LIMELIGHT THEATRE SCHOOL

 

General Data Protection Regulation Policy

 

Statement

GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation and replaces the previous Data Protection Directives that were in place. It was approved by the EU Parliament in 2016 and comes into effect on 25th May 2018.

 

GDPR states that personal data should be ‘processed fairly & lawfully’ and ‘collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes’ and that individuals data is not processed without their knowledge and are only processed with their ‘explicit’ consent.

 

GDPR covers personal data relating to individuals. Limelight Theatre School is committed to protecting the rights and freedoms of individuals with respect to the processing of children's, parents, visitors and staff personal data.

 

The Data Protection Act gives individuals the right to know what information is held about them. It provides a framework to ensure that personal information is handled properly.

Limelight Theatre School is registered with the ICO (Information Commissioners Office) under registration reference: XXXXXXXXX  Certificates are on display in both schools.

 

GDPR includes 7 rights for individuals

 

1) The right to be informed

Limelight Theatre School is a registered Performing Arts provider with IDTA and as so, is required to collect and manage certain data. We need to know parent’s names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses. We need to know children’s’ full names, addresses, date of birth and Education school, along with any SEN requirements.

 

We are requested to provide this data to Northampton and Peterborough County Council and other performing council areas; this information is sent to the Local Authority via a secure electronic file transfer system.

 

We are required to collect certain details of visitors to our Theatre schools. We need to know visitors names, telephone numbers, and where appropriate company name. This is in respect of our Health and Safety and Safeguarding Policies.

 

As an employer Limelight Theatre School is required to hold data on its Teachers; names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers, date of birth, National Insurance numbers, photographic ID such as passport and driver’s license, bank details. This information is also required for Disclosure and Barring Service checks (DBS) and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. This information is sent via a secure file transfer system to Capita for the processing of DBS checks. DBS Numbers and date of issue are also held on a central staffing record.

 

Limelight Theatre School uses Cookies on its website to collect data for Google Analytics, this data is anonymous.

 

2) The right of access

At any point an individual can make a request relating to their data and Limelight Theatre School will need to provide a response (within 1 month). Limelight Theatre School can refuse a request, if we have a lawful obligation to retain data but we will inform the individual of the reasons for the rejection. The individual will have the right to complain to the ICO if they are not happy with the decision.

 

3) The right to erasure

You have the right to request the deletion of your data where there is no compelling reason for its continued use. However, Limelight Theatre School has a legal duty to keep children’s and parents details for a reasonable time*, Limelight Theatre School retain these records for 3 years after leaving, children's accident and injury records for 19 years (or until the child reaches 21 years), and 22 years (or until the child reaches 24 years) for Child Protection records. Staff records must be kept for 6 years after the member of leaves employment, before they can be erased. This data is archived securely onsite and shredded after the legal retention period.

 

4) The right to restrict processing

Parents, visitors and staff can object to Limelight Theatre School processing their data. This means that records can be stored but must not be used in any way, for example reports or for communications.

 

5) The right to data portability

Limelight Theatre School requires data to be transferred from one IT system to another; such as from Limelight Theatre School to the Local Authority, for performance BOPA licences, and dance Associations for examinations. These recipients use secure file transfer systems and have their own policies and procedures in place in relation to GDPR.

 

6) The right to object

Parents, visitors and staff can object to their data being used for certain activities like marketing or research.

 

7) The right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling.

Automated decisions and profiling are used for marketing based organisations. Limelight Theatre School does not use personal data for such purposes.

 

Storage and use of personal information

 

All paper copies of children's and staff records are kept in a locked filing cabinet in Limelight Northampton. Members of staff can have access to these files but information taken from the files about individual children is confidential and apart from archiving, these records remain on site at all times. These records are shredded after the retention period.

 

Information about individual children is used in certain documents, such as, a weekly register, medication forms, referrals to external agencies and disclosure forms. These documents include data such as children's names, date of birth and sometimes address. These records are shredded after the relevant retention period.

 

Limelight Theatre School collects a large amount of personal data every year including; names and addresses of those on the waiting list. These records are shredded if the child does not attend or added to the child’s file and stored appropriately.

Information regarding families’ involvement with other agencies is stored both electronically on a Password protected memory stick and in paper format, this information is kept in a locked filing cabinet at Limelight Northampton. These records are shredded after the relevant retention period.

 

Limelight Theatre School stores personal data held visually in photographs or video clips or as sound recordings, unless written consent has been obtained via the Model Release form/fit to Perform agreement form. No names are stored with images in photo albums, displays, on the website or on Limelight Theatre School’s social media sites.

 

Access to all Office computers is password protected. When a member of staff leaves the company these passwords are changed in line with this policy and our Safeguarding policy. Any portable data storage used to store personal data, e.g. USB memory stick, are password protected and/or stored in a locked filing cabinet.

 

GDPR means that Limelight Theatre School must;

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* Manage and process personal data properly

* Protect the individual’s rights to privacy

* Provide an individual with access to all personal information held on them

 

This Policy was adapted at a meeting at Limelight Theatre School in May 2018 Signed on behalf of Limelight Theatre School

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Policy review date: September 2018

 

Click HERE to view Preschool Learning Alliance Retention periods for records.