Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy

We take personal data privacy seriously and we are committed to safeguarding and preserving that of our website visitors and customers. We understand our responsibilities regarding handling your personal data, keeping it secure and safe and ensuring we comply with all legal requirements.

You are entitled to know what data we hold about you, the full terms of our Privacy Policy and your rights as a data subject in respect of data protection regulation. This privacy notice has been compiled to help you understand why we ask you for your personal information, how it is collected, and how we will use this information.

Please note that this Privacy Policy applies to this website only. It does not apply to any third-party websites or services which may be displayed on our website from time to time. We would encourage you to read the Privacy Policy of any third-party website(s) or service(s) separately, as they do not fall under the Privacy Policy of this website.

You can contact us with further questions about processing of your personal data or any other queries you may have via the details that are at the bottom of this page. Our aim is to help you to find a suitable trades training courses if you have expressed interest in and provided voluntarily your contact information to us. We will pass your information you provided to us to a dedicated UK Trades training provider (one provider we co-operate with) offering industry recognised trades training courses who will call you to provide you with more information about the trades training courses.

The purposes of processing your information and legal basis for the processing

We use the information that we collect from you when you:

You can find more information about cookies used on our website and how they can be managed by you in section ‘Cookies Policy’ below.

When you fill in the enquiry form, we process:

We collect and process personal information listed above, when you voluntarily provide them to us by filling and submitting the enquiry form solely to pass them to a dedicated UK Trades training provider to contact you with further information you have requested about trades courses you are interested in.

The processing of your personal data when you fill in the enquiry form is based on your consent. We do not collect any personal data listed above unless you agree and consent to the processing of your personal information.

You can withdraw you consent at any time. Please note that the withdrawal of your consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing your personal information based on your consent before its withdrawal. You may change your mind and withdraw your consent at any time by sending an email to: info@tradescollege.org or writing to us at GET ON THE TOOLS LIMITED 24 Frances Drive, Dunstable, England, LU6 1GE.

How long we hold your data for 

We keep personal information only for as long as necessary. We hold data you entered in the enquiry form for a period of 612 months; after that period we delete all data. The reason is that we may need it for establishing, exercising or defending legal claims and to identify you as a person shall you withdraw your consent so we can also notify the dedicated UK Trades training provider about your consent withdrawal so they can update their file as well. 

Your rights as Data Subject 

You have certain rights (under applicable data protection law and regulations) as a Data Subject; you can exercise those rights against us as a Data Controller. These rights might not apply in all circumstances.

If we can satisfactorily identify you as a data subject and do hold information about you we shall free of charge and within one month respond to a request from you regarding that information. To make a request for any personal information we may hold, you can contact us at the contact details below in section ‘How to Contact Us’.

You as a data subject have the following rights in respect of processing your personal information: 

You can also withdraw your consent at any time by sending us an email to:

dataprivacy@tradescollege.org or at address shown in ‘How to Contact Us’.

You are entitled to know what data we hold and the full terms of our Privacy Policy and your rights in respect of data protection. If you have any request regarding your data protection rights or concerns with processing of your personal data please write to us at the address below or send us your request by email to: email dataprivacy@tradescollege.org

We will aim to deal with your request without undue delay.

You have also the right to lodge a complaint with data protection supervisory authority, which is ICO (https://ico.org.uk/) if you are not satisfied with how we process your personal information or when you feel that your rights as a data subject have been infringed. (Registration number ZA859589)

Disclosure of personal information

In all circumstances we will not disclose personal data without an individual’s consent, unless:

We share your personal data (when you make an enquiry through our website) with a nominated and dedicated UK trades training provider – we pass on to them the personal data you voluntarily submitted into the enquiry form, so the training providery can (or a representative working on their behalf) contact you directly, by calling you, in order to provide you with more information you have requested by submitting the enquiry form, more information about their trades training courses and advise you on course selection. 

We do not share your personal data with any other company for marketing purposes, only with the one dedicated trades training provider mentioned above. We also do not sell your personal data to any other company for marketing purposes. 

We securely store your personal information in the United Kingdom. Should we engage services of companies operating in countries outside of the EAA, EU or United Kingdom and where the data protection supervisory authority has not decided that this third country ensures an adequate level of protection, we shall in such circumstance have in place either contractual arrangements, binding corporate rules, approved code of conduct or certification mechanism to ensure safety of your data. 

When you visit our website we use cookies to collect standard Internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. 

When you visit our website you are informed that we use cookies to collect and sore information which are saved on your device. We use cookies mainly to provide you with the correct functionality of the website and to gather appropriate and necessary information to allow us to provide a service to you. 

There are two types of cookies in use on our website: 

1st party cookies – cookies set by us, these cookies are placed on your computer by our website when you visit our pages.  They help us recognise you as a visitor. They are used for better performance, functionality and security of our pages. 

We use ‘session’ cookies to remember your choices and preferences; these usually expire when you close your browser. 

We also use a limited number of ‘persistent’ cookies (for example cookies consent agreement), which are stored on your computer until you delete them, or until they expire (usually within a short period of time up to 2 years). 

Cookies set by 3rd parties – these are cookies placed on your computer by other companies; in general not the company whose site you are visiting. Third party cookies collect and pass anonymous information. 

Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google will use the information generated by the cookie (how you use the website including your IP address) to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports regarding activity on the website and to provide services that relate to website activity and usage of internet. They store this information on their US servers. As with any company Google may transfer this information to third parties where they required to do so by law, or where these third parties process information of their behalf. By using this website you consent to Goole’s processing of your data as set out above. To permanently opt-out of Google Analytics for the web visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout 

Social media cookies 

Our website does not include social media widgets at the moment but might do in the future. These social networks may set a cookie(s) on your computer or any other device when you click on them. We do not control the cookies set by them as these social media features are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on the Websites. We would encourage you to check the privacy policy statement of the relevant social networks before you interact with them (click on them) to ensure you agree with their functionality and how they use/process your data. 

How To Contact Us

If you have any queries; further questions regarding any matter relating to this Privacy Policy; if you want to exercise your rights as a data subject (i.e. if you want to withdraw your consent or want to have your personal data erased) or if you want to request more information about how we process your personal details Please do not hesitate to contact us at info@tradescollege.org  or in writing to:

GET ON THE TOOLS LIMITED
24 Frances Drive
England
LU6 1GE
Company number 13086345

Students

The training providers we put you in touch accept new entrants with no previous knowledge, as well as the already part-skilled, adult career changers and also those looking to become self-employed.

Why to Choose Us

A new direction for your future.

  • Accredited fully equipped state of the art training centres with workshops and classroom facilities.
  • Expert tutors with many years industry experience.
  • NVQ on site: Rapid NVQ certification – convert your technical certification to a full NVQ.
  • You’ll be using award winning Virtual Reality Training to allow you to practise key tasks over and over again.
  • You will have the opportunity to attain the Work Based Performance Units and complete a portfolio of diverse evidence of onsite work at one of several development projects.
  • No other organisation can match this unique training combination