Privacy Policy

The Academy of Live Technology, formerly Backstage Academy, is committed to protecting your personal information when you are using our services. This Privacy Policy relates to our use of any personal information you provide to us. In order to inform you about the full range of products and services that the Academy of Live Technology offers, we will sometimes need to collect information about you.

 

What information will the Academy of Live Technology collect about me?

When you contact the Academy of Live Technology or sign up to receive information about our products or services, through methods such as e-newsletter sign up, the website contact page, competitions, ordering products, social media or other online registration, we may collect information about you. This could include your name, e-mail address, telephone number, postal address, employment position, employer details, mobile phone number or date of birth. Different services or online portals may ask for different information.

By giving your details, you allow the Academy of Live Technology to provide you with information we deem to be relevant to yourself or your business. Occasionally on particular services such as forums like LinkedIn Groups, you may be asked to provide sensitive personal information such as your social and cultural opinions.

 

How will the Academy of Live Technology use the information they collect about me? 

The Academy of Live Technology may use your personal information for a number of different reasons, including:

  • For service administration purposes, i.e. we may contact you to process the service or product you have signed up for.
  • To notify you of changes to our service or product.
  • To contact you about a submission you have made to our website, social media sites or contact email addresses.
  • To analyse and improve the services offered by the Academy of Live Technology website for example to provide you with the most user-friendly navigation experience.
  • To manage our competitions and contact the winners.
  • To inform you further about products or services that you have expressed interested in via our website, e-newsletters, social media sites and email addresses.
  • To meet orders or requests for products and services, to process payments, and to keep our records up to date.
  • Where you have specifically consented to be contacted about products or services that we offer.

The Academy of Live Technology will not share your personal information with any third parties or organisations unless you have specifically consented to let us do so.

You will be given the opportunity to withdraw your consent from being contacted via direct marketing.

 

Will the Academy of Live Technology share my personal information with anyone else? 

We will not pass your information to third parties for marketing purposes unless you have consented to this. However, we may need to disclose your data to third parties where we need to do so in order to provide the product or service you have requested. Otherwise we will keep your information confidential, except where disclosure is required or permitted by law, such as to government bodies.

Should you send or post offensive or inappropriate content anywhere on the Academy of Live Technology’s website, we may use your information to stop such behaviour. Where the Academy of Live Technology believes you may be in breach of the law, we may use your data to inform relevant third parties such as your employer, education provider, or law enforcement agencies about the content or behaviour.

 

When will the Academy of Live Technology contact me? 

The Academy of Live Technology may contact you:

  • In order to carry out a service that you have signed up for.
  • In relation to any comment or contribution you have made to the Academy of Live Technology website, social media sites or message board.
  • In relation to your entry into our competitions.
  • Where you have opted to receive newsletters or other correspondence.
  • To invite you to complete surveys about our services.
  • For marketing purposes where you have expressed an interest in our products or services previously, or have directly signed up to receive marketing communications from the Academy of Live Technology.

 

What if I am aged 16 or under? 

If you are aged 16 or under, please get your parent or guardian’s permission before providing us with your personal data.

 

How long will the Academy of Live Technology keep my personal data? 

The Academy of Live Technology will keep your personal information on our systems in order to continue carrying out our service to you. If you wish to cancel any marketing communications from the Academy of Live Technology you can do so by following the ‘unsubscribe’ instructions. If you do unsubscribe from this service, your record may stay on our systems so we can ensure that we do not contact you in the future.

 

Can I find out what personal information the Academy of Live Technology holds about me? 

Yes, under the Data Protection Act you have the right to request a copy of the personal information that the Academy of Live Technology holds about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected. If you have any further questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact:

 

Academy of Live Technology, Unit 53/55 Langthwaite Road, Langthwaite Grange Business Park, South Kirkby, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF9 3NR 

Email: enquiries@academyoflivetechnology.co.uk 

Phone: 01977 659880