Privacy, Data Protection & Information Request Policies
AM2 Ashford is part of South Kent College.
Data Protection Policy
It is the policy of South Kent College to collect, store and process, in accordance with the Data protection Principles set out in the Data Protection Act 1998, only that personal data necessary to comply with:
- The College's statutory function of providing education and goods and services in connection with educations.
- The College's statutory and common law duties, including health and safety.
A full copy of the Data Protection Policy is available from South Kent College. Please contact us if you would like to see it.
For details on requesting information about yourself or the college please consult our 'Information Requests' section below.
Privacy Policy
If you choose to request information via a contact/enquiry/request form on this website you will need to pass personal data to South Kent College.
Where you provide personal data to South Kent College such data will be used only for the service you have requested.
South Kent College's website server does not automatically capture or store personal data from visitors, other than to log the user's IP address and session information such as the duration of the visit to the site and the nature of the browser used. This information is used only for administration of the website and in the compilation of statistics used by us to assess the use of the site.
The AM2 Ashford website also uses the Google Analytics service. This service logs the user's IP address and session information using cookies. Cookies are simple text files stored locally on your computer. The information contained inside them, such as the duration of the visit to the site and the nature of the browser used, will be transmitted to, stored by and used by Google to provide statistics and evaluation for the purpose of compiling reports about website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.
You may refuse the usage of tracking cookies on your computer by adjusting the security options of your internet browser. For information on how to do this, as well as further information about cookies, please visit www.AboutCookies.org. Please note that by blocking cookies you may limit your usage of this website with regard to functionality.
By using the www.am2ashford.co.uk website you are consenting to the processing of data about you by South Kent College and Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
Information Requests
This page details how to request information that South Kent College holds. If the information required is personal then please refer to the Data Protection Act 1998 Information Requests section, otherwise refer to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Information Requests section.
Data Protection Act 1998 Information Request
Under the Data Protection Act 1998, you are entitled to request a copy of information about yourself held by South Kent College.
Your request must be addressed to:
The Data Controller (DPA)
South Kent College
Shorncliffe Road
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 2TZ
Freedom of Information Act Information Request
If you wish to request information held by South Kent College under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoI) please refer to Freedom of Information submission (PDF 480kB).
Your request must be addressed to:
The Data Controller (FoI)
South Kent College
Shorncliffe Road
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 2TZ
South Kent College aims to deal with your request within the statutory 20 working days deadline. South Kent College reserves the right to charge for information requested under the FoI Act. The college will attempt to provide as much of the information requested as possible within that limit.
