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Privacy Policy

Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website [our ‘Site’] you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use

Our Privacy Policy applies to the personal data that Thorpedene Primary School collects and uses.  We control how your personal data is collected and the purposes for which your personal data is used. 

When using the term “personal data” in our Privacy Policy, we mean information that relates to you and allows us to identify you, either directly or in combination with other information that we may hold.

If you complete any forms on our website, your information will be stored securely in a database, emailed to a contact at the school or both.  We do not process this information in any other way.  We will never sell, distribute or lease this information to third parties, unless we are required by law.

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To process applications when you register your children at our school 
  • To ensure the correct personal contact information is stored for each parent and pupil 
  •  To ensure the correct pupil information is available for each child - including absences / addresses / contact numbers

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure.  In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Links to other websites
This Privacy Policy does not cover third party websites that we may link to within our websites.  Please note that we are not responsible for the content on other websites.

Subject Access Request
You have a right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.  If you would like to request a copy of your personal data, please email our Data Protection Officer via: office@thorpedene.southend.sch.uk. 

If the information we hold on you is inaccurate, you can email us to let us know what needs updating and we will correct it.

You have the right to object to us using your personal data or to ask us to delete or remove it if there is no need for us to keep it.  You can also ask us to stop processing your personal data in anyway.

Data Breaches
In the event of a data breach, we will ensure that our obligations are complied with under data protection laws.

 

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Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.

You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. 

Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our Site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our Site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.