- names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and other contact details;
- family details;
- education and employment data;
- images, audio and video recordings;
- financial information;
- education institutions previously attended.
Other types of data we may collect, process and store are protected health information, criminal record information and other sensitive information related to an individual. Information such as;
- information about health status or provision of health care linked to a specific individual;
- information about criminal records linked to a specific individual;
- biometric information;
- race and/or ethnicity;
- religion
Information related to past and present parents and students is processed and stored by our affiliated schools within the systems controlled by those individual schools. You can read the associated privacy notice for each of our schools within the individual school website.
3. HOW WE COLLECT AND PROCESS PERSONAL DATA
InspirED collects information in several ways, including:
- in person and over the phone: from customers, prospective customers, staff, volunteers, visitors, job applicants and others;
- from electronic and paper documentation: including job applications, emails, invoices, letters to our organisation, consent forms, our company website or via social media;
- through online tools: such as apps and other software used by our staff;
- through any CCTV cameras located at our premises or sites;
- through third parties, such as referees, professionals or authorities working with the individual
- through publicly available resources
As an organisation, we may be lawfully required to share personal information with relevant authorities or third parties as permitted on statutory grounds, to comply with statutory obligation or where InpsirED has received specific consent from the individual concerned. Our members of staff collect, process and store personal information only for the purposes for which it is intended for as long as those purposes remain valid.
All personal data is collected by regional offices are stored within the European Economic Area on systems that are provided by our organisation, third parties and/or cloud storage providers. These systems include Enterprise Resource Systems, Human Resources Information systems, web servers and email systems. We may collect personal data outside of the European Economic Area, however, regardless of location, we will impose the same data protection safeguards that we deploy inside the European Economic Area. We do not transfer personal data outside of the European Economic Area unless we are satisfied that the personal data will be afforded an equivalent level of protection.
Our organisation has a Data Protection Standard in place to oversee the effective and secure processing of your personal data. We have policies around the use of technology and devices, and access to school systems. We try to ensure that all personal data held in relation to an individual is as up to date and accurate as possible.
4. PURPOSES FOR WHICH WE PROCESS PERSONAL DATA
InspirED processes personal data to lawfully and legitimately support the organisation’s operation. Our organisation collects information about prospective customers, suppliers, contractors, future employees when necessary to:
- send prospective parent information to our affiliated schools;
- provide references for current and past employees;
- support operational management of the organisation including administration of invoices, fees and accounts; the management of the organisation’s property; the management of security and safety arrangements (including the use of CCTV in accordance with our security policies and monitoring of the organisation’s IT and communications systems in accordance with our Data Protection Standard); management planning and forecasting; research and statistical analysis; the administration and implementation of the organisation policies for staff and other operational purposes;
- fulfil legal requirements;
- take reasonable steps to reduce the risk of reasonably foreseeable harm to clients, staff and visitors;
- make reasonable adjustments and support for staff with special needs;
- provide a safe and secure working environment;
- communicate with parents about our schools and philosophy and celebrate the efforts and achievements of students within our affiliated schools;
- maintain the good order and management of our organisation;
- promote our affiliated schools on our school’s website or social media and other publications and communications conducted by our organisation.
Our organisation collects information about staff, prospective staff, customers and prospective customers, suppliers and contractors when necessary for:
- the administration of staff records;
- the recruitment of staff;
- the engagement of contractors;
- administration of payroll, pensions and sick leave;
- staff appraisal;
- disciplinary procedures;
- administration of human resources records;
- providing references
5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP PERSONAL DATA
We retain personal data only for a legitimate and lawful reason and only for so long as necessary or required by law. Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted by email on dpo@inspirededu.com if you have any queries regarding the retention of your personal data.
YOUR RIGHTS
Under Data Protection Law you have rights regarding the collection, processing and storage of your personal data. These rights are, however, subject to certain exemptions and limitations.
