Language Studies International Privacy
Statement Students and Parents

To provide a course and other related services (such as activities, accommodation, exams) toyou or your child, LSI needs to request, use and keep (process) certain personal data. ThisPrivacy Notice details how and why we do that.
What kinds of Personal Data will LSI process?
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Personal information (such as name, student number and address)
Characteristics (such as age, gender, nationality, country of birth and first language)
Attendance information (such as lessons attended, number of absences and absencereasons, disciplinary issues and warnings issued)
Academic Information (such as test scores, tutorials, progress rates; both empiricaland perceived, level and course changes, Learning Journal entries including long andshort term goals)
Medical Information (any medical conditions, special needs or disabilities)
Financial information (such as bank account details and bank transfer records)

Why does LSI Process this Personal Data?
We use the data:

to support learning
to assist in the recording and achievement of goals, both short and long termto monitor and report on progress to the student and stakeholders
provide appropriate pastoral and welfare care
to provide access to our full range of resources
to take bookings and payments
assess the quality of our services
to comply with the law regarding data sharing
to communicate effectively with the student before, during and after the course
to communicate effectively with parents/guardians
to enable us to implement our Safeguarding Policy

How long do we keep this data?
We will keep this data for seven years following the end of the course, unless you tell us
otherwise.
Who do we share personal student data with?
We share student information with:schools/institutions that the student may attend after leaving us

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UCCLESExam bodies such as CambridgeEnglish, Educational Testing Services, OCR , Michegan

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UKVI / Homeland Security / Department of Immigration / Immigration New Zealand

Educational Accreditation bodies such as: Accreditation UK, the Independent Schools
Inspectorate, ACCET, Languages Canada, ASQA, NEAS, English New Zealand, NZQA

Medical, State Social and Welfare institutions in an emergency.

Homestay Hosts and other accommodation providers.

Why do we share personal student data?
We do not share information about our students with anyone without consent unless the law
and our policies allow us to do so.
We share information in order to be able to provide the services the student has booked(accommodation/external exams) and to assist them in future academic endeavours.
We share data with the UKVI and our Accrediting bodies on a statutory basis.
Requesting access to your personal data
Under data protection regulation (GDPR) you have certain rights regarding personal data .
You have the right to:request access to the personal data we process on you or your child.
request LSI corrects any errors within you or your child’s personal data.
claim compensation for damages caused by a breach of Data Protection Regulation
request that LSI delete any personal data we process on you or your child.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to cancel or curtail courses, services and products
should the deletion or withholding of personal data of you or your child prevent us fromproviding our services as described and intended, including but not limited to ourSafeguarding Policy. We will always discuss this with you before any decisions are made.
How long does LSI keep personal data
We will generally keep personal data for seven years from the completion of the course.
Contact
If you would like to discuss anything in this privacy notice or if you have a concern about theway we are collecting or using your personal data, we request that you raise your concern

with us in the first instance by contacting the school directly. Alternatively, you can contact
the Information Commissioner’s Office at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/