Data Protection
As an academy of The Aspire Educational Trust we collect and process data as part of our public functions under The Data Protection Act 1998 and General Data Protection Regulation.
We are a member of the Aspire Educational Trust and follow the Data Protection governance set by the Trust - for more information click here.
This statement confirms that, at Sandbach Primary Academy, we do not store or process any form of biometric data, such as fingerprints or retina scans.
The Board of Trustees and data protection officer (DPO) will review this statement on at least an annual basis. The next scheduled review date for this statement is Autumn Term 2024.
If the school does decide to store or process biometric data, a policy will be implemented for the processing of such data, which would be made available on the school website. Any changes made to the school’s position on the processing of biometric data will be clearly communicated to all staff, parents and pupils.
If you have any questions about this statement, please contact the DPO on dpo@aet.cheshire.sch.uk
Data Protection and Privacy Notices
The Aspire Educational Trust takes the protection of all personal data seriously. We treat all personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and our data protection policies which can be found at the bottom of this page.
You can contact our Data Protection team on dpo@aet.cheshire.sch.uk
What is a Privacy Notice?
A privacy notice is a statement that describes how The Aspire Educational Trust collects, uses, retains and discloses personal information.
To ensure that we process any personal data fairly and lawfully we are required to inform you:
Why we need your data
How it will be used and
Who it will be shared with
This information also explains what rights that you have to control how we use that information. The law determines how organisations can use personal information.
The Aspire Educational Trust recognises the importance of protecting personal and confidential information in all that we do.
Other important documents include
If you have any questions about our Privacy Notices or information we hold about you please get in touch.