You have the right to:
- access and understand the personal data we hold about you;
- ask for the personal data we hold about you to be erased (this is with limitations and exceptions as we may have lawful reason to hold such data);
- ask for the personal data we hold about you to be amended;
- ask us to stop processing such data (this is with limitations and exceptions as we may have lawful reason to process such data);
- withdraw consent to process your personal data (this is with limitations and exceptions as we may have lawful reason to process such data regardless of consent)
Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted by email on dpo@inspirededu.com if you have any queries regarding your rights. Any request for data we store and process about you must be completed in writing.
7. SUBJECT ACCESS REQUESTS
Under Data Protection Law you have the right to request information or request to delete information we store about you without incurring costs. We are only obligated to provide information that is related to you. Any data access request is, however, subject to certain exemptions, limitations or contractual obligations. Data belonging to or identifying other individuals is exempt from right of access and will be subject to legal privilege. We cannot disclose confidential information related to the purpose of providing education within our group of schools, examinations or supplying examination scripts to external bodies. We cannot disclose confidential information on any of our staff.
Any request for data we store and process about you must be completed in writing. The Subject Access Request form can be obtained from our Data Protection Officer by email on dpo@inspirededu.com. Data Protection Law allows us to respond to any such written requests within one calendar month. Excessive requests or simultaneous requests for the same information may incur an administration fee or be refused where Data Protection Law allows us to do so.
8. CONSENT
Under Data Protection Law we are required to obtain consent to process an individual’s personal data. This is with limitations and exceptions as we may have lawful and legitimate reasons to process such data to support the organisation’s operation or fulfil contractual or legal obligations, regardless of consent. When our organisation collects information about you, we take reasonable steps to advise you of certain matters. This includes the purpose of the collection, and how to access, update and correct information held about you. For information relating to students and their families, a consent form is provided to parents (or mature students) via our affiliated schools directly. In some cases, we may send out separate consent requests using:
- paper based consent forms;
- electronic consent forms;
- digital applications to obtain consent
9. COOKIES POLICY
InspirED use cookies on our websites to provide enhanced functionality and improve the user experience. Cookies are small data files that are sent from our website to your computer or mobile phone. They are stored on the hard drive of your device. Some are stored just for the duration of your visit to the website, others are stored for much longer periods. If you'd like to learn more about cookies in general, we recommend the About Cookies website http://www.aboutcookies.org.uk/
The InspirED website does not uses cookies that give us access to any personal information about you. Third-party cookies are ones that are not set directly by InspirED, but they may be dropped onto your computer by a third party when you use one of our websites, or do certain things on one of our websites.
As third party cookies aren't set by us, we can't control how they work - but we can control which websites we choose to work with. We take your privacy seriously and we would never work with a website we don't trust. We use Google Analytics to help us improve our website. This analytic tool uses cookies that are not controlled by InspirED but which are active when you use many of our websites. Analytics tools help us collect information about how people in general use our websites. For instance, it helps us monitor how many people visit each page, how long people stay on each page, which search engines people use to find our website and which links are clicked on. Analytics data cannot be used to identify you, or to tell us what you did on our website. It is completely anonymous.
10. PRIVACY NOTICE UPDATES
InspirED will update this Privacy Notice from time to time. Any substantial changes that affect how we process your personal data will be notified on our website. If required, we will also notify you directly. This Privacy Notice should be read in conjunction with other organisation policies and any contract terms and conditions.
11. COMPLAINTS
If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are processing your personal data not in accordance with the law, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) http://www.ico.org.uk/ . We recommend that you contact our Data Protection Officer by email on dpo@inspirededu.com to take necessary steps to resolve the matter before contacting the ICO.
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1. INTRODUCTION
St George’s International School is part of inspired Education group, and it is registered as Ecole international St Georges SA, Ch. de St-Georges 19, CH-1815 Clarens.
St George’s International School takes data protection and our responsibilities to correctly and lawfully treat personal data as a data controller seriously. We are committed to complying with legal obligations and practicing industry standards when collecting, processing and storing personal data.
This privacy notice provides detailed information about how we treat information that you provide to us. Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted by email on Dpo@stgeorges.ch if you have any queries regarding your personal data.
2. TYPES OF PERSONAL DATA WE PROCESS
We process personal data about prospective, current and past: pupils and their parents; staff, suppliers and contractors; donors, friends and supporters; and other individuals connected to or visiting St George’s International School.
The personal data we collect, process and store will be personally identifiable information related to pupils and their parents, staff, suppliers and contractors, donors, friends and supporters. The personal data processed includes recorded information that is true and correct and/or video and photographic images about an individual. Information such as;
o names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and other contact details;
o family details;
o admissions, academic, disciplinary and other education related records, information about special educational needs, references, examination scripts and marks;
o education and employment data;
o images, audio and video recordings;
o financial information;
o schools previously attended.
Other types of data we collect, process and store are protected health information, criminal record information and other sensitive information related to an individual. Information such as;
o information about health status or provision of health care linked to a specific individual;
o dietary restrictions & requirements
o information about criminal records linked to a specific individual;
o biometric information;
3. HOW WE COLLECT AND PROCESS PERSONAL DATA
St George’s International School collects information in several ways, including:
o in person and over the phone: from students and their family, staff, volunteers, visitors, job applicants and others;
o from electronic and paper documentation: including job applications, emails, invoices, enrolment forms, letters to our school, consent forms, our school’s website or school-controlled social media;
o through online tools: such as apps and other software used by our school;
o through any CCTV cameras located at our school;
o through third parties, such as referees, previous schools, professionals or authorities working with the individual
o through publicly available resources
As a school, it is lawfully required to share personal information with relevant authorities: such as the Department of Education or government services such as Visa and Immigration, Revenue and Customs, health insurance and health services. Our members of staff collect, process and store personal information only for the purpose for which it is intended.
We share data as data controller with certified and GDPR compliant data processors for educational service purposes.
All personal data resides within Switzerland or the European Economic Area on systems that are provided by the school, third parties and/or cloud storage providers. These systems include Management Information Systems, Human Resources Information systems, web servers and systems, email systems and school portals. We do not transfer personal data outside of Switzerland or the European Economic Area unless we are satisfied that the personal data will be afforded an equivalent level of protection.
Our school has a Data Protection Standard in place to oversee the effective and secure processing of your personal data. We have policies around the use of technology and devices, and access to school systems. We try to ensure that all personal data held in relation to an individual is as up to date and accurate as possible.
4. PURPOSES FOR WHICH WE PROCESS PERSONAL DATA
St George’s International School processes personal data to lawfully and legitimately support the school’s operation as an independent school. Our school collects information about students and their families when necessary to:
o select and admit students;
o educate students;
o administer pupils’ entries to public examinations;
o provide academic reporting upon each student and publishing of results;
o provide references for current and past pupils;
o support students’ social and emotional wellbeing, and health;
o support operational management of the school including administration of pupil records; the administration of invoices, fees and accounts; the management of the school’s property; the management of security and safety arrangements (including the use of CCTV in accordance with our CCTV Policies and monitoring of the school’s IT and communications systems in accordance with our Acceptable Use Policy); management planning and forecasting; research and statistical analysis; the administration and implementation of the school’s rules and policies for pupils and staff; the maintenance of historic archives and other operational purposes;
o fulfil legal requirements;
o take reasonable steps to reduce the risk of reasonably foreseeable harm to students, staff and visitors (duty of care);
o make reasonable adjustments and support for students with special needs;
o provide a safe and secure working and school environment;
o communicate with parents about students’ schooling matters and celebrate the efforts and achievements of students;
o maintain the good order and management of our school
o promote the school on our school’s website or school-controlled social media, the school prospectus and other publications and communications conducted by the school
Our school collects information about staff, prospective staff and contractors when necessary for:
o the administration of staff records;
o the recruitment of staff;
o the engagement of contractors;
o administration of payroll, pensions and sick leave;
o staff appraisal;
o disciplinary procedures;
o administration of human resources records;
o providing references
5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP PERSONAL DATA
We retain personal data only for a legitimate and lawful reason and only for so long as necessary or required by law. Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted by email on Dpo@stgeorges.ch if you have any queries regarding the retention of your personal data. 6. YOUR RIGHTS
Under Data Protection Law you have rights regarding the collection, processing and storage of your personal data. These rights are, however, subject to certain exemptions and limitations.
