Privacy Policy.

This website is operated by Good Stead Theatre School. We take your privacy very seriously and urge you to read this policy carefully because it contains important information about:

• Who we are

• How and why we collect, store, use, and share personal information

• Your rights in relation to your personal information

• How to contact us and supervisory authorities in the event that you have a complaint

Who We Are

Good Stead Theatre School (‘we’ or ‘us’) collects, uses, and is responsible for certain personal information about you. When we do so, we are regulated under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which apply across the European Union (including the United Kingdom), and we are responsible as the ‘controller’ of that personal information for the purposes of those laws.

The Personal Information We Collect and Use

a) Personal Information You Provide to Us

We collect the following personal information that you provide to us:

• Name, email address, date of birth, and place of residence

Examples of when we collect this information include:

• When registering for our weekly classes or intensive workshops.

b) Personal Information You Provide About Third Parties

If you give us information about another person, you confirm that the other person has appointed you to act on their behalf and agreed that you:

• Shall consent on their behalf to the processing of their personal data

• Shall receive any data protection notices on their behalf

• Shall consent on their behalf to the transfer of their personal data abroad

How We Use Your Personal Information

We collect information about our users for the following purposes:

• To provide and gather information related to our weekly classes and intensive workshops.

Who Your Information May Be Shared With

We may share your information with:

• Law enforcement agencies in connection with any investigation to help prevent unlawful activity

We will not share your personal information with any other third parties.

Marketing

We would like to send you information about products, services, offers, competitions, and our business that may be of interest to you. Such information could be sent by post, email, telephone, text message, or automated call.

We will ask whether you would like us to send you marketing messages on the first occasion that you provide any relevant contact information (e.g., signing up for a newsletter, entering a competition). If you opt in to receive such marketing from us, you can opt out at any time (see ‘What rights do you have?’ below for further information). If you have any queries about how to opt out or are receiving messages you do not want, you can contact us using the details provided below.

Whether Personal Information Has to Be Provided by You, and If So Why

The provision of the following information is required from you:

• Name, place of residence, date of birth, and email address of the applicant

This is to enable us to:

• Contact you with further information regarding our weekly classes and intensive workshops.

We will inform you at the point of collecting information from you whether you are required to provide the information to us.

How Long Your Personal Information Will Be Kept

We will hold your personal information for the following periods:

• Ongoing unless you choose to opt out of our emails.

These periods are no longer than necessary in each case.

Reasons We Can Collect and Use Your Personal Information

We rely on the following as the lawful basis for collecting and using your personal information:

• Consent

• Legal obligation

• Vital interests

• Legitimate interests

The legitimate interests relied upon are as follows:

• To promote theatre arts to those who wish to pursue this interest through our weekly classes and intensive workshops. The information is used to provide you with requested information and to help us facilitate participation in our classes and workshops. The impact on privacy is minimal.

Consequences of Our Use of Your Personal Information

The consequence to you of our use of your personal information is:

• You will receive email updates relating to our weekly classes, intensive workshops, and other related events.

Keeping Your Information Secure

We have appropriate security measures in place to prevent personal information from being accidentally lost or used or accessed in an unauthorized way. We limit access to your personal information to those who have a genuine business need to know it. Those processing your information will do so only in an authorized manner and are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

We will also use technological and organizational measures to keep your information secure, including:

• User account access protected by email and password

While we use all reasonable efforts to secure your personal data, the use of the internet is not entirely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the security or integrity of any personal data transferred via the internet. If you have any concerns about your information, please contact us using the details below.

Transfers of Your Information Out of the EEA

We will not transfer your personal information outside of the EEA at any time.

Children and the Validity of Consent

Where we obtain consent from any user, we will take reasonable steps to ascertain whether the user is over 13 years of age and sufficiently informed to give valid consent. If the user is not, parental consent will be required.

What Rights Do You Have?

Under the GDPR, you have a number of important rights free of charge. In summary, these include the right to:

• Access your personal information and supplementary information

• Require us to correct any mistakes in the information we hold

• Require the erasure of personal information concerning you in certain situations

• Object at any time to processing of your personal information for direct marketing

• Restrict our processing of your personal information in certain circumstances

• Claim compensation for damages caused by our breach of data protection laws

For further information on these rights, see the Guidance from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on individual rights under GDPR: ICO Website.

If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please:

• Email, call, or write to us

• Provide enough information to identify you

• Provide proof of your identity (e.g., a copy of your driving license, passport, or a recent utility bill)

• Specify the information your request relates to

How to Complain

We hope we can resolve any query or concern you raise about our use of your information. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK’s Information Commissioner at: https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ or by calling 0303 123 1113.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

This privacy policy was published on 20/01/2025 and last updated on [20/01/2025].

We may change this privacy policy from time to time. Please check this policy occasionally to ensure you are aware of the most recent version.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about this policy or the information we hold about you, please contact us by:

• Email: will@gstheatreschool.co.uk

Our Data Protection Officer is Will Stead.