Privacy Statement

Information about us:
We are a UK based organisation whose principal activity is education. Our privacy policy covers the Studio Art School, its website and employees. Our full contact details are:

Studio Art School
St Leonard's House
Lasswade Road
Loanhead
Midlothian EH20 9SD

Tel: 01875 320 597
E-mail: info@studioartschool.co.uk

The Studio Art School is incorporated as a limited company. Company no. SC 265879 VAT no. 847211435

The Studio Art School is a member of Midlothian Chamber of Commerce. It is approved as a centre by The City & Guilds of London Institute, ABC Awards and the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). The Studio Art School acknowledges the support of Midlothian Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise and Scottish Enterprise.

Information on visitors:
Visitors can access the home page and public areas of our website without disclosing personal details. Our website does not allow visitors to communicate with other visitors or to post information which can be accessed by others. In order to improve the operation of our website, we may collect information on browser behavior by using automatic technology, such as cookies. The data collected does not identify individual users, and users may modify their browser to prevent cookies.

Personal information:
In order to receive and use the Studio Art School's services, you will be asked to submit personal information (eg name and e-mail address). Personal information will be used only for our core business and marketing purposes. It will not be disclosed to anyone outside the Studio Art School without first obtaining your consent, unless we are obliged by law to disclose it.

We will not sell, rent or share your personal information with third parties for the purposes of marketing.

We will hold your personal information for as long as you continue to use the services you register for, and remove it once you stop doing so. We will ensure that all personal information is held securely, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. The Studio Art School will act at all times in accordance with current legislation, and aims to meet current standards for Internet best practice. The Studio Art School is registered as a data controller with the Information Commissioner.

Access to your personal information:
You have a right to request a copy of the information the Studio Art School holds about you, and to have any inaccuracies corrected. We will make a charge for information requests, and will require proof of identity. Requests should be addressed to:

Data Protection
Studio Art School
St Leonard's House
Lasswade Road
Loanhead
Midlothian EH20 9SD

E-mail: info@studioartschool.co.uk

Children's privacy:
The Studio Art School does not accept applications, or knowingly collect personal data, from those under 16 years of age.

City and Guilds candidates
The following information applies to those students enrolling on programmes certficated by the City and Guilds of London Institute:

City and Guilds and its agents may use or otherwise process personal data and sensitive personal data, so as to enable them to:

In relation to the Studio Art School:

• Fulfil our contractual responsibilities to the School and to enable the School to fulfil its contractual obligations to candidates
• Provide the School with details of our on-going programmes and courses
   

In relation to candidates:

• Contact them directly in relation to City and Builds centre approval or qualifications and/or quality control purposes undertaken by City and Guilds and/ or inform them of products or services offered by City and Guilds or selected their parties
• Carry out statistical analysis which may be carried out by us or selected third parties
• Give personal or sensitive personal data (as appropriate) relating to candidates, to regulatory and industry bodies where there is an appropriate request or requirement in contract or by law.

This would be to:

Ensure they can monitor equal opportunities relating to ethnicity or disability or other such monitoring purposes.

Account for candidates where there is a requirement to do so.

Contact a candidate directly if there are a requirement for s such bodies and the information is not readily accessible by other means.

Disclose personal data relating to candidates to regulatory and industry bodies or other selected third parties solely for the purpose of providing prizes, remuneration and awards for candidates

City and Guilds may also need to transfer the personal data outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) subject to City and Guilds using all reasonable efforts to ensure that any such transferred date is afforded the same necessary protection as if it were being processed within the EEA

You have the right to require City and Guilds to correct any inadequacies in the personal details they hold about you and to object to any direct marketing which they carry out using your personal details. You also have the right to ask for a copy of the information held by City and Guilds in their records in return for payment of a small fee which will not exceed £10. Candidates should contact City and Guilds directly if they wish to obtain a copy of the personal data which City and Guilds hold in relation to them.