We are the Workforce Development Trust Ltd (WD Trust), a registered UK charity. The Workforce Development Trust incorporates: Skills for Health, Skills Platform, Skills for Justice, SFJ Awards and People 1st International.
Data Protection Manager, Workforce Development Trust, Vertigo, Cheese Lane, Bristol, BS2 0JJ. Telephone: 0117 922 1155.
ITHelpdesk@skillsforhealth.org.uk
From our websites and online services we may collect the following information:
When using some of our services, we may collect the following information in addition to the above:
We may use your information that we collect to:
We process your information using one of the following lawful bases:
In order to deliver our services we may share your data within the WD Trust group of companies, and with third party vendors and outsourced service providers that assist us in carrying out business activities. We only share data where required and only for the specific purposes listed above. Where we act as a reseller, we will share your data with the service provider in order for them to deliver the service. We never sell your data to third parties.
We endeavour to store personal information within the EU wherever possible, but in some cases information may be transferred internationally where there is a technological requirement or third party service provider. In these cases, we will ensure that third party providers provide adequate safeguards to protect that data.
If you would like to be removed from our database or check the information we store about you, please contact us using the details above. In some cases we may not be able to action requests. This may be because we have a legal or statutory obligation to retain the data, or that we are only the ‘data processor’, in which case we will direct you to the ‘data controller’ to deal with your request.
We use third party software for analytics, information is collected and transmitted to the analytics provider. We may then use this information to compile statistical reports and evaluate how our websites, products and services are used. In some cases, this information may be used to provide a personalised experience for you.
We use Google Analytics, Google Analytics uses cookies to define user sessions, and to provide several reporting features. These cookies are set or updated only to collect the data required for such reports. You can opt out http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout here.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a simple text file that is stored by your browser when you visit a website. It helps the site remember information about your visit to improve your experience on subsequent visits to the site. For example, it may remember your language preference, help you sign in, or what’s in your shopping basket.
How we use cookies
We use cookies to collect information that is used to measure and examine visitor behaviour on our websites. The information we collect does not give us access to any information about you unless you have chosen to share that data with us.
We use Google Analytics on our websites to enable us to gather visitor information. This information is used to help us improve visitor experience, understand how visitors use our websites, and provide visitor analytics. You can find out more about how Google use cookies at http://www.google.co.uk/policies/privacy/
We also use cookies to improve the relevancy of ads on Google and other websites; this is called remarketing and can be opted out of through Google’s Ad Settings. Cookies are also used for ads personalisation. You can opt out here http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
For more information about cookies please see http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact on the functionality of our website.
Some of our websites use social media functions. These features are provided by third parties and your interactions with them are governed by the privacy policy of the providers. These providers may include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and AddThis.
We are committed to keeping your personal data safe and secure from unauthorised access to or unauthorised alterations, disclosure or destruction of information that we hold.
Our security measures include: