Education Services Privacy Notice - short version

When you enrol your child at school or early years centre you are required to provide some personal information about yourself and your child in order to access services provided by Educational Services.

How we will use the informationabout you and your child?

All personal data is processed by Educational Services staff.  We will only collect personal data

from you that we need in order to provide educational services and oversee the provision  of these services to your child. We will use your personal data to contact you; if the school requires to discuss your child's education, in an emergency and to keep you fully involved in your child's educational journey.

Who we share your information with

Your child's personal information will only be shared where it is appropriate to do so in order to ensure full access to services such as national assessments, health promotion, transport, school meals, careers and online services.

In addition we have a duty to protect public funds and to this end, we may check the information you have given with other information we hold, share your information with other council services and share your information with other local authorities, for the purpose of protecting public funds and to prevent or detect fraud or crime.

What are my rights?

You have various rights in relation to the personal data that we hold about you. This includes the right to ask us to provide you with access to your personal information and to rectify any inaccuracies contained within the personal information.

For more information about these rights please see the full privacy notice.

If you have a complaint

If you are unhappy with the way we have has dealt with your personal data, you can complain toour Data Protection Officer:

Data Protection Officer, Information Governance Team, Legal and Democratic Services, County Buildings, Wellington Square, Ayr KA7 1DR

Email: DataProtection@south-ayrshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01292 612223

If you remain dissatisfied, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner:

Information Commissioner's Office, 45 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7HL

Email: scotland@ico.org.uk
Telephone: 0131  244 9001

If you have no internet access

Please contact us at the above postal address or telephone  number if you wish a copy of any of the above information and you do not have access to the internet. We will provide you with a hard copy of the information.

How to access our full Privacy Notice

View the full Education Services Privacy Notice.