Privacy Policy

Who we are

Penk Valley Academy Trust is responsible for the operation of this website and is the data controller for personal information collected through it. This notice explains what information we collect when you use our website, why we use it, who we may share it with and the rights available to you.

This website provides information about the Trust and its schools. More detailed privacy notices are available for:

• pupils and parents or carers;
• employees, workers and contractors;
• trustees and governors; and
• job applicants.

Where one of those notices applies to your relationship with the Trust, it should be read alongside this website privacy notice. The Trust’s existing notices identify it as controller and direct privacy enquiries to the Data Protection Lead

Information we collect when you visit our website

When you visit the website, limited technical information may be collected automatically. This may include:

• your IP address;
• the date and time of your visit;
• the pages and documents you access;
• the website or page that referred you to us;
• your browser, device and operating system;
• approximate geographic location, such as country, region or city, inferred from your IP address;
• website performance and security information; and
• details of requests that are blocked or identified as potentially malicious.

We use this information to:

• deliver the website and its content;
• protect the website and our systems from malicious or unauthorised activity;
• diagnose faults and technical issues;
• monitor website availability and performance;
• understand general use of the website, where optional analytics have been enabled with the appropriate consent; and
• maintain records of security incidents.

We do not use this technical information to determine your precise physical location or to create advertising profiles.

Content delivery, security and geographic controls

We may use a content delivery and website security provider, including , to route website requests, deliver pages and documents, apply geographic access controls, reduce automated scanning, and protect the website against malicious traffic and denial-of-service attacks.

As part of providing these services, the provider may process limited technical information such as your IP address, approximate location, requested page or file, browser information and security-event data. Public documents downloaded from the website, including policies, may also be delivered and temporarily cached through the provider’s network.

The provider acts on our instructions and may use approved affiliates, network partners and sub-processors to deliver the service. We require our processors to protect personal information and use it only for the agreed purposes.

 

Online forms

Our website platform may automatically collect limited technical information when a form is submitted, including the user’s IP address and an approximate location inferred from it. This information is used to protect the website, prevent malicious activity and diagnose technical issues.

In addition to this technical processing, we will use the information entered into a form for the purpose explained on or alongside that form. Depending on the nature of the submission, our lawful basis may be public task, legal obligation, contract, legitimate interests or consent. Where a separate Trust privacy notice applies, such as the privacy notice for pupils and parents, staff, governors or job applicants, that notice should also be read.

 

 

Form Submissions

We may collect information about your approximate location when you submit a form on our website.

This may include:

• Your IP address
• Geographic location (such as city or region), inferred from your IP address or device data

We collect this information to:

• Identify and prevent fraudulent or malicious activity
• Diagnose technical issues

We process this data under our legitimate interests in operating and improving our website and ensuring its security.

We do not use this information to identify your precise location, and we do not share it with third parties for marketing purposes.

Cookies Used

Necessary

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.

You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.