Privacy Policy
Who we are
North Lincs Adult Education and Community Learning is part of North Lincolnshire Council.
You can read the North Lincolnshire Council Privacy Policy web page
Our address is: Ashby Community Hub, Ashby High Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 2UT
Our phone number is: 01724 297146
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
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.
Contact forms
The data you provide to us via our contact form is dealt with in confidence and any data held in a secure manner.
Cookies
You can view our Cookie Policy on this web page here
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.
For the purposes of applying or enrolling on a chosen course of study, you will be transferred to a 3rd party website where we will ask you to provide personal details which will be submitted to us for processing. This site uses only functional cookies in order to collect and process your application. No additional third-party tracking is enabled.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to track website usage but this is anonymised and doesn’t collect any personal information, e.g. we don’t collect a full IP Address. You can view the Google Analytics Terms here.
Who we share your data with
We don’t share your data with 3rd parties.
How long we retain your data
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.
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.
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.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Applications
When you apply or enrol to study at North Lincolnshire AECL, as part of our online application process, we may collect your:
Name
Home address
Contact phone numbers and email address including emergency contact details
Details relating to your qualifications
Special educational needs
Disability information (if relevant)
Medical information (if relevant)
Proof of identity and employment status (we may ask to see identity documents, visas or documentation confirming your right to reside and work in the UK)
Why we need this information:
To verify your eligibility and suitability for our programmes of study
To be able to provide the best possible learning support, advice and guidance to you
To ensure our compliance with regulatory bodies
To promote our courses and services including information in publications where we have obtained your explicit consent to do so
Manage our claims for funding from the ESFA and other agencies
Manage our staff performance and achievement
To safeguard you, other learners and our staff
To meet our responsibilities with regard to equality, diversity and inclusion
To meet our responsibilities with regard to health and safety including accident reporting
To handle disciplinary issues
We also record CCTV in order to maintain the security of our learning spaces and those who use them for the prevention or detection of crime.