Privacy Policy

1. How we use your personal information

The personal information you submit in your entry, will be used by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), including the National Apprenticeship Service, to process and communicate with you about your entry.

The ESFA is an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE). The DfE is the data controller for personal information processed. For more detailed information on how we handle your personal information see the ESFA privacy policy.

2. Who we share your information with

All personal information will be treated as confidential and will adhere to data privacy requirements. We will share your personal information with our research partner High Fliers Research, our event management agency and other third parties involved in the planning and delivery of The Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers.

3. How to get a copy of your personal information

The law gives you certain rights with regards to your data. You can request a copy of any personal information that The Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers holds on you by the following methods:

By using the form available at: https://www.education.gov.uk/contactus/efa or by writing to:

Ministerial and Public Communications Division
Department for Education
Piccadilly Gate
Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD

4. Letting us know if your personal information is incorrect

You have the right to question any information we have about you that you think is wrong or incomplete. Please contact us by emailing apprenticeship.employers@education.gov.uk if you want to do this.

If you do, we will take reasonable steps to check its accuracy and correct it, this includes with any organisations we may have shared it with.

If you want to withdraw your entry for The