Privacy Policy
Your data
Your right to privacy is very important to us and we recognise that, when we collect, use, or store your personal data, you should be able to trust us to act in a responsible manner. This privacy notice tells you what you can expect when we process your data, and what your rights are.
Why we collect data
In order to provide this service we must collect and use data about the people we provide services to or engage with the service. Data is also collected and used where we have a statutory duty to do so. Information shared will be used to inform users/ delegates about additional training, evaluation, related events and services or e-learning related to early years and associated content.
How we collect data
Your data may be collected in various ways, including:
- Verbally
- Paper
- Telephone
- Online forms
- Website cookies
- CCTV
- Other forms of image and voice recording i.e. Microsoft Teams
Data may be collected directly from you or data about you may be gathered from other sources, and we may need to ask other agencies or organisations for relevant data about you to fulfil our legal responsibilities or to provide services.
Data we obtain will be captured and stored in our systems for the purpose(s) specified.
Most in information recorded on delegates will be specific to their name, email and telephone contact, childcare provider or organisation delegate is associated with, job role, associate line manager link and contacts.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Managing personal data
We are responsible for managing the information we hold and we recognise that this information is important to you. We take our responsibilities seriously and aim to use personal information fairly, correctly and safely in line with the legal requirements set out by the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Anyone who receives information from us is also under a legal duty to do the same and has a set of data protection clauses included in their contract.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site or through feedback forms you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Your information rights
Details of retention, the right to object or access information, rights to erasure or to complain can be found at the webpage:
Where we send your data or feedback
Information on delegates, attendance and evaluation feedback maybe shared with partners who have funded training or supplied training, This could include (not an exhaustive list) the Department for Education, Ofsted, Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board (SSCB) or the MPFT (local NHS Foundation Trust).
How to contact us
For enquiries about your data please contact: eyqsst@staffordshire.gov.uk