Honiton Primary School is committed to complying with Data Protection Legislation in the UK. (Comprising of UK GDPR & Data Protection Act 2018). and abides by the Data Protection Principles as outlined below.

The principles say that personal data must be:

• Processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner
• Collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes
• Adequate relevant and limited to what is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it is processed
• Accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date
• Kept for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which it is processed
• Processed in a way that ensures it is appropriately secure

In addition Honiton Primary School must be able to demonstrate compliance with the principles (Accountability)

We will only process personal data where we have one of 6 ‘lawful bases’ (legal reasons) to do so under data protection law:

• The data needs to be processed so that the school can fulfil a contract with the individual, or the individual has asked the school to take specific steps before entering into a contract

• The data needs to be processed so that the school can comply with a legal obligation
• The data needs to be processed to ensure the vital interests of the individual e.g. to protect someone’s life
• The data needs to be processed so that the school, as a public authority, can perform a task in the public interest, and carry out its official functions
• The data needs to be processed for the legitimate interests of the school or a third party (provided the individual’s rights and freedoms are not overridden)

• The individual (or their parent/carer when appropriate in the case of a pupil) has freely given clear consent

For Special Category Data the school ensures that an additional basis for processing is identified as outlined within Article 9 of the UK GDPR.

Honiton Primary School takes its data protection responsibilities very seriously.  If you have any queries or concerns in relation to the way the school has handled your Personal Data, please direct these to our Data Protection Officer, Alison Carder in the first instance by emailing admin@honiton-pri.devon.sch.uk or telephone 01404 548700.

In the unlikely event that we are unable to resolve your concerns, please contact the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at -  https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint