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Privacy Policy 2020 – Participants/Parents & Gaurdians

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25th May 2018.

It has been agreed that Helen Fuller General Principal, will be appointed as Data Protection Officer (DPO) and is therefore responsible for the safe storage of information relating to our students and parents.

This Notice will provide information on how we, Silhouette Stage School (SSS) are complying with this Regulation

Purpose and Statement:

Silhouette stage school is committed to ensuring the data processed by us remains safe and secure.

This policy has been written in line with legislative change, including both the Data Protection Act (1998) and the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

SSS has determined the lawful reasons with which it processes personal data:

• Legal obligation –GDPR Article 6(1)(c)

• Legitimate interest –GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

• Contract - GDPR Article 6(1)(b)

There is also some limited data we process with consent from the Data Subject; Consent –GDPR Article 6(1)(a).

While SSS avoids sharing data with third parties at most times, some data is shared in accordance with our business practices. The sharing of data with third parties will always be consensual with the data subject and/or their parent/guardian, and only if SSS is satisfied that their Data Protection policy is GDPR compliant.

Main Aims for the policy:

- Specify the data SSS collect, how it is stored/protected and the reason for collecting it

- State how SSS use personal data in processing

- Disclose who has access to the data and how long we retain information for

- Explain Data Subject’s rights with SSS data including access, rectification and erasure

The following policy is based on the below principles:

The GDPR includes the following rights for individuals:

- the right to be informed

- the right of access

- the right to rectification

- the right to erasure

- the right to restrict processing

- the right to data portability

- the right to object

- the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling

General Principles

SSS is committed to providing fair and understandable privacy policies in relation to personal data.

SSS will, at all times, keep data in secure locations (including, but not limited to, encrypted and access restricted files) and not retain data unnecessarily or past the retention length as set out in this policy.

In the rare instance a data processor that is not an SSS employee is used, such as a third party, the data subject will either be asked for consent pre to supplying the data or be notified and have the right to object to processing.

How SSS collect personal data:

SSS customers and participants supply their personal data when signing up for classes through our registration form, via a paper hard copy.

This is either completed by a parent/guardian or the Personal data may also come to us unsolicited via enquiries through our facbook Instagram and to our generic email account.

Why SSS collect personal data:

To attend any of SSS activities participants/parents/guardians must agree to some processing of their personal data. This is due to Legitimate Interests – GDPR Article 6(1)(f), Legal Obligation GDPR Article 6(1)(c), Contract - Article 6(1)(b) and/or Consent - Article 6(1)(a).

Should SSS be unable to process participant’s data, we would be contravening both our Health & Safety and Child Safeguarding policies. We would also be ignoring best practice regarding working with children/vulnerable adults.

Our participants must remain safe at all times, therefore information about participants must be collected in order to create registers and accurate student records. This information is also used to provide students with appropriate classes, including dividing students into age groups.

Special category data is only collected with the consent of the data subject. Special category data SS collects includes but is not limited to: Medical/Disability information, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality.

As physical activity providers it is essential that this consent is given should a participant have any medical/disability needs. This allows us to incorporate participants safely into classes. It is also used in assessing if we can incorporate participants safely into classes.

Ethnicity and other sensitive data is to provide information to Examination bodies (ISTD) for statistical purposes.

What data we collect:

Personal data and some special category is collected.

It is essential to our primary function (providing classes to participants) that we are provided, and allowed to process and store the following:

Participant Personal Data:

- FullName - GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

- Date of Birth - GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

- Home Address - GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

- Sex - GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

- Permission to go home alone - GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

- School/Educational Institution - GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

- Exam results (vocational exams taken through (SSS only) - GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

- Classes attended/Price paid - GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

Participant Special Category Data:

- Medical Information/History –GDPR Article 9 (a)

- Disability Information - GDPRArticle 9 (a)

- Ethnicity – GDPR Article 9 (a &j) – further explicate consent sought

- Gender/Sex – GDPR Article 9 (a &j) – further explicate consent sought

Parent/Guardian Personal Data:

- Name- GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

- Address- GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

- Email Address- GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

- Mobile Telephone Number- GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

- Work/Home Number- GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

- Emergency Contact Number- GDPR Article 6(1)(f)

Parent/Guardian Special Category Data:

- Concession Type – further explicate consent sought

- Paypal email– further explicate consent sought in the instance of refunds etc.

