Who we are
Choice Training Ltd, YOUR CHOICE Online NVQ courses
https://choicetrainingonline.co.uk
What personal data
we collect and why we collect it
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Personal information (such as name,
unique pupil number and address, parent/guardian)
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Characteristics (such as ethnicity,
language, nationality, country of birth)
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Attendance information (such as
sessions attended, number of absences and absence reasons)
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Assessment information
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Medical conditions
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Special Educational Needs and
Disability
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Behaviour and exclusions
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Education history
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Work History
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Siblings information
Why
we collect and use this information
We use the learners data:
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to support learners learning
·
student enrolment
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Examination and external accreditation
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to gain funding with the ESFA
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to monitor and report on learners
progress
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to provide appropriate pastoral care
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to assess the quality of our services
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to comply with the law regarding data
sharing
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to safeguard learners
Who
we share learners information with
We routinely share learners information
with:
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ESFA for funding purposes
·
City and Guilds for
enrolment/certification purposes
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Learners Employers (attendance, results
of assessments)
·
the Department for Education (DfE)
·
Third party professional services i.e.
Social Services, Social Care Teams
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in
the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent
string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a
hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The
Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here:
https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile
picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images
with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can
download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site 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 visit our login page, 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 tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an
account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
we use Google Analytics to help us understand user behaviour and improve
the user experience.
Who we share your
data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the
reset email.
The website is managed by IT Engine Ltd on behalf of Choice Training Ltd
and may need user information to provide and support the platform service to us
and the Users.
How long we retain
your data
Choice Training undertakes not to
retain personal data for longer than is necessary to ensure compliance with the
legislation, and any other statutory requirements. This means Choice Training
will undertake a regular review of the information held
Choice Training will dispose of any personal data in a way that protects
the rights and privacy of the individual concerned (e.g. secure electronic
deletion, shredding and disposal of hard copy files as confidential waste). A
log will be kept of the records destroyed.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the
personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see,
edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot
change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that
information.
Your User data will be kept during the 36 months you have access to the
course, we will retain your data for a further 12 months from the last login
date when the account will be flagged as inactive and your data will be
automatically deleted after the subsequent 12 month period.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained
indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments
automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
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.
Under data protection legislation, parents and learners have the right
to request access to information about them that we hold. To make a request for
your personal information, or be given access, apply to Robert Tye by email
at rob@choicetrainingltd.co.uk
You also have the right to:
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object to processing of personal data
that is likely to cause, or is causing, damage or distress
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prevent processing for the purpose of
direct marketing
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object to decisions being taken by
automated means
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in certain circumstances, have
inaccurate personal data rectified, blocked, erased or destroyed; and
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claim compensation for damages caused
by a breach of the Data Protection regulations
If you have a concern about the way we
are collecting or using your personal data, we request that you raise your
concern with us in the first instance. Alternatively, you can contact the
Information Commissioner’s Office at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/
Where we send your
data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated
spam detection service.