Privacy Policy

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Our contact details

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Name: L.I.T.S. Limited

Address: 19 Fairway, Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent. BR5 1EF

Phone Number: 01689 897620

E-mail: enquiries@lits.org.uk

 

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The type of personal information we collect

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We currently collect and process the following information:

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Personal identifiers, contacts and characteristics:-

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• Name

• Address

• Date of Birth

• Telephone Number

• Email Address

• NI Number

• Passport & Birth Certificate Numbers

• Ethnic Origin

• Sexual Orientation

 

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How we get the personal information and why we have it

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Most of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by the learner, or their employer, for one of the following reasons:-

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• Identification

• Qualification registration

• Course programmes

• Funding allocation

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We may share this information with:

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• The Department for Education (DfE)

• The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

• Approved assessment centres

• Awarding bodies

• Colleges, universities and approved training providers

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Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

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• consent.

• contractual obligation.

• legal obligation.

• the need to perform a public task.

• have a legitimate interest.

 

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How we store your personal information

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Information is securely stored on our central server and, in the instances of original/hard copies, in a secured filing system.

We keep this information for six years. We will then dispose of electronic information by auto deletion and paper-based information by shredding.

 

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Data protection rights

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Under data protection law, rights include:
 

Right of access - the right to ask for copies of personal information.

Right to rectification - the right to ask us to rectify personal information that is inaccurate or incomplete.

Right to erasure - the right to ask us to erase personal information in certain circumstances.

Right to restriction of processing - the right to ask us to restrict the processing of personal information in certain circumstances.

Right to object to processing - the right to object to the processing of personal information in certain circumstances.

Right to data portability - the right to ask that we transfer personal information to another organisation, or individual, in certain circumstances.

L.I.T.S. have one month to respond to any requests made and will not charge any individual for exercising their rights.

Requests should be made via our contact details recorded at the top of this document.

 

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​How to complain

 

If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, you can make a complaint to us via our contact us page or via the following:

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​Email:      enquiries@lits.org.uk
Address:   19 Fairway
               Petts Wood

               Orpington

               Kent

               BR5 1EF

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Phone:     +44 (0) 1689 897 620

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You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.

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The ICO’s address:

           

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

 

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

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ICO website: https://www.ico.org.uk

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Changes to our privacy policy

L.I.T.S. Limited keeps its privacy policy under regular review. This privacy policy was last updated in March 2025.

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