Privacy Policy

Next Top Boss

Thurrock Council respects your right to privacy and confidentiality. This Privacy Policy sets out details of the information that we may collect from you in relation to the Next Top Boss Competition (“the Competition”) and how we may use that information. This Privacy Policy is deemed to form part of the terms and conditions and rules for the Competition (accessible online at Terms and Conditions) (“Terms”). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully – by agreeing to participate in the Competition you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy (including as amended from time to time). If, for any reason, you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please stop participating in the Competition immediately.

Who are we?

In this Privacy Policy, reference to “we” or “us” are to Thurrock Council, a public sector body. Thurrock Council works with other organisations in order to encourage economic growth, to bring in new businesses and jobs and to provide new housing.

If you have any questions about how we collect, store and use your information, you may contact us by e-mailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

The Law

We will at all times only collect and process your personal information in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 and any other applicable data protection legislation.

What information do we collect and how do we collect it?

To apply for and participate in the Competition you can either enter on line or by visiting Thurrock Learning Shop, 3-17 George Street, Grays, Essex, RM17 6NS. We will need to collect, store and use certain personal information that you disclose to us. The information that we may collect from you includes your name, address, telephone, fax, e-mail and mobile contact details, photos and images of you, details of your college and education status and any criminal record. We may also collect details of your computer’s internet protocol address, which is automatically collected by our web server. Finally, we may receive information about you from third parties (such as our partners and suppliers in the Competition) who are legally entitled to disclose that information to us for the purpose of the Competition

How do we use your information?

By participating in the competition, you agree that your information may be used by us and our partners and suppliers for any of the following purposes:

To assess whether or not to select you for the Competition
To assign you, where necessary, to a team
To administer and judge the Competition and to provide you with support and advice during the Competition
To allocate prizes to winners of the Competition
To keep records of the Competition and who applied and participated
To promote and publicise the Competition for this year and future years, including taking and publishing photos and video of participants taking part in the Competition and
To comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

Information on your previous criminal convictions is sensitive personal data. We need to use and share this information with our partners in order to ensure you are eligible for a particular prize. We and our partners will only use this information for this purpose .

The information you provide to us will be held by Agency East who have been engaged to collect this on behalf of Thurrock Council, Chief Executive’s Delivery Unit (Regeneration Team). The data will be held electronically and we may need to create a hard copy file for you. Access to the information will be on a strictly need to know basis and we will only share your personal details with our (external) partners in appropriate circumstances. All sharing will be conducted in line with the Council’s Information Sharing and Security protocols and will be conducted securely; to prevent loss or unauthorised access. Thurrock Council will remain the data controller for this information.

For more information on our external partners involved in the Programme, please visit our Team Thurrock page.

We will store your personal data for the duration of the programme, before ensuring it is deleted/securely disposed of from our systems.

What are your rights?

You have the right to contact us in order to find out what information we hold about you or to access (subject to a payment of £10), or correct any information that we hold about you.

What are cookies?

The Next Top Boss Website uses cookies. Cookies are small files stored on your computer’s hard drive which are used to collect your personal information. You may choose to refuse cookies but, if you do, some of the functionality of the Website may no longer be available to you.

For more information about cookies, including further details as to what they are and how to refuse them. Please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org

How up-to-date is this Privacy Policy?

We may update or amend this Privacy Policy from time to time to comply with law or to meet our changing business requirements without notice to you. Any updates or amendments will be posted on our website, http://www.nexttopboss.co.uk. By continuing to participate it the Competition, you agree to be bound by the terms of these updates and amendments.

Further Information

If you have any questions regarding our use of your personal information or if you would like to update your information because your details have changed, please contact us by e-mailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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