Placement Application – Privacy Notice

In the course of completing this application, you will provide information about yourself (‘personal data’). The University of Oxford is the ‘Data Controller’ for this information and its processing, which means we will determine how to use it and are responsible for looking after it in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and associated data protection legislation.

How we use your data

The Department is processing your data for the purpose of assessing your application for the internship, and for purposes related to your application. You can find out more about how we use your data by contacting comms@eng.ox.ac.uk

Data collected through your application will only be used for the purposes for which we collected it, or for a closely related reason that is compatible with the original purpose. If we wish to use your data for an unrelated purpose, we will seek your consent to use it for that new purpose.

Who has access to your data?

Access to your data within the University will be provided to those who need to view it as part of their work in carrying out the purposes described above.

We will not share your data with any other third parties.

Retaining your data

We will only retain your data for as long as we need it to meet our purposes, including any relating to legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

You can withdraw your consent for the processing of your data at any time by contacting comms@eng.ox.ac.uk. In this event we will stop the processing as soon as we can and data will be deleted. Please bear in mind that this may have implications for our ability to consider or process your application.

Security

Your data will be held securely in accordance with the University’s policies and procedures. Further information is available on the University’s Information Security Website. Your rights Information on your rights in relation to your personal data are explained here.

Contact

If you wish to raise any queries or concerns about our use of your data, please contact comms@eng.ox.ac.uk or data.protection@admin.ox.ac.uk.

If you remain dissatisfied, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the ICO at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/.