This Privacy Notice explains how the National Centre for Digital Skills (NCDS) collects and uses personal data when you use our website.
Who we are
The National Centre for Digital Skills (NCDS)
Website: https://ncds.wales
Email: peter.scott@gcs.ac.uk
NCDS is the data controller for this website.
What data we collect
We only collect the data we need to run our website and respond to you.
Website analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how people use our website.
This may include:
- Your IP address (anonymised where possible)
- Device and browser information
- Pages you visit and how long you stay
- How you found our website
This data is grouped together and is not used to identify you personally.
Mailing list sign-ups
When you join our mailing list, we collect:
- Your email address
- Any other information you choose to provide
We use this information to send you news, updates, and information about NCDS.
Contact forms
When you contact us through a form on the website, we collect:
- Your name (if provided)
- Your email address
- Your message
This information is sent by email to our administrators so we can reply to you.
How we use your data
We use your data to:
- Reply to your enquiries
- Send emails you have signed up for
- Improve our website
- Keep basic records of our communications
We do not sell your data or share it for marketing purposes.
Mailing list and unsubscribing
You can unsubscribe at any time by emailing peter.scott@gcs.ac.uk and mentioning “unsubscribe”.
Unsubscribe requests are handled manually and processed as soon as possible.
Legal basis for using your data
Under UK data protection law, we use your data because:
- You have given consent (mailing list sign-ups)
- We have a legitimate reason to respond to enquiries and improve our website
- We need to meet legal requirements where applicable
How long we keep your data
- Mailing list data is kept until you unsubscribe
- Contact form messages are kept only as long as needed to respond and for reasonable record-keeping
- Analytics data is kept according to Google Analytics retention settings
Third-party services
We use the following services to run our website:
- Google Analytics (website analytics)
- Microsoft Outlook (email and mailing list management)
These services may process data outside the UK. Where this happens, appropriate safeguards are in place.
Your rights
You have the right to:
- Ask what data we hold about you
- Ask for incorrect data to be corrected
- Ask for your data to be deleted
- Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise these rights, email: peter.scott@gcs.ac.uk
Cookies
We use cookies for website analytics only.
Changes to this notice
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. Any changes will be shown on this page