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TASIS – Data Protection Policy 7 May 2018
We may use information about you if we need this for historical research purposes or for statistical purposes, with such information being anonymised/pseudonymised.
Who we share student information with
In accordance with our legal obligations, we may share information with local authorities, the Independent Schools Inspectorate and the Department for Education, for example, where we have any safeguarding concerns. Other instances where we may share information include:
• On occasion, we may need to share information with the police and other authorities, such as social services
• We may also need to share information with our legal advisers for the purpose of obtaining legal advice.
• Occasionally we may use consultants, experts and other advisors to assist the School in fulfilling its obligations and to help run the School properly. We might need to share your information with them if this is relevant to their work.
• If your child is not of British nationality we have to make sure that your child has the right to study in the UK. We might have to provide information about you to UK Visas and Immigration to comply with our duties as a Tier 4 sponsor.
• We may share some information with our insurance company, for example, where there is a serious incident at the School.
• If you have unpaid fees while your child is at the School we may share information about this with other schools or educational establishments to which you intend to send your child.
• If your child leaves us to attend another school we may need to provide that school with
information about you. For example, details of family circumstances for safeguarding
reasons.
• We may share information about you with others in your family, such as another parent or
step-parent. For example, where this is part of our obligation to take care of your child, as
part of our wider legal and regulatory obligations, or in connection with school fees.
• We may need to share information if there is an emergency, for example, if you are hurt
whilst on School premises.
We do not share information about our students with anyone without consent unless the law and our policies require or allow us to do so.
How we use parent information
We collect and process personal data relating to the parents of students at the School. This is for contractual purposes and/or to enable the payment of fees.
This personal data includes identifiers such as names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers, characteristics such as ethnic group and financial information such as credit card/banking details.
Upon accepting an offer of a place at the School for your child, you will have been offered an opportunity to consent or otherwise to our sharing your contact information with other parents in your child’s cohort. The purpose of this sharing of information is to facilitate the wider School community including the promotion of fundraising efforts. We will not share your contact information unless explicit consent has been given.
The current version of any policy, procedure, protocol or guideline is the version held on the TASIS website. It is the responsibility of all staff to ensure that they are following the current version.
Information Sharing Classification: PUBLIC
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