Learnful™ is committed to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.
This notice explains when and why we might collect personal information from you when you use our websites (including our online registration, Learning Management and Certification systems) or otherwise interact with us and how we will store and use that information.
We may change this notice from time to time so please re-read the notice occasionally to ensure that you are happy with any changes. By continuing to use our website or access our services you are agreeing to be bound by this notice.
Any questions about this notice or our privacy practices should be sent by email to [email protected] or by writing to Data Protection Manager, 77 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2, Ireland. Alternatively, you can telephone +353 1 211 8686 / +44 2033180594
Woodbury Learning Academy Limited T/A Learnful™ is an Education & Training Provider.
Learnful™ is registered in Ireland as Woodbury Learning Academy Limited, Registration No. 658912. Our registered address is 77 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2, Ireland.
We may collect and process the following data about you:
Such as when you fill in a form on our website, create a login to one of our systems, make a purchase from us, get in touch by email or phone, give us feedback, enter a competition or prize draw or speak to us at an event.
Such as how you use our websites and services using tracking tools like cookies and other similar technologies stored on your computer, mobile or other devices. For more information please see our Cookie Notice.
We may also receive information about you if you use the services of certain third parties and their privacy policy allows the sharing of information with third-parties. For example, if you attend a conference which shares delegate information with exhibitors and sponsors, or if you interact with us on certain third-party websites or social media.
We may use the following information for the purposes set out in this privacy notice, depending on the nature of our relationship with you.
We will hold contact details such as your name, address, email address, phone number and other information relevant to the products and services that we provide.
When you use our websites or systems we may collect information about your use of these from our server logs, including information such as your IP address. We may also look at how you found our website and what information you looked at on our website to analyse activity on our website.
We may collect information about how you respond to our emails and whether you open them or click any links in them.
We may collect details of your interactions with us at conferences, events and meetings, on social media, and correspondence via email or telephone.
We might add to the above information with information received from other companies or sources including demographic information, market research or other publicly available information. Combining this information with your information enables us to provide you with a better service and more focused information.
To register you as a learner and on our qualifications and programmes, including name, date of birth, gender, ethnicity and details of any reasonable adjustments or special considerations.
We may use your information to:
If you are a learner registered on one of our qualifications or programmes we may use your information to;
We collect sensitive personal data relating to learners’ age, ethnicity, employment status, ability status and gender. We use this data in aggregate and anonymously to allow us to measure use and accessibility of our programmes, qualifications and assessments across different sections of society. We also use this data to ensure the validity of our qualifications and assessments.
In certain circumstances, we may require sensitive personal data relating to a learner’s physical or mental health to enable us to administer requests for special considerations or reasonable adjustments. We may also need to request such information if it is required for the investigation of a complaint or appeal.
We may use the information you provide to us to better understand your interests so we can try and predict what other products, services and information you might be most interested in. This enables us to tailor our communications to make them more relevant and interesting for you. If you don’t want us to do this you may opt-out on our website.
We do not use profiling to make automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects.
We may process information on the following grounds:
You have the right to decide whether to supply your information or not.
We have a regulatory requirement to hold certain information about individuals involved in the delivery of our qualifications and some of our services also require that we hold contact information for named individuals. This information may be provided when applying for Centre Recognition or Course Approval or during the on-going operation of your account. Failure to supply this information may mean that you are unable to meet your obligations under our Recognised Centre Agreement and therefore you may not be able to work with us.
We will not sell or rent your data to third parties.
We will not share your data with third parties for marketing purposes.
From time to time we may need to share your information with selected third-party business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of a contract we have with them. In such circumstances, we only share the data necessary for them to deliver the service and have in place a contract or data sharing and usage agreement that requires them to keep your data secure and not to use it for their own marketing purposes.
If Woodbury Learning Academy Limited, or a substantial part of its assets, is acquired by a third party we may need to transfer your personal information to this third party as part of any business restructuring or reorganisation.
We may be required to share your information if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal information to comply with a legal obligation or as required by the relevant regulator.
Wherever possible we will store your data in the EU, the European Economic Area (EEA) or a jurisdiction that complies with the GDPR. The data we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside of these areas. When this is the case we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights are protected as outlined in this notice.
If you use our services while you are outside the EEA, your information may be transferred outside the EEA to provide these services.
Our website and services are designed to be used by those aged over the age of 18 years.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, please do not submit any personal data through our services. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children’s Internet usage and to instruct their children never to provide personal data without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 18 has provided Personal Data to Woodbury Learning Academy Limited without permission, please contact us, and we will endeavour to delete that information from our databases.
We will retain your information in line with our data retention schedule. Typically, we retain your information for no longer than three years after the end of your relationship with us. Learner data is retained for a minimum of 10 years in line with the requirements of the relevant regulator.
You have a right to withdraw or change the consent you have given us, and you also have the right to object to processing for legitimate interests. You can do this on our Communication Preferences page on our website.
The accuracy of your information is important to us. If you have changed your email address or believe any of the other information we hold about you may be inaccurate or out of date please email us at [email protected]. Alternatively you can telephone +35312118686 / +44 2033180594
You have the right to ask for a copy of the information Learnful™ holds about you. We will need to verify your identity as part of this process and may require a copy of a form of photographic ID to do this. You can do this on our Communication Preferences page on our website.
In the event that you wish to make a complaint about how your personal data is processed by Learnful or how your complaint has been handled, you have the right to lodge a complaint directly with the supervisory authority and Learnful’s data protection manager.
Data Protection Manager, 77 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2, Ireland. Phone +35312118686
Data Protection Commission, 21 Fitzwilliam Square South, Dublin 2, D02 RD28, Ireland. www.dataprotection.ie