{"id":303,"date":"2020-08-25T15:18:07","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T15:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=303"},"modified":"2025-06-27T11:07:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T11:07:25","slug":"student-experience-directorate-privacy-notice","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/knowledge-base\/student-experience-directorate-privacy-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Experience Directorate Privacy Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Identity and contact details of the Data Controller<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Gloucestershire is registered with the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office as a Data Controller and is committed to protecting the rights of individuals in line with Data Protection legislation. A copy of this registration can be found&nbsp;on the <a href=\"https:\/\/ico.org.uk\/ESDWebPages\/Entry\/Z5286780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ICO website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Contact details of the Data Protection Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Data Protection Officer is responsible for advising the University on compliance with Data Protection legislation and monitoring its performance against it. If you have any concerns regarding the way in which the University is processing your personal data, please contact the Data Protection Officer at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data Protection Officer<br>University of Gloucestershire<br>Registrar\u2019s Directorate<br>Fullwood House<br>The Park<br>Cheltenham, GL50 2RH<br>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:dpo@glos.ac.uk\">dpo@glos.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. What information do we collect about you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Student Experience Directorate holds data provided by you at registration with the service, at the initial enquiry point where relevant and at any subsequent appointments\/enquiries made. Our records include;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Personal identifiers and biographical information (e.g., your student number and your date of birth);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Contact details (e.g., your address, email and telephone numbers);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Sensitive personal data (e.g., why you are seeking support, details of any health and medical conditions, disability, details of support you have had in the past, notes written by Student Experience Directorate staff following appointments or after other contacts with us);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Information about your personal circumstances (including those relating to academic, welfare, financial, religious or similar beliefs and sexual orientation where disclosed);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Study related information (e.g., course, level of study, modules, grades, personal tutor meetings campus and other information related to your student record).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4. How will your information be used?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Student Experience Directorate will use your data to offer appropriate support to you, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Responding to requests for advice and guidance; offering tailored and specialised support;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Offering you an appointment that is suitable to your needs and requirements;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Liaising with relevant professional services and\/or academic colleagues in seeking resolution\/further advice and guidance in resolving your query where appropriate;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Recording and processing any extenuating circumstances extension requests made by you for assessments or examinations;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Recording the work as an aide memoire for staff in ongoing support arrangements;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Recording progress and outcomes of interventions where relevant;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Promoting our services and making referrals to other University Support Services;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Ensuring we are meeting our safeguarding requirements;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Responding to any complaints you make about our services;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Monitoring, evaluating, auditing and developing our services \u2013 data will be anonymised.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5. What is our lawful basis for processing your personal data?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personal information disclosed to us will not be shared with other University staff or external organisations without your specific or, where necessary explicit consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">We may process your personal data as it is necessary for the performance of a contract the University has with you;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interest of the University or third party subject to overridden interests of the data subject;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">It is necessary to protect your or another person\u2019s vital interests;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">It is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6. Who receives your information?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where necessary, personal information will be shared internally within the Student Experience Directorate with appropriately trained staff and with other departments across the University such as Registry Services, the Students\u2019 Union and Finance and Planning. Information will not be disclosed to third parties without consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will only share information we have about you if we have permission or if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">It is required by law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">It is required for medical reasons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">We have reasonable belief that you have breached the University\u2019s regulations or policies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">There is a serious risk of harm to yourself or others<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. Transfers to third countries \/ international organisations and safeguards in place<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your personal data will not be transferred outside of the European Economic Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>8. How long will your information be held?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Student Experience Directorate will retain your personal data for a period of 6 years after you graduate or leave the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9. What are your Rights?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Data Protection Legislation you have the following rights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">to request access to, and copies of, the personal data that we hold about you;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">to request that we cease processing your personal data;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">to request that we do not send you any marketing communications;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">to request us to correct the personal data we hold about you if it is incorrect;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">to request that we erase your personal data;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">to request that we restrict our data processing activities (and, where our processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent, without affecting the lawfulness of our processing based on consent before its withdrawal);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">to receive from us the personal data you have provided to us, in a reasonable format specified by you, to another data controller;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to any of our particular processing activities where you feel this has a disproportionate impact on your rights and freedoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that the above rights are not absolute, and we may be entitled to refuse requests where exceptions apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any requests or objections should be made in writing to the University\u2019s Data Protection Officer using the contact details in Section 2 of this Privacy Notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10. How to make a complaint<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are unhappy with the way in which your personal data has been processed you may in the first instance contact the University\u2019s Data Protection Officer using the contact details in Section 2 of this Privacy Notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you still remain dissatisfied, then you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO) for a decision. The ICO can be contacted at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Information Commissioner\u2019s Office,<br>Wycliffe House,<br>Water Lane,<br>Wilmslow,<br>Cheshire,<br>SK9 5AF<br>Telephone: 0303 123 1113<br>Website:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ico.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;www.ico.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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