This website is operated by Marcelona Sports Foundation ("the Foundation"). This Privacy Notice applies to the Foundation and its associated trading and operating divisions, including Marcelona Sports College (MSC), and Marcelona Football Academy (MFA). Throughout this Privacy Notice, references to "Marcelona", "we", "our" and "us" refer collectively to these organizations unless otherwise stated. We are committed to protecting the privacy and personal information of our learners, parents, carers, staff, volunteers, partners and website visitors.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and other applicable legislation.
Marcelona Sports Foundation trading as Marcelona Sports College and Mac and Sam Training Centres provide education and training programs for post 16 and adult learners.
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect the following information:
Personal information – this relates to information that you can be identified from and does not include any anonymized forms of information but may include; Name, Date of birth, Email address, Postal address and Contact numbers.
Educational information – this information may include; previous school/education provider, qualifications, attendance and progress records, learning support requirements
Health and Welfare information – where necessary and lawful, we may collect information relating to medical conditions, medication, wellbeing and safeguarding. This information is only collected where necessary to provide appropriate educational support or to meet our legal obligations.
Website information – when you visit our site we may collect IP addresses, browser types, device information, Cookies and similar technologies.
In general, we hold and process personal data about you to;
We will not keep this information for longer than is necessary to achieve the purpose for which it was collected.
Your information may be shared with our employee database providers, our marketing department, basic details may be shared with clients e.g. name, work contact details.
Should there be any change to your personal details in the future (ie change of name, address, telephone number, bank account, next of kin, etc) you are asked to notify us promptly. This will ensure we maintain accurate personal details and that we are able to contact you or another designated person in case of an emergency.
If it becomes our intention to use your information for any other reason, we shall advise you of those intentions prior to using the information for the additional purpose(s) as well as advising you of any other details within this statement which may be affected.
The lawful basis upon which we are able to process your personal data are;
In general, in order to meet the purposes we have described above, we will process your personal information where we have your express consent on each occasion that the data is processed.
You have a number of rights with regards to how your data is protected.
By providing us with your information you will have the right to access and rectify your personal details. If you did wish to access your data, you shall have the right to view or receive a copy of the information in a commonly used format such as a pdf document or an e-mail. Any information which is processed by automated means and is purely required for the performance of a contract, may be transmitted to another data controller if you request it. You may also have the right to ask for the processing of your personal data to be restricted or even erased. Whether or not you exercise the right to erasure, the Company will erase your personal data in certain situations and particularly when the data is no longer required.
At any time you may have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where processing is conducted for direct marketing and profiling. If you exercise this right, then unless we have compelling reasons not to, we shall cease to process your data wherever data protection laws allow.
On any occasion where any of your personal information is shared with any third party, we shall only permit them to process such information for our required purposes, under our specific instruction, and not for their own purposes.
Your data may be transferred and processed outside of the European Economic Area and in any other country in which the organisation may have offices or subsidiary companies or agents or contractors at any time.
You should therefore be aware that:
Appropriate safeguards have been implemented which protect your rights in accordance with current data protection laws. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be encrypted. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
Although the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure, we will do our utmost to protect your personal data, however cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
If you have any queries or you wish to speak to us about how your information will be used, then please contact us via telephone or website contact form.
In the event that you should have a complaint about how your data has been processed by us, we would like to hear from you so that we may put it right. However, you will always have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office.
We may change this privacy policy from time to time and will notify you of any changes by:
Notice on the website
This accessibility statement applies to the website:
https://www.marcelonasportscollege.co.uk
Marcelona Sports College is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. We are continually working to improve the accessibility and usability of our website so that everyone can access our information, services and opportunities.
We are committed to ensuring that our website is accessible and inclusive for all users, including people with disabilities. Our aim is to meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and to work towards the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA.
Accessibility is considered whenever new content, documents or functionality are added to the website.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
We are aware that some areas of the website may not yet fully meet accessibility standards. These may include:
We are actively reviewing these areas and will update them where reasonably practicable.
We are continually improving the website by:
If you have trouble using this website or need information in a different format, please contact us.
Email: admin@marcelonasportscollege.co.uk
Please tell us:
We aim to acknowledge accessibility requests within 5 working days and will respond as quickly as possible.
Alternative Formats
We can provide information in alternative formats where reasonably practicable, including:
If you require another format, please let us know.
This website is designed to be compatible with current versions of major web browsers, including:
The website is intended to work with commonly used assistive technologies including screen readers, screen magnifiers, voice recognition software and keyboard-only navigation.
Our website aims to conform to:
Some content or services provided by third parties (such as embedded maps, payment services, social media feeds or video platforms) may not be fully accessible. We encourage these providers to improve accessibility where possible.
If you are dissatisfied with our response to an accessibility request, please contact us again so we can review your concerns.
If your complaint relates to disability discrimination, you may seek advice from the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
The website has been assessed through an internal review against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA.
This statement will be reviewed annually or following significant changes to the website.