Privacy policy
This privacy policy describes how we use and protect the data
you give us when you visit the Bracknell & Wokingham College
website.
If you've any questions about this policy feel free to
email our marketing
department.
This privacy policy applies only to our site, so you should
always be aware when you are moving to another site and read the
privacy statement of any site which collects personal
information.
We do not pass on any personal information you have given us to
any other site.
The Data Protection Act
The personal information you provide is passed
to the Chief Executive of Skills Funding and, where required, the
YPLA
to enable
those organisations to fulfil their statutory obligations,
principally under the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and
Learning Act 2009. Both organisations are registered as data
controllers with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.
The Skills Funding Agency funds adult further
education and skills training, including apprenticeships, in
England. The YPLA is responsible for arranging the provision of
funding for the education and training of young people in England.
The Skills Funding Agency processes learner data on behalf of the
YPLA.
The information you provide may be shared with
other organisations for purposes of administration, the provision
of career and other guidance and statistical and research purposes,
relating to education or training. Other organisations include the
DCSF
,
BIS
, Local
authorities, Connexions,
HESA
,
HEFCE
,
educational institutions and organisations performing research and
statistical work on behalf of the Skills Funding Agency, the YPLA,
or partners of those organisations.
The Skills Funding Agency also administers the
learner registration service (LRS) which uses your learner
information to create and maintain a unique learner number
(ULN).
Further information about use of and access to
your information is available at either the Skills Funding
Agency or YPLA websites.
At no time will your personal information be
passed to organisations for marketing or sales purposes. The YPLA,
the Chief Executive of Skills Funding and their partners may wish
to contact you from time to time in respect of surveys and research
to monitor performance, improve quality and plan future provision
and to inform you about courses, or learning opportunities relevant
to you.
Further information about data confidentiality is available upon
request from Enquiries & admissions.
What information do we
collect?
We collect three kinds of information from visitors to the
Bracknell & Wokingham College website:
- Feedback (from your emails)
- Online forms (course applications, prospectus requests
etc.)
- Site usage information (cookies, log files)
Freedom of Information Act
Read our FoI policy on publishing
information about the college.
We are bound by the
Freedom of Information Act.
Feedback
If you send an email or letter to us, asking for information, we
may need to contact other departments to find that information.
We do not pass on any of your personal information when dealing
with your enquiry without your permission.
Online forms
Any information you supply by our online forms will only be used
to deal with your request. Your details may be stored to allow us
to help you if you contact us again and will be kept in accordance
with the Data Protection Act.
Site usage information
Cookies
Cookies are pieces of data that are often created when you visit
a website, and which are stored in the cookie directory of your
computer. The Bracknell & Wokingham College website uses
cookies to identify you and find specific content for you.
You can set your browser not to accept cookies. If you're unsure
how to do this, email our marketing
department with details of the browser you use.
Log files
Log files allow us to record visitors' use of the site. We
analyse our log files to help us make the site easier for you to
use; for example finding and fixing any dead links.
Log files do not contain any personal information and they are
not used to identify any individual patterns of use of the
site.
Access to your information and contacting Bracknell &
Wokingham College
If you've any questions about the information we store contact
Enquiries &
admissions.
If you have a query or complaints about this privacy policy or
about the site, email our marketing
department.
Changes to this privacy policy
If this privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an
updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures
you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it
and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other
parties.