Privacy notice
This Privacy Notice explains who we are, how and why we collect and use personal information about you, what personal data is collected and held about you when using the CHILD-REN website and dashboard, our purposes and lawful bases for processing, who we share your personal data with, relevant retention periods, and how you can exercise your privacy rights.
Please do read this notice to understand our practices and if you have any questions, please contact us using the contact details provided below.
Who We Are
Throughout this notice, “we”, “our” and “us” refer to the researchers at CHILD-REN, however the Data Controller for the projects are Manchester Metropolitan University, an exempt charity under Schedule 2 to the Charities Act 1993 (amended by the Charities Act 2011), unless another data controller is specified in relation to a specific research project.
Manchester Metropolitan University is the Data Controller in respect of the personal data you provide as part of engaging in any of the research activity reported on the CHILD-REN website and the researchers at CHILD-REN for any data you share as you engage with the CHILD-REN website or dashboard.
Manchester Metropolitan University is registered as a Data Controller with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). We manage personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the University’s Data Protection Policy.
The personal data we process
We collect and process certain data about you, if you use the contact us function of the website, and when you download a report from the data dashboard. This includes:
- Name
- Email address
- Job Title and Place of Work
The purposes of the processing
Your information will enable us to:
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Use of personal data |
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Legitimate Interest
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If you contact us, we may also keep a record of that correspondence.
The recipients or categories of recipients of the personal data
We may disclose personal data about you to the following third parties:
- CHILD-REN research team
The right to withdraw consent
If we have collected and process your personal information with your consent, then you can withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted prior to your withdrawal, nor will it affect processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent. You can withdraw your consent by writing to hello@child-ren.org stating your name, and in the e–mail subject state: Withdrawal of Consent.
Data retention
Your personal data will only be retained for as long as it is necessary in accordance with the Manchester Metropolitan University’s Retention and Disposal Schedule. Specifically, we will retain your name, email address, and job title for 2 years
Your rights in respect of the processing
The GDPR provides data subjects with the following data subject rights:
- The right to be informed – this privacy notice assists with fulfilling these obligations.
- The right of access.
- The right to rectification.
- The right to erasure.
- The right to restrict processing
- The right to data portability
- The right to object
Please note, that these rights apply in certain circumstances, for example according to the lawful basis utilised by the data controllers. The right of access to personal information held about you exists in order to be aware of, and verify, the lawfulness of the processing. Please use the contact information below to exercise these rights.
Contacting us
For questions or concerns about this Privacy Notice, or our use of your personal information, please contact Anna Leyland in the first instance a.leyland@mmu.ac.uk
Updates to this privacy notice
We may update this privacy notice from time to time in response to changing legal, technical or business developments. When we update our privacy notice, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make.
