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Privacy notices

The University of Brighton needs to collect and process personal data in order to provide services to students, manage its operations effectively, and meet legal requirements.

Personal data is information that relates to an identifiable individual. It can also include ‘special categories of data’, which is information about your racial or ethic origin, religious or other beliefs, physical or mental health, the processing of which is subject to strict requirements. Similarly information about criminal convictions and offences is also subject to strict requirements.

The privacy notices below set out how we use your personal data.

Data Controller

The Data Controller is the University of Brighton, Mithras House, Lewes Road.

We are registered with the Information Commissioners Office, number Z5395727

If you would like information about how the university uses your personal data please contact dataprotection@brighton.ac.uk, 01273 642010.

Data Protection Officer

The Data Protection Officer is responsible for advising the university on compliance with data protection legislation and monitoring its performance against it.

If you have any concerns regarding the way in which the university is processing your personal data, please contact Rachel Page, Head of Data Compliance and Records Management, dataprotection@brighton.ac.uk, 01273 642010.

How does the university protect data?

The university takes the security of your data seriously. It has internal policies and controls in place to ensure that your data is not lost, accidentally destroyed, misused or disclosed, and is not accessed except by our employees in the proper performance of their duties.

Data subject's rights: access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, right to data portability

As a data subject, you have a number of rights. You can:

  • access and obtain a copy of your data via a subject access request
  • require the university to change incorrect or incomplete data
  • require the university to delete or stop processing your data, for example where the data is no longer necessary for the purposes of processing
  • object to the processing of your data, in certain circumstances, for example, where the university is relying on its legitimate interests as the legal ground for processing; or for direct marketing purposes
  • ask the university to stop processing data for a period if data is inaccurate or there is a dispute about whether or not your interests override the university's legitimate grounds for processing data
  • withdraw your consent at any time, where we have requested and obtained your consent
  • where our lawful basis is consent or performance of a contract we will allow portability of your data.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights – see our Requesting information page, or contact the data compliance team at 01273 642010, dataprotection@brighton.ac.uk.

The right to complain to the ICO

If you are unsatisfied with the way the university has processed your personal data, or have any questions or concerns about your data please contactdataprotection@brighton.ac.uk.

If we are not able to resolve the issue to your satisfaction, you have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Data protection policy (pdf)

Requesting personal information

Enquirer privacy notice

When you first contact us to ask a question about the university or our courses, we will create a record in your name. We will add information to this record whenever you contact us, so that we can respond to your enquiry and offer you appropriate services.

Prospective student privacy

When you book to come to an open day, request a prospectus, meet us at a HE fair, or register for updates from us, we will create a record in your name. We will add information to this record whenever you contact us, so that we can respond to your enquiries and offer you appropriate services. You can also opt in to receiving extra information about Brighton.

Applicant privacy notice

When you accept an offer of a place at Brighton, we will collect and use more information about you in connection with your application and future study.

Student privacy notice

When you enrol as a student, we will collect and use more information about you in connection with your study, and we will keep long-term academic transcript data.

Staff privacy notice

When you apply to work with us, and when you accept an employment offer and become a member of staff, we will collect and use more information about you in connection with your employment.

Alumni and friends privacy

This policy sets out how the University of Brighton uses your personal data for its charitable purposes and is provided in addition to the university’s data protection policy, privacy policy and website terms of use policy.

Event privacy policy

This policy sets out how any personal data we collect from you will be processed by us when you register online to attend an event at the University of Brighton.

Research privacy notice (pdf)

If you agree to participate in a research project being undertaken by one of our members of staff or students, we may need to collect personal data. This privacy notice provides information about use of your personal data for research. Depending on the project you will separately be provided with information about what data will be collected and how it will be used.

Business and external stakeholder privacy notice

As part of business engagement activity the university collects and processes personal data relating to collaborative research and enterprise activity, the recruitment of our students and graduates, hiring university conference spaces and accommodation, news and events, community engagement, and supporting or studying with us.

Library Services Privacy Notice (pdf)

This policy sets out how your personal data is collected and used by the library to provide you with access to resources.

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