Privacy Notice: Data Protection when you sign up to the IELTS email
Information Collection & Storage
The British Council will use the information that you are providing in connection with your participation in the IELTS Canada email sign up. The legal basis for processing your information is in agreement with our terms and conditions of applicant registration, available online at:
www.britishcouncil.ca/privacy-terms
In order to receive IELTS Canada emails, the British Council will collect:
- Your name
- Your email address
- The region (province or territory) where you live
- Your current status (i.e. test taker, IELTS teacher, Academic professional, Immigration professional, Media)
If you do not provide the above personal data, the British Council will be unable to send you any IELTS-related emails.
As part of signing up to receive emails from British Council IELTS Canada, you may receive:
- IELTS-related news (test centre openings, latest IELTS news and updates)
- Information on IELTS preparation material
- Information on IELTS paid products and services
Storage
All the aforementioned personal information will be stored on the British Council’s secure SharePoint site and will only be accessible by the British Council IELTS Canada Marketing Team.
For detailed information, please refer to the privacy section of our website, www.britishcouncil.ca/privacy-terms or contact the British Council Canada office. We will keep your information for a period of seven (7) years from the time of collection.
Local and Program Contact details
Contact British Council IELTS Canada (ca.ielts@britishcouncil.org) to correct, amend, or inquire about what we hold. Our office address in Canada is:
British Council
2 Queen St. East, Suite 1401
P.O. Box 30
Toronto
Ontario
M5C 3G7
Our UK head office is:
British Council
1 Redman Place
Stratford
London
E20 1JQ
Data Protection
British Council complies with data protection law (2018 UK Data Protection Law and GDPR) in the UK and laws in other countries that meet internationally accepted standards
Data Protection Authority
You have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold on you, and the right to ask us to correct any inaccuracies in that information. If you have concerns about how we have used your personal information, you also have the right to complain to a privacy regulator. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office is the regulatory body for such matters:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow Cheshire
SK9 5AF
UNITED KINGDOM
Website: www.ico.org.uk
Email: casework@ico.org.uk
For detailed information, please refer to the privacy section of our website, https://www.britishcouncil.ca/privacy-terms or contact the British Council Canada office. We will keep your information for a period of seven (7) years from the time of collection.
For Subject Access Requests or other inquires
Contact British Council IELTS Canada (ca.ielts@britishcouncil.org) and the British Council Disclosure Team (IGDisclosures@britishcouncil.org) for inquiries about data protection and personal information collection:
Information Governance Advisor (Disclosures)
British Council
58 Whitworth Street
Manchester
M1 6BB
United Kingdom
Phone: +44(0) 161 957 7624
Email: IGDisclosures@britishcouncil.org
British Council has measures in place to ensure the adequacy of personal data transferred outside the European Economic Area. For further details, please contact InfoGovernance@britishcouncil.org.
Under UK Data Protection law you have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold on you, and the right to ask us to correct any inaccuracies in that information. If you have concerns about how we have used your personal information, you also have the right to complain to a privacy regulator.
For detailed information, please refer to the privacy section of our website, https://www.britishcouncil.ca/privacy-terms or contact the British Council Canada office.
