Privacy Policy

Our privacy policy explained for parents and stakeholders

We value the trust you place in us when you share your personal data.  It is our promise to you that we will be open and honest with you about how we use the information you’ve entrusted with us.

This page describes who we are, why we need to collect information about you and how we will use it. We will tell you how your information will help us improve the operations of the Trust and support we provide to our schools. We recognise the importance of treating your data with care and we have taken steps to ensure we only use it in accordance with your wishes.

Who we are

We are drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust. We support a number of primary schools in the West Midlands areas of Birmingham and Dudley.

We have a proven track record as a multi academy trust and are proud of our achievements in supporting over 3000 pupils to access a god education. We work closely with the Department for Education through our Funding Agreement and are regulated by OFSTED.

We have a fully trained Data Protection Officer (DPO)

We never share data outside of our organisation without your express permission.

We are the Data Controller of personal information that this Policy applies to under the Data Protection Act 1998.

The information we collect from parents and stakeholders

We only collect information about you that:

  • records your details from online forms
  • records communications between us, so we can refer back to things should we need to
  • enables us to contact you if we need to
  • shows us how you are using the website, so we can keep improving it
  • helps us to make our website work better for you
  • helps us keep in touch with you so we can let you know about the organisation, services and courses

Parts of our website may ask you for more information so that you can use services or complete transactions. You’ll always be told when this information is being collected. In many cases you’ll be asked to enter it – for example, an email address for correspondence. This information will only be used for the purposes stated.

We collect the following information from people visiting the website:

  • Questions, queries and feedback you leave, including your email address if you send us an email
  • Your IP address and which web browser (and version) you use
  • Information on how people use the site, using cookies and page tagging, to help us to improve the website and our services

What are cookies?

Like most websites, our site uses small data files stored on your computer called cookies. Please read our Cookies Policy, which explains the types of information we collect through the use of cookies and how you can manage their use.

Permission to contact you

Our Policy states that you should only receive contact from us with information where you have specifically opted into receive this information.

To change the way we contact you please get in touch with our team on telephone number 0121 231 7131 or email us at info@drbignitemat.co.uk

How we store your personal data

All information you provide to us is stored on secure servers in secured databases.

All information stored is only used whilst you continue to use the services of drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust and the data will be securely removed from our current live database two years after your last engagement.  Any information held beyond this point is used for statistical purposes only and is not accessible for communication purposes.

The transmission of information over the internet is never completely secure. We do our very best to protect your personal data but cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site by submitting an online form, any transmission is at your own risk. We use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Any information we collect from users is used to:

  • improve the content and design of the website
  • let you use interactive features when you choose to do so
  • contact you with your permission

We never share your information with other organisations for marketing, market research or commercial purposes, and we don’t pass on your personal information to any other website.

Use of postal addresses and phone numbers

If you enter your postal address or phone number or email address into any of our online forms, we may use these details to contact you, unless you ask us not to.

Consent

We will ask your consent to receive (opt in) to certain information or communications from us about the Trust and its schools. We will only contact you in such circumstances.

Disclosure of your information to others

We may disclose your personal information:

  • if we are under a duty to disclose or share visitors’ personal data to comply with a legal obligation
  • for law enforcement purposes
  • to apply our terms of use and other agreement

We will never sell or share information we hold with any commercial or other organisations.

Links to and from our website

Our website contains links to and from other organisations’ websites. This Privacy Policy only applies to beechwood.drbignitemat.org.

If you go to another website from this one, you will need to read their privacy policy to find out what they do with your information.

When you come to our website from another website, we may get personal information about you from the other website. You should read those websites’ privacy policies if you want to know about this.

Your rights

Under the Data Protection Act 2018, you have the right:

  • to be informed so that there is transparency about the data held about you
  • of access to your personal information
  • to request rectification of your personal information where appropriate
  • to erasure/deletion of your personal information
  • to restrict/block processing of your personal information
  • to have your personal information made portable
  • to object to the processing of your personal information where appropriate
  • in respect of automated decision making

If you believe that we hold personal information about you and you would like to see a copy of it (Subject Access Request), please write to:

The Data Protection Officer, drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust, 3 Brindleyplace,, 2ndFloor, Birmingham, B1 2JB.

When we are assured of your identity we will send you a copy of the personal information that we are legally required to disclose.

Changes to our policy

As we continue to improve our website, we may update this Policy. Any changes we may make to our Privacy Policy in the future will be posted on the website.

Contact

Please get in touch if you believe that information we hold about you is inaccurate and you want it to be corrected:

 

If you wish to raise any concerns about the data we hold or the accuracy of it please contact the Trust’s Data Protection Office: