Privacy policy
This Privacy Notice explains when and why we collect personal information about you, how we use it, and the conditions under which we may disclose it to others. Your personal data is defined as any information that can directly or indirectly identify you. This notice also explains how we keep your data safe and secure and includes information you need to know about your rights and how to exercise them.
Need to get in touch?
Email us: jmsudpo@ljmu.ac.uk or jmsu@ljmu.ac.uk
Call us: 0151 231 4900
Data Protection Officer: Abbie Beckett
Who are we?
We are Liverpool John Moores University Students’ Union (JMSU), and for the purposes of UK Data Protection Law, we are registered with the ICO.
Personal data collected, how and why we collect it, and on what lawful basis
Your Rights
Under data protection laws in the UK and EU, you have certain rights over the personal information that we hold about you. If you would like to exercise your rights, please get in contact with any of the details listed above. Here is a summary of the rights we think apply:
Right to be Informed
You have the right to be informed as to how we use your data and under what lawful basis we carry out any processing. This Privacy Notice sets this information out; however, if you would like further information, please get in touch.
Right of Erasure
You may ask us to delete some or all of the information we hold about you. Sometimes, where we have a legal obligation, we cannot erase your personal data.
Right to Object
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information, such as where processing is based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
Inaccurate Personal Information Corrected
Inaccurate or incomplete information we hold about you can be corrected. The accuracy of your information is important to us, and we are working on ways to make this easier for you to review and correct the information that we hold about you. If any of your information is out of date or if you are unsure of this, please get in touch through any of the contact details listed in this notice.
Right of Restriction
You have a right to restrict the processing of some or all of your personal information if there is a disagreement about its accuracy, or we are not lawfully allowed to use it.
Right to Access
You have a right to request access to a copy of your personal information that we hold about you, along with the information on what personal information we use, why we use it, who we share it with, how long we keep it for and whenever it has been used for automated decision making. You can make a request for access free of charge and proof of identity is required.
Automated Decision Making
Automated decision-making takes place when an electronic system uses personal information to make a decision without human intervention. You have the right to question the outcome of automated decisions that may create legal effects or create a similar significant impact on you.
Portability
You can ask us to provide you or a third-party with some of the personal information that we hold about you.
Right to Withdraw Consent
Where you have provided consent to our use of your data, you also have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
Transferring your information outside of the United Kingdom
Where personal data is stored outside of the UK and the EEA, safeguards to protect personal data may include but are not limited to the UK Addendum used in conjunction with the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), or UK International Data Transfer Agreement (IDTAs). Such safeguards will be subject to Transfer Risk Assessments (TRAs).
Complaints procedure
If you are unhappy with the way we process your data, please get in touch by using one of the contact methods above. You can also make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO):
Phone: 0303 123 1113
Address: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Changes to our Privacy Notice
This privacy notice is kept under regular review. If we make any significant changes to the way in which we process your information, we will let you know by either reaching out to you or posting a banner on the website.
