Data Protection

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Rakegate Primary School is required to ensure that all personal data collected about staff, students, parents, governors, visitors and other individuals, is collected, stored and processed in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR.

 

The aim of the law is to ensure all personal data is protected and organisations who work with such data are held accountable for its protection.

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How We Use Your Information

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The law requires organisations that are responsible for using people’s information to make sure it is clear why we need your information and how it is used. Rakegate Primary School is committed to the highest standards of information security, privacy and transparency.

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To help explain how your information is used we have published a Privacy Notice on our website.

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Data Protection Officer

 

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer from Services 4 Schools Ltd to support with matters relating to Data Protection and the use of your personal information.

 

Our Data Protection Officer is registered with the Information Commissioners Officer (ICO).

 

If you have a question about how your personal data is used in school, or would like to make a formal request, you can contact our Data Protection Officer by emailing DPO@rakegateprimary.co.uk  or by writing to the school at Rakegate Primary School, Rakegate Close, Wolverhampton, WV10 6US marking your envelope “For the attention of the Data Protection Officer”.

 

You can find more information about how we manage personal data and other forms of information in the following policy documents which can be found in the School Policies section of the website:

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• Data Protection Policy 

• Freedom Of Information Publication Policy

Right To Access

Individuals have the right to access copies of their personal data that the school/trust is processing. This is often known as “Subject Access”.

An individual is only entitled to their own personal data, and not to information relating to other people. The school has a maximum of 30 days to respond to a Subject Access Request.

If we are processing your personal data, you will be entitled to receive:
 

• confirmation that we are processing your personal data;

• a copy of your personal data

• additional information about how your data is being used and who it is shared with

• To make a Subject Access Request, you can contact our Data Protection Officer by emailing DPO@rakegateprimary.co.uk or by writing to the school at Rakegate Primary School, Rakegate Close, Wolverhampton, WV10 6US , marking your envelope “For the attention of the Data Protection Officer”, or verbally by contacting the school on 01902 558608.