The British Education Awards and the British Leadership Council are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information.
This Privacy & Data Protection Notice explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal data in connection with the British Education Awards, Education Power 100, British Mark for Educational Excellence and the British Leadership Council Education Parliamentary Report.
We process personal information in accordance with applicable UK data protection law, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
WHO WE ARE
For the purposes of data protection law, [INSERT LEGAL ENTITY NAME] is the data controller responsible for the personal information described in this Notice.
The British Education Awards form part of a wider British education initiative incorporating the Education Power 100, the British Mark for Educational Excellence and the British Leadership Council Education Parliamentary Report.
If you have any questions about this Notice or how we use personal information, please contact us at [INSERT PRIVACY EMAIL ADDRESS].
WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION WE MAY HOLD
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect and process information including:
• your name and professional title;
• the organisation or institution you represent;
• your business or professional contact details;
• your role, responsibilities and publicly available professional information;
• information submitted through nominations, enquiries, applications or partnership discussions;
• correspondence and communications with our team;
• attendance and participation information relating to our Awards, events and initiatives;
• information required to process bookings, sponsorships, partnerships or other transactions; and
• publicly available information relevant to our independent research, Awards shortlisting and Education Power 100 editorial process.
We do not intentionally seek to collect unnecessary special category or highly sensitive personal information as part of our standard research and Awards activity.
NOMINATIONS AND THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION
The British Education Awards and Education Power 100 accept nominations from individuals and organisations.
Where you nominate another person, you should only provide information that is relevant to the nomination and which you reasonably believe may appropriately be shared with us.
We may use nomination information alongside publicly available information and independent research when considering an individual, institution or organisation for possible recognition.
A nomination does not guarantee shortlisting, inclusion or an Award.
HOW WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION
We may use personal information to:
• administer the British Education Awards and associated initiatives;
• receive, assess and manage nominations;
• undertake research and editorial activity for the Education Power 100;
• research organisations and leadership teams for the British Mark for Educational Excellence;
• compile and produce the British Leadership Council Education Parliamentary Report;
• contact individuals and organisations regarding research, nominations, shortlisting or possible inclusion;
• manage Awards attendance, events, partnerships and sponsorships;
• respond to enquiries and requests;
• maintain accurate professional contact information;
• send relevant information about our publications, Awards, events and initiatives;
• manage contractual, financial and administrative matters;
• protect the security and integrity of our systems; and
• comply with legal and regulatory obligations.
OUR RESEARCH AND AI-ASSISTED ANALYSIS
The British Education Awards and Education Power 100 use a combination of independent research, data analysis, sector intelligence, AI-assisted research tools and human editorial review.
AI and technology may assist our researchers in organising information, identifying relevant publicly available material, analysing patterns and supporting the research process.
Technology supports our research. It does not make the final decision on Awards, shortlisting or Education Power 100 inclusion.
Final editorial, shortlisting and recognition decisions involve human review and judgement.
PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION
As part of our research, we may review professional information that has been made publicly available.
This may include information published by educational institutions, government bodies, regulators, professional organisations, recognised research bodies, public registers, news publications, conference programmes and other legitimate public sources.
We seek to use professional information that is relevant and proportionate to our research, editorial and Awards activities.
OUR LAWFUL BASES FOR PROCESSING
Under UK data protection law, we must have a lawful basis for processing personal information.
Depending on the circumstances, we may rely on:
Legitimate interests — where processing is reasonably necessary for our research, editorial, Awards, publication, relationship management or relevant business-to-business activities and those interests are not overridden by an individual’s rights and freedoms.
Consent — where you have actively agreed to a particular use of your personal information.
Contract — where processing is necessary to enter into or perform a contract with you or your organisation.
Legal obligation — where we are required to process information to comply with the law.
Where we rely on legitimate interests, we consider the nature of the information, the purpose for which it is being used and the reasonable expectations and rights of the individual concerned.
COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING
We may contact individuals in their professional capacity regarding the British Education Awards, Education Power 100, British Mark for Educational Excellence, Parliamentary Report, nominations, research, events and other relevant British Leadership Council education initiatives.
Where we send direct marketing communications, we will do so in accordance with applicable data protection and electronic communications law.
Marketing emails will provide a clear way to unsubscribe or object to further marketing communications.
You can ask us to stop using your personal information for direct marketing at any time.
SHARING PERSONAL INFORMATION
We do not sell personal information.
We may share limited personal information with trusted service providers where reasonably necessary to operate our Awards, events, publications, websites, communications, technology or administrative systems.
These providers may include technology providers, website and hosting services, communications platforms, event suppliers, payment processors and professional advisers.
Where appropriate, we require service providers handling personal information on our behalf to protect it and use it only for authorised purposes.
We may also disclose personal information where required by law, regulation, court order or a competent public authority.
We do not license personal contact data to sponsors or partners for unrestricted marketing use.
SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
The British Education Awards work with selected sponsors and strategic partners.
Sponsorship of an Award, category, publication or initiative does not give a sponsor unrestricted access to personal information held by us.
Where an individual chooses to engage directly with a sponsor or partner, that organisation may process personal information under its own privacy arrangements.
We may identify sponsors and partners through our websites, publications, events and communications.
DATA SECURITY
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
Access to personal information is restricted to authorised personnel and service providers who require access for legitimate operational purposes.
Our security arrangements may include access controls, password protection, secure systems, encryption where appropriate and internal procedures for handling confidential information.
No method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure. We therefore regularly consider the security measures appropriate to the nature of the information we process.
HOW LONG WE KEEP PERSONAL INFORMATION
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including research, editorial, Awards, relationship management, contractual and legal purposes.
Retention periods may vary depending on the nature of the information and our relationship with the individual or organisation concerned.
Professional contact and research information may be periodically reviewed, updated or removed where it is no longer relevant or reasonably required.
YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS
Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may have the right to:
• ask for access to personal information we hold about you;
• ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information;
• ask us to delete your personal information in certain circumstances;
• ask us to restrict the processing of your information;
• object to certain processing, including direct marketing;
• ask for certain information to be transferred to you or another organisation; and
• withdraw consent where we rely on consent as our lawful basis.
These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exemptions or limitations.
To exercise your rights, please contact PD@BRITISHLEADERSHIPCOUNCIL.COM
We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.
EDUCATION POWER 100 AND AWARDS RESEARCH
If you are contacted or researched in connection with the Education Power 100, British Education Awards or British Mark for Educational Excellence and would like further information about the professional information we hold about you, please contact us.
You may also ask us to correct inaccurate professional information or raise an objection to particular uses of your personal information.
Editorial and Awards decisions remain independent and are separate from an individual’s data protection rights.
INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
Some of the technology and service providers we use may process personal information outside the United Kingdom.
Where UK data protection law requires safeguards for an international transfer, we will take appropriate steps designed to ensure that personal information remains protected.
CHILDREN’S PERSONAL INFORMATION
Our Awards and research may relate to schools, young people and education. However, our principal research and communications activity focuses on educational organisations, institutions and individuals acting in a professional capacity.
We do not intentionally build marketing databases of children’s personal information.
Where children’s personal information is processed for a specific Awards, event, nomination or publication purpose, we will consider the nature of the information, the age of the child and the appropriate legal and safeguarding requirements.
CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE
We may update this Privacy & Data Protection Notice from time to time to reflect changes to our activities, technology or legal obligations.
The latest version will be published on our website.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Notice, would like to exercise a data protection right or wish to raise a concern about how we use your personal information, please contact:
OMNICOM BVI
Email: PD@BRITISHLEADERSHIPCOUNCIL.COM
We will review your request and respond in accordance with applicable data protection law.
COMPLAINTS TO THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE
If you have concerns about how your personal information has been handled, we would welcome the opportunity to address them directly.
You also have the right to raise a concern with the Information Commissioner’s Office, the UK’s independent data protection regulator.
Further information is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office.