Data Protection
The TEC Partnership collects and processes personal data to effectively manage the recruitment process and to meet its statutory obligations in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018). The TEC Partnership is committed to protecting and respecting personal information and only collects information that is necessary, relevant and adequate for the purpose you are providing it for.
What personal information does the organisation collect?
The TEC Partnership collects and processes data using Article 6, Lawfulness of processing and Article 9, Processing of special categories of personal data as part of the GDPR Regulations:
- The Partnership has a legitimate interest to process job applications and to keep in touch with these potential candidates
- The data collected and used as part of the job application process is to meet the organisations legal and contractual obligations
How is this collected and stored?
The information above is collected directly from yourself via an application form.
Data will be stored in a range of different places, including information management systems, paper records stored in secure places, or as electronic documents within a secure network.
How long will you keep data for?
All data collected and processed will be held for as long as is necessary to fulfil our duty as a college:
- Unsuccessful applicants will be kept for 6 months following the appointment of the successful applicant.
- Successful applicants will be kept in line with the staff data retention policies
Who has access to data?
Information is shared internally, with any TEC Partnership staff who need access to the data.
What rights do you have?
As a data subject, you have a number of rights. You can:
- Obtain a copy of your data on request;
- Require the organisation to change incorrect or incomplete data;
- Request for your personal data to be deleted, for example, where you believe the data is no longer necessary;
- Stop your data being processed, for example, withdrawing your consent;
- Object to the processing of your data, for example, how your data is being used;
Requests should be sent to the Data Protection Officer – [email protected]