Storage/Retention of data: *******************************

Data received through enrolment forms is uploaded manually into our database. Our database is stored both in encrypted files on office-based hardware and hard copies are stored in a locked filing cabinet. Access to these files is restricted through password protection and only available to authorised staff members.

Registers and emergency contact lists created from student data are stored in encrypted files on office-based hardware. Access to these files is restricted through password protection and only available to authorised staff members.

Hard copies of registers and emergency contacts are carried by authorised staff members. They are locked away while not in use. When they are no longer in use or out-dated, they are destroyed thoroughly.

Waiting lists are stored on an encrypted files and or on hard copyslocked in a filing cabinet.

Our standard retention policy (without the data subject’s right to access, rectification and erasure etc.) is THREE YEARS post final attendance.

Exceptions to our retention policy:

- Financial records are kept for 6 years due to legal obligation

- First Aid records are kept for 21 years due to legal obligation

- Photo consent may be kept indefinitely

- Child Safeguarding records are kept indefinitely on a case-by-case basis, the minimum these will stored for is 6 years due to legal obligation

- Bank details are deleted after the action concerning them is complete

- Unsolicited enquiries that do not turn into bookings with current classes are deleted after they have been dealt with

- Third Parties/Data Processors:

- SSS does not actively share data with third parties, however there are certain instances where sharing information is crucial to our business processes.

- Freelance Teachers:

- As many of SSS teachers are freelance staff, we have confidentiality and data processor agreements in place. Teachers will never be provided with personal details aside from participant’s first names and any medical information that is pertinent to the running of a class (subject to consent from the data subject)

- Email

MTA uses a USA based company ‘MailChimp’ to provide newsletters and marketing via email. This is an optional process, which people consent to during enrolment or sign-up directly through our website. Data Subjects can opt-out and erase/rectify their record stored with MailChimp at any time.

- MTA is satisfied that their GDPR regulations are thorough, and the information stored in MailChimp (email addresses) is secure. We have a processor contract in place, and copies are available upon request.

- PayPal:

SSS uses PayPal to process initial class and registration fees.

By purchasing through PayPal you must agree to their own(GDPR Compliant) policies.

SSS is satisfied that their GDPR regulations are thorough, and the information stored in PayPal is secure. We have a processor agreement in place, and copies are available upon request.

- Child Performance Licensing:

- In order to process child performance licences, SSS are legally required to provide some personal data to local councils (including but not limited to: full name, address,date of birth and school details). This is an optional consent, which will be sought at the time of sending participation consent forms.

- SSS is satisfied that their GDPR process are thorough and any data will be stored in a secure environment, and not unnecessarily retained. For more information: https

- Child Safeguarding Concerns:

- In the unlikely event SSS has a safeguarding concern in relation to one of our participants, SSS are legally required to provide data to the safeguarding board at the local council.

- SSS is satisfied that their GDPR process are thorough and any data will be stored in a secure environment, and not unnecessarily retained.

- Event Programmes:

- SSS may occasionally produce programmes for events. These will only ever contain the first name and first initial of a child’s last name (unless otherwise consented to). The name of a child’s class may also be included. Participants/their Parent and/or Guardians may choose if they want to be included in the programme when they register with the school.

- Examination Entry:

- In order to enter examinations, SSS must provide some personal data to examination boards (currently SSS work with: LAMDA, ISTD and AA). This sharing of data is to be consented to by the data subject and/or parent/guardian upon registering with the school.

Rights of the data subject and SSS compliance with responses:

Any data subject with personal data stored within SSS is entitled to the rights of:

- Access

You may contact SSS at any time to access all data held relating to you and/or your child(ren). SSS will ensure that we respond to a subject access request without undue delay and within one month of receipt. If the information request will also include data regarding others, SSS has the right to refuse the request or take steps in order to obtain consent from other involved parties.

