Privacy Notice
Your Personal Data
Craig Anderson is known as the ‘Controller’ of the personal data you provide to me. I am registered with the ICO (Information Commissioners Office) in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). If you have any questions regarding my privacy policy, please email me at craigandersonpiano@gmail.com.
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The only information that will strictly be collected is a contact name and an email address, plus any other comments you choose to share in the extra information box.
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Use of Personal Data in Connection with my Teaching Services
What I need
Prior to/At your first music lesson, you will be asked to complete a data consent form which will ask for the following information below. Unless otherwise agreed with you, I will only collect basic personal data about all my students plus any parents/guardians if the pupil is under the age of 16. The information I need can be found below.:
1) Names of my students (and parents/guardians if the pupil is under the age of 16):
2) Home address
3) Email addresses (parents/guardians email addresses if the pupil is under the age of 16):
4) Telephone numbers (parents/guardians telephone numbers if the pupil is under the age of 16):
Other personal information below is not required by me, but is useful to have, for reasons that are next to each point.
5) Date of birth/age of student: (This is needed when I enter pupils for exams. Also it can help me to find age relevant materials, for example a 10 year old may prefer to play current music rather than music from the 1950’s)
6) Medical needs/conditions: (Only provide me this information if you feel I need to be aware of anything)
Why I need it?
I need to know basic personal data in order to provide you with the my teaching services you have engaged me to provide, and to assert my right to be recompensed in return for these services as per the agreement I have with you. I will not collect any personal data from you that I do not need in order to provide and oversee the services I have agreed to provide you with.
What I do with it
All the personal data I hold about you will be processed by Craig Anderson in the UK. The information is also shared with the following third-party organisations who are all GDPR compliant. However, it is recommended you read their privacy policies if you have any concerns about how your data may be stored. For example, Google, Intuit Quickbooks and My Music Staff do store data on servers outside the UK, meaning the level of protection may not be the same as it is here in the UK. I am happy to explain when and how I use these other services.
• Accounting Software company – Intuit Quickbooks
• Email/ Cloud Services – Gmail / Google Cloud Services (eg: Drive) / My Music Staff
• Examination boards – ABRSM, Trinity College London, Trinity Rock, LCM
No other third parties will have access to your personal data unless there is a legal obligation for me to provide it. I will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your personal data is processed securely. Your Data will be held mostly electronically needs a pin or password to access, and are encrypted but occasionally your data may be kept on paper format (eg: like this form).
How long I keep it?
I will generally keep your personal data for a minimum of 6 years, after which time it will be destroyed if it is no longer required for the lawful purpose(s) for which it was obtained.
Opt-in
I must also tell you that you have the right to refuse consent and the right to withdraw any personal data held about you at any time. If you wish to withdraw the data I hold, please contact me (Details in the opening paragraph of this policy) and I will remove such data as soon as possible. I regularly review the consents you’ve given and the way I handle such data is under regular review.
If you cannot accept the way your personal data will be handled, I am unable to offer my teaching services
Thank you for taking the time to read this privacy policy
Craig Anderson
Reviewed 17th July 2023.