WALK Online Training

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GDPR stands for - General Data Protection Regulation.

On the 25th of May 2018 GDPR became a new Europe-wide rule. This new rule is to

Help people keep control of there information
Help people know what information companies have about them
Give people rights to access their information

Being transparent and providing accessible information to participants about how we process their personal information is a key element of the new regulation.

WALK fully respects your rights to privacy and are committed to strict adherence to General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) which became fully effective on 25 May 2018 as well as the provisions of the Data Protection Act 2018.

What is personal data?

Personal data is information that can identify you such as:

Biographical data: That means data about your such as your address, date of birth, family members etc
Contact information data: This is your phone number, your email, your address.

How will you use my personal data?

WALKs Online Learning Platform will only ever use your data in a safe and secure way. Your personal data will be used to:

Register you on the learning system
Support your learning on the system
Support you if you have technical problems on the system

How do you collect my personal data?

WALKs Online Learning Platform collects data when you register and log into the Online Learning Platform

WALK will collect the following information:

Your name
Your contact telephone number
Your email address
You login password - on the system which is kept private and secure except to WALK's online learning and development team

How will you store my personal data?

As a participant on WALK’s programmes, you have the right to know what data we have stored about you and you can access this at any time.

We are required by project funders to keep this information on file for up to seven years, therefore if you do not want us to keep your information, please contact us at your earliest convenience.

WALK Online Learning Platform will only ever use your information to support your use of the Online Platform

Will you ask me for me personal data and do I have to agree?

Yes, WALK's Online Learning Platform needs to collect certain personal data from you. The data collected is:

Your personal details - your name, you address, your email address, telephone number and the name of your school

No, you do not have to agree to give your personal data however without your personal data it may not be possible for you to use WALK's Online Learning Platform