Who we are

Our website address is: https://englishassociation.ac.uk

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Data protection information for respondents to the 2019 Membership Survey

What information are we collecting?
This survey will collect the information that you submit in your responses.

Why are we collecting this information?
Your insight will help the Association to provide useful, relevant and impactful resources, events, and publications that respond directly to your priorities and experiences.

How will we use your data?
The information you submit is anonymous. The data will be seen by the Membership and Development Officer and the Chief Executive Officer, who will use the data to create recommendations for the Board of Trustees. We don’t share your data with anyone else.If you want to enter the prize draw, you will need to submit your name and email address. This information will not be linked with your survey responses.

How long will we keep your data?
We will keep your data for five years to permit benchmarking of future surveys. After that time your data will be permanently deleted.

How do we store your data ?
We will download your data from the survey provider (JISC Online Surveys) and store it on our secure files, which are held on secure centralised storage facilities.

What are your rights?
You have the right to access, view and edit the information we have collected from you
You have the right to be forgotten, which means your responses can be deleted from the survey results.
By clicking ‘next’ you have given consent for us to use the data you submit as described above. If you wish to withdraw your consent at any time, please email us on engassoc@le.ac.uk.

What if I have questions?
You should contact the Association’s Data Protection Officer on engassocexec@le.ac.uk.