At MedicPro International Academy, we need to collect and process personal data to provide services to learners, manage our operations effectively, and meet certain legal requirements.
The Data Protection Law:
The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), along with the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA), regulates the use of personal data and sets requirements for protecting it. These regulations seek to balance an individual’s right to privacy with the need of organizations to use information about individuals for legitimate purposes.
MedicPro International Academy is obliged to comply with the 6 data personal data principles of the GDPR:
Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency: Personal data shall be processed lawfully, fairly, and in a transparent manner.
Limited to purpose: Personal data shall be collected for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes.
Data minimization: Personal data shall be adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed.
Accuracy: Personal data shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date.
Limited storage: Personal data shall be kept for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed.
Integrity and Confidentiality: Personal data shall be processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage, using appropriate technical or organizational measures.
Your privacy is important to us:
At MedicPro International Academy, we value your privacy and aim to use your personal information carefully and sensibly.
We process the information we receive from you or otherwise hold about you in accordance with this Notice and our privacy policy, which can be viewed by clicking on the following link: Privacy and Cookies Policy.
MedicPro International Academy is registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 to hold personal data, including sensitive personal data, on its learners and third parties, such as individuals inquiring about our services. Our entry on the register can be seen on the website of the Information Commissioner’s Office.
What Personal Data do we process?
We collect and process Personal Data including your name, contact details, date of birth, nationality, academic qualifications, details of any disability, etc. During your studies with MedicPro International Academy, we will process data about your progress in your program.
By visiting our website, we may collect information about your computer, your visits, and your use of our website, such as what web browser you are using, your IP address, and your general location, which is determined by your IP address. This information is also collected through cookies. Please see our Privacy and Cookies Policy for more information.
Your data is kept both in hard copy and electronic form and is securely stored in locked cabinets or password-protected computer records.
Sensitive Personal Data:
We also collect Sensitive Personal Data, which is kept under additional security arrangements and is only used or shared for specific purposes, about which you will be notified at the time of collection.
Use of your data:
In addition to the uses described in our Privacy Policy, we may use your Personal Data and Sensitive Personal Data to fulfill statutory, legal, or contractual obligations, carry out statistical analyses, and improve efficiency, results, processes, and standards. We may also use your information for analytical purposes to administer and improve our website.
We may send you marketing messages, newsletters, and other emails that may be of interest to you by post, email, or phone. You can opt out of all marketing emails at any time by clicking the Unsubscribe link in the footer of all of our emails.
Data sharing:
We may share your information with lecturers, administrators, third-party service providers, external validating partners, examiners, auditors, government departments, local education authorities, law enforcement agencies, health service providers, and others. We impose restrictions and standards in our contracts with them to ensure the security and lawful use of your information.
Assessments:
Learners on top-up programs are required to submit assessments via Turnitin software, which carries out originality checks and retains your work in a repository for comparison purposes.
Regulatory bodies / Government departments:
We are required by law to send information, including Sensitive Personal Data, about learners’ registration on our qualifications to our regulator and other government departments.
Exercising your rights, queries, and complaints:
If you would like more information on your rights, would like to exercise any right, or have any queries relating to the processing of your personal data, please contact the Administrator at admin@medicprointernationalacademy.co.uk. If you wish to make a complaint about how your data is being processed, please contact the Head of Operations and Compliance at director@medicprointernationalacademy.co.uk. You also have a right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) about the way in which we process your personal data.