theartscollegewestsussex.com

Last updated: 13 July 2026

1. Who we are

The Arts College West Sussex ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what personal data we collect when you visit our website, why we collect it, and what rights you have over it.

Contact for privacy questions: [email protected] or by post to Brooklands House, 58 Marlborough Road, Lancing.

2. What data we collect

Depending on how you use our site, we may collect:

• Your name, email address and phone number if you send us a message through the "Send Message" contact form
• Details you provide when signing up to our newsletter, if you choose to
• Technical data such as your IP address, browser type and device information, collected automatically via cookies and Google reCAPTCHA (used to prevent spam on our contact form)
• Any other information you choose to send us by email, phone, or through the site

Our blog is for reading only, no account or personal details are needed to view it.

3. How we use your data

We use your personal data to:

• Respond to enquiries and booking requests
• Send newsletters or updates, where you've opted in
• Understand how visitors use our site, so we can improve it
• Meet legal or regulatory obligations

Our legal basis for this is your consent (for newsletters and non-essential cookies), and our legitimate interest in running and improving the website and responding to enquiries.

4. Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use the following types:

• Strictly necessary cookies — required for the site to function. These can't be switched off.
• Analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors use the site, so we can improve it. Used only with your consent.
• Functional cookies — remember your preferences, such as newsletter sign-up status.

Our contact form uses Google reCAPTCHA to prevent spam submissions. This sets a cookie and shares some technical data with Google. See Google's own Privacy Policy for details.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Blocking some cookies may affect how the site works.

5. Sharing your data

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with:

• Ueni, our website hosting and platform provider, who stores messages sent through our contact form
• Google, via reCAPTCHA on our contact form
• Any email or newsletter provider we use to send updates, where you've opted in
• Authorities, where required by law

We use Mailchimp to send newsletters and updates to those who have opted in.

6. How long we keep your data

We keep personal data only as long as necessary for the purpose it was collected, or as required by law. Newsletter details are kept until you unsubscribe; enquiry details are kept for 12 months unless you ask us to delete them sooner.

7. Your rights

Under UK data protection law, you have the right to:

• Ask what personal data we hold about you, and request a copy
• Ask us to correct inaccurate data
• Ask us to delete your data
• Withdraw consent at any time (e.g. unsubscribe from our newsletter)
• Object to how we use your data, or ask us to restrict its use

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. You also have the rig ht to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.