Privacy Notice

1. Introduction

The North-West Construction Technical Excellence College (NW CTEC) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. As the NW CTEC is led by Wigan & Leigh College, this notice outlines how we collect and use personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

2. Data Controller

Wigan & Leigh College is the “Data Controller” for the North-West NW CTEC.

Address: Parsons Walk, Wigan, WN1 1RR.

ICO Registration Number: Z6731084.

3. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following category of personal Information:

• Personal Identifiers: Contact details such as (Name, Email address, Contact Number)

When someone visits www.nwctec.devweb.site we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We don’t make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our websites. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source. If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we’ll be up front about this. We’ll make it clear when we collect personal information, and we’ll explain what we intend to do with it.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use your data to:

• Manage your admission and enrolment at the NW CTEC.
• Deliver high-quality construction training and support your learning.
• Monitor and report to regional partners and the Department for Education (DfE).
• Ensure the health, safety, and wellbeing of all students and staff.

5. Lawful Basis for Processing

We process your data under the following legal bases:

• Public Task: To provide education and training as a public authority.
• Legal Obligation: To comply with statutory reporting requirements (e.g., to the ESFA or DfE).
• Contract: To fulfil our educational agreement with you.
• Consent: Where you have provided explicit permission for specific activities, such as marketing.

6. Sharing Your Information

To support your training and regional employment opportunities, we may share relevant data with:

• Regional Partners
• Government Bodies: The Department for Education (DfE) and the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).
• Employers: For placements, apprenticeships, and industry-standard training.

7. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request erasure or restriction of processing in certain circumstances.
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests.

If you wish to exercise any of your rights please contact Steve Scott, Data Protection Officer 01942 761958 or [email protected] in the first instance.

8. Access To Your Personal Information

Wigan & Leigh College tries to be as open as it can be in terms of giving people access to their personal information. Individuals can find out if we hold any personal information by making a ‘subject access request’ under the Data Protection Act 1998.

If we do hold information about you, we will:

• Give you a description of it
• Tell you why we are holding it
• Tell you who it could be disclosed to
• Let you have a copy of the information in an intelligible form.

To make a request to Wigan & Leigh College for any personal information we may hold you need to put the request in writing addressing it to our Data Protection Officer or writing to the address provided below.

Steve Scott
Wigan & Leigh College
Parsons Walk Centre
PO BOX 53
WN1 1RS

If you agree, we’ll try to deal with your request informally, for example by providing you with the specific information you need over the telephone.

If we do hold information about you, you can ask us to correct any mistakes by, once again, contacting the Data Protection Officer.

You can also get further information on:

agreements we have with other organisations for sharing information; how we collect, use and delete personal data; and how we check that the information we hold is accurate and up to date.

9. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for a limited period of time. The period of time we will hold any data collected is 3 years.

10. Contact and Complaints

For any questions or to exercise your rights, contact the Data Protection Officer at:

Email: [email protected]

Post: Data Protection Officer, Wigan & Leigh College, Parsons Walk Centre, PO BOX 53, WN1 1RS.

If you remain unsatisfied, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information
Commissioner’s Office (ICO) https://ico.org.uk/