDPR – The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

Homefield College, we or us – Homefield College, a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered charity number 1114995 whose registered office is at 217 Loughborough Road, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, LE12 7AR.

UK and EU Cookie Law – The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 as amended by the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

User or you – Any third party that accesses the Website and is not either (i) employed by Homefield College and acting in the course of their employment or (ii) engaged as a consultant or otherwise providing services to Homefield College and accessing the Website in connection with the provision of such services.

Website – The website that you are currently using (http://www.homefieldcollege.ac.uk) and any sub-domains of this site unless expressly excluded by their own terms and conditions.

Interpretation

  1. The singular includes the plural and vice versa.

  2. References to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices are to sub-clauses, clauses, schedules or appendices of this privacy policy.

  3. A reference to a person includes firms, companies, government entities, trusts and partnerships.

  4. “Including” is understood to mean “including without limitation”.

  5. Reference to any statutory provision includes any modification or amendment of it.

  6. The headings and sub-headings do not form part of this privacy policy.

Scope of this Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies only to the actions of Homefield College and Users with respect to this Website. It does not extend to any websites that can be accessed from this Website including, but not limited to, any links we may provide to social media websites.

For purposes of the applicable Data Protection Laws, Homefield College is the “data controller”. This means that Homefield College determines the purposes for which, and the manner in which, your Data is processed.

Data Collected

We may collect the following Data, which includes personal Data, from you:

  • name

  • contact Information such as email addresses and telephone numbers

  • demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests

How we Collect Data

We collect Data in the following ways:

  • data is given to us by you

  • data is collected automatically

  • when you contact us through the Website, by telephone, post, e-mail or through any other means

  • when you elect to receive marketing communications from us

Data that is Collected Automatically

To the extent that you access the Website, we will collect your Data automatically, for example:

  • we automatically collect some information about your visit to the Website. This information helps us to make improvements to Website content and navigation and includes your IP address, the date, times and frequency with which you access the Website and the way you use and interact with its content.

  • we will collect your Data automatically via cookies, in line with the cookie settings on your browser. For more information about cookies, and how we use them on the Website, see our Cookie Notice.

Our Use of Data

Any or all of the above Data may be required by us from time to time in order to provide you with the best possible service and experience when using our Website. Specifically, Data may be used by us for internal record keeping and to provide you with relevant information about our organisation and our study programmes; in each case, in accordance with this privacy policy.

Who We Share Data With

We may share your Data with our employees, agents and/or professional advisors – to process your enquiry and pass it onto the relevant person;

Keeping Data Secure

We will use technical and organisational measures to safeguard your Data, for example, access to your account is controlled by a password and a user name that is unique to you and we store your Data on secure servers.

Technical and organisational measures include measures to deal with any suspected data breach. If you suspect any misuse or loss or unauthorised access to your Data, please let us know immediately by contacting us via this e-mail address: mis@homefieldcollege.ac.uk.

If you want detailed information from Get Safe Online on how to protect your information and your computers and devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other online problems, please visit www.getsafeonline.org. Get Safe Online is supported by HM Government and leading businesses.

Your Rights

You have the following rights in relation to your Data:

  1. Right to access – the right to request (i) copies of the information we hold about you at any time, or (ii) that we modify, update or delete such information. If we provide you with access to the information we hold about you, we will not charge you for this, unless your request is “manifestly unfounded or excessive.” Where we are legally permitted to do so, we may refuse your request. If we refuse your request, we will tell you the reasons why.

  2. Right to correct – the right to have your Data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete.

  3. Right to erase – the right to request that we delete or remove your Data from our systems.

  4. Right to restrict our use of your Data – the right to “block” us from using your Data or limit the way in which we can use it.

  5. Right to data portability – the right to request that we move, copy or transfer your Data.

  6. Right to object – the right to object to our use of your Data including where we use it for our legitimate interests.

To make enquiries, exercise any of your rights set out above, or withdraw your consent to the processing of your Data (where consent is our legal basis for processing your Data), please contact us via this e-mail address: mis@homefieldcollege.ac.uk.

If you are not satisfied with the way a complaint you make in relation to your Data is handled by us, you may be able to refer your complaint to the relevant data protection authority. For the UK, this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO’s contact details can be found on their website at https://ico.org.uk/.

It is important that the Data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your data changes during the period for which we hold it.

General

You may not transfer any of your rights under this privacy policy to any other person. We may transfer our rights under this privacy policy where we reasonably believe your rights will not be affected.

If any court or competent authority finds that any provision of this privacy policy (or part of any provision) is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision or part-provision will, to the extent required, be deemed to be deleted, and the validity and enforceability of the other provisions of this privacy policy will not be affected.

Unless otherwise agreed, no delay, act or omission by a party in exercising any right or remedy will be deemed a waiver of that, or any other, right or remedy.

This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted according to the law of England and Wales. All disputes arising under the Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English and Welsh courts.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Homefield College reserves the right to change this privacy policy as we may deem necessary from time to time or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on the Website and you are deemed to have accepted the terms of the privacy policy on your first use of the Website following the alterations.  
   
You may contact Homefield College by email at mis@homefieldcollege.ac.uk.

Last updated: Sept 2020