Data protection policy

The United World Colleges (International) (UWCI) is committed to protecting your personal data and takes your privacy very seriously. This policy aims to inform and update our many stakeholders (UWC schools/colleges, UWC national committees, Friends of UWC, volunteers, donors and supporters) about how and why we collect personal data and what we do with that information. The policy also outlines an individual’s rights regarding accessing and amending any personal information held by UWCI. 

UWCI is a charitable company registered in England and Wales with company number 908753 and charity number 313690. Our registered office is at 55 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1BS, United Kingdom. As a registered charity in England and Wales, this privacy notice follows the provisions under the UK Data Protection Act 2018. 

The way UWCI processes your data is governed by the UWC International data protection policy, which is reviewed regularly and can be found here: Data Protection Policy.pdf As a registered charity in England and Wales, this privacy notice follows the provisions under the UK Data Protection Act 2018. 

Additional UWC International privacy and data protection notices: 

Please note that this UWCI general data privacy policy encompasses existing privacy notices for both the UWC Website and UWC Hub, which also provide detail on how personal information is collected and processed on those platforms. 

The information we collect

We may collect personal information when you: 

â—‹ Register for events or workshops 

â—‹ Make a donation 

â—‹ Sign up for newsletters or communications 

â—‹ Engage with our social media platforms 

â—‹ Provide feedback or inquiries 

â—‹ Applying to UWC (this will include both the parent/ guardian, student or fee-payer – if applicable) 

â—‹ Receive a scholarship to attend UWC 

â—‹ Visit the UWC.org website or log onto the UWC Hub 

Please note that separate terms and conditions of use govern any use you make ofthe UWC Hub, which can be found here.

Please also see our Privacy Policy for information about how we collect and use your personal data when you use our website

We may update these Terms from time to time for legal or regulatory reasons or to allow the proper operation of the website. Any changes will be notified to you via a suitable announcement on the website. The changes will apply to the use of our website after we have given notice. If you do not wish to accept the new terms you should not continue to use the website and its associated services. If you continue to use the website after the date on which the change comes into effect, your use of the website indicates your agreement to be bound by the new terms.

If you have any queries about these terms, please contact us at dataprotectionofficer@uwcio.uwc.org.

Use of this Website

This website is provided to you for your personal use subject to these Terms. By using this website you agree to be bound by these Terms. You are responsible for ensuring that all persons who access our website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms and that they comply with them.

Availability of this Website

Although we aim to offer you the best service possible, we make no promise that the services at this website will meet your requirements. We cannot guarantee that the services will be fault-free. If a fault occurs with this website you should report it to us and we will attempt to correct the fault as soon as we reasonably can. Your access to this website may be occasionally restricted to allow for repairs, maintenance or the introduction of new facilities or services. We will attempt to restore the service as soon as we reasonably can. Access to the website may be restricted whether or not you have registered with us.

Intellectual property

The content of this website is protected by copyright, trade marks, database rights and other intellectual property rights. You may retrieve and display the content of this website on a4330232 v1 computer screen, store such content in electronic form on disk (but not any server or other storage device connected to a network) or print one copy of such content for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you keep intact all and any copyright and proprietary notices. You may not otherwise reproduce, modify, copy or distribute or use for commercial purposes any of the materials or content on this website without our written

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