Data Protection Policy
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Swiss School of Management
Our postal address is Swiss School of Management – c/o CLI Dante Alighieri – Piazza Bologna 1 – 00162 Rome, Italy
We can be reached via e-mail at
info@ssm-edu.net
This Policy is effective on 14.10.2005
(Legge 31 dicembre 1996, n. 675 "Tutela delle persone e di altri soggetti rispetto al trattamento dei dati personali")
Data Protection Act 31 no. 675 dated December 31st, 1996.
The School processes data relating to its students for the following purposes:
- maintenance of the student record and management of academic processes
- the management of school’s social events
- alumni operations
- the provision by the School of advice and support to students
- internal research into improving education and educational services and quality and performance monitoring
The School, via its Academic Staff, the Student Registry and other ancillary departments, allows access to employees and agents of the School (on a need-to-know basis only).
Student information is disclosed to a variety of third parties or their agents, notably:
- students’ sponsors (including Student Loans, and funding councils, other sponsors)
- relevant government departments to whom we have a statutory obligation to release information (including the Department of Higher Education, State Police, Tax office and insurance company)
- current or potential employers of our students with the individual’s consent
- current or potential providers of education to our students This covers Franchise and Associate Colleges the Swiss School of Management.
Credit reference agencies who may keep details of the searches we make about students, and debt collection agencies for specific circumstances
NB. Disclosures to organisations not listed above will be made in specific legitimate circumstances. Consent from the student will be sought where necessary and students will be informed of such disclosures unless exceptional circumstances apply.
The School undertakes to maintain student data in secure conditions and to process and disclose data only within the terms of its Data Protection notification. The details above indicate the nature of this notification but are not exhaustive. Under the Data Protection Act 1996, you have a right to request and receive a copy of the current personal information held on you by the School and a right to object to data processing that is inaccurate or, causes substantial unwarranted damage d or substantial unwarranted distress. On request the School will also inform you of the credit agencies it has contacted and the personal details it has disclosed to them.
Please note that we are reliant on you for much of the data we hold: help us keep your record up-to-date by notifying your Academic School Office of any alterations to your address, personal details, or course enrolments.