Data Protection Privacy Notice for Widening Participation
This privacy notice explains how Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) collects and uses personal data of people who attend events run by our Widening Participation team. It is in addition to QMUL’s Data Protection Policy.
Why are you asking me for this? Collecting this information helps us to evaluate how good our activities are at helping young people to achieve their full potential at school and find out more about university.
What will you do with my data? We will store this information on a secure database until you are aged 30. In the short term, we will use it to help us assess if we are reaching young people from backgrounds that are currently underrepresented in universities. Once you leave school/college we will send your data to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). They will tell us if you went to university, if you finished your degree and if you found a job at the end of your studies. We won’t ever use your data to send you ‘spam’ emails.
Who will you share it with? Only to enable the research and evaluation described above, your data may also be shared with the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), the Department for Education (DfE) or HESA, and our partners including Higher Education Access Tracker service subscribers and the National Data Service. We won’t ever share your data with companies for marketing purposes.
Will my data be safe? Yes, very safe. There are strict laws to make sure that we protect your personal details; we comply with the Data Protection Act and as of May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation.
Can I change my mind? Yes. You have the right to ask us to delete your data at any time, just email j.benson-egglenton@qmul.ac.uk to do this. You also have the right to ask us what data we hold about you.
I’m still not sure… Please ask us about anything that concerns you or that is unclear. If you are really not comfortable with sharing your data, that is completely fine. You can still participate in our activities.