The right of access does not apply to SSS’s legal obligations such as Child Safeguarding records.

- Rectification

You may contact SSS at any time in order to rectify data held relating to you and/or your child(ren). MTA will ensure that we respond to a rectification request without undue delay and within one month of receipt.

The right to rectification does not apply to SSS’s legal obligations such as payment record information.

- Erasure

You may contact SSS at any time in order to erase data held relating to you and/or your child(ren). SSS will ensure that we respond to an erasure request without undue delay and within one month of receipt.

The right to erasure does not apply to SSS’s legal obligations such as First Aid records.

- Restrict Processing

You may contact SSS at any time in order to restrict the data we process relating to you and/or your child(ren). SSS will ensure that we respond to a request to restrict processingwithout undue delay and within one month of receipt.

However, due to our legitimate interest in most of the data collected- we may have to revoke your membership with SSS until the restriction is lifted. This is due to Health and Safety and Child Safeguarding.

- Data Portability

You may contact SSS at any time in order to obtain the data we process relating to you and/or your child(ren) and reuse it across different services. SSS will ensure that we respond to a request to restrict processing without undue delay and within one month of receipt.

Please note, this does not apply to SSS’s legal obligations.

- Objection

You may contact SSS at any time in order to object to the processing of data relating to you and/or your child(ren).SSSwill ensure that we respond to a request to restrict processing without undue delay and within one month of receipt.

- Rights related to automated decision making including profiling

You may contact SSS at any time in order to object to profiling relating to you and/or your child(ren).SSS will ensure that we respond to a request to restrict processing without undue delay and within one month of receipt.

However, due to our legitimate interest in most of the data collected- we may have to revoke your membership with SSS until the profiling restriction is lifted. This is due to Health and Safety and Child Safeguarding.

SSS has a lawful reason for profiling; Legitimate Interests and consent.

None of SSS’s decision making is automated. Profiling is only used in circumstances where a participant may have certain health/disability needs which may prevent them from taking part in classes (as it would be unsafe to do so).

Any and all verbal requests are noted, and then contacted again either via phone or email to verify the request. Verbal requests will be responded to in the time frames mentioned above.

Photos/Videos of Participants

SSS often use footage/photos used from shows, performances and classes for marketing purposes both in print media and the website. Participants/their Parent and/or Guardians may choose if they do not wish themselves/their child to be depicted.

Some attendees at events may film/take photos for their own personal use (e.g. parents of other participants). Participants/their Parent and/or Guardians may choose if they do not wish themselves/their child to be depicted. *******************

Social Media:

SSS regularly share photos/videos of students in workshops, events and performances through social media platforms including; Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Email. These will never be shared with any identifying information (age, etc.). There may be times where we will share first names, but only with theconsent of the parents on registering with the school.

Training and Data Protection in Practise

All members of staff ( Freelance and Voluntary) must agree to this Data Protection policy prior to accepting a contract of employment.

Training is supplied as part of management and supervision.

MTA is registered as a Data Controller with the Independent Commissioners Office (ICO). The registered Data Protection Officer (DPO) is Principal Helen Fuller

Complaints and Data Breeches

Complaints:

Complaints in regard to the handling of any personal data can be made directly to SSS’s DPO: Helen Fuller Principal

Email: silhouettestage@tiscali.co.uk

Telephone: 07966253607

Address: unit 8 capital trading estate, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1TY

If you feel that your complaint was not handled in the correct manner, or still have concerns, you may escalate the complaint by contacting the Independent Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

ICO Telephone Number: 0303 123 1113

Data Breeches:

If SS experiences a data breech of any kind, we have a legal obligation to report this to ICO within 72 hours. The data breech will be reported by the Principal In the instance they are unavailable to report the breech, the next most senior staff member shall do so.

SSS will also inform all the victims of the data breech as soon as possible if there is a high risk of adversely affecting individuals’ rights and freedoms.

SSS will store and record all data breeches.