You have the right to:
o access and understand the personal data we hold about you;
o access and understand the personal data we hold about your child;
o ask for the personal data we hold about you and/or your child to be erased (this is with limitations and exceptions as we may have lawful reason to hold such data);
o ask for the personal data we hold about you and/or your child to be amended;
o ask us to stop processing such data (this is with limitations and exceptions as we may have lawful reason to process such data);
o withdraw consent to process your personal data or your child’s personal data (this is with limitations and exceptions as we may have lawful reason to process such data regardless of consent)
Our Data Protection Officer can be contacted by email on Dpo@stgeorges.ch if you have any queries regarding your rights. Any request for data we store and process about you must be completed in writing.
7. SUBJECT ACCESS REQUESTS
Under Data Protection Law you have the right to request information or request to delete information we store about you and/or your child without incurring costs. We are only obligated to provide information that is related to you and your child (depending on legal custody). Parents can request data on behalf of their child, however, depending on their age, a student can also submit a Subject Access Request form to obtain their own data. Access to personal data belonging to your child may require the child’s consent if the child is old enough to understand the implications of such a request. Any data access request is, however, subject to certain exemptions, limitations or contractual obligations. Data belonging to or identifying other individuals is exempt from right of access and will be subject to legal privilege. We cannot disclose confidential information related to the purpose of providing education, examinations or supplying examination scripts to external bodies. We cannot disclose confidential information on any of our staff.
Any request for data we store and process about you or your child must be completed in writing. The Subject Access Request form can be obtained from our Data Protection Officer by email on Dpo@stgeorges.ch. Data Protection Law allows us to respond to any such written requests within one calendar month. Excessive requests or simultaneous requests for the same information may incur an administration fee or be refused where Data Protection Law allows us to do so.
8. CONSENT
Under Data Protection Law we are required to obtain consent to process an individual’s personal data. This is with limitations and exceptions as we may have lawful and legitimate reasons to process such data to support the school’s operation as an independent school or fulfil contractual or legal obligations, regardless of consent. When our school collects information about you, our school takes reasonable steps to advise you of certain matters. This includes the purpose of the collection, and how to access, update and correct information held about you. For information about students and their families, a consent form is provided to parents (or mature students) upon enrolment. In some cases, we may send out separate consent requests using:
o paper based consent forms;
o electronic consent forms;
o digital applications to obtain consent
9. PRIVACY NOTICE UPDATES
St George’s International School will update this Privacy Notice from time to time. Any substantial changes that affect how we process your personal data will be notified on our website. If required, we will also notify you directly. This Privacy Notice should be read in conjunction with other school policies and any contract terms and conditions.
10. COMPLAINTS
If you are not satisfied with our response or believe we are processing your personal data not in accordance with the law, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). We recommend that you contact our Data Protection Officer by email on Dpo@stgeorges.ch to take necessary steps to resolve the matter before contacting the ICO.
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Meet us around the world
St. George’s International School will be travelling around the world to meet you and your family! It is a perfect opportunity to stay in touch with your former school or meet one of our admissions representatives for an individual meeting regarding your child’s education or our adventure summer camps.
Please do not hesitate to contact our Admissions representatives, if you would like to fix an appointment in your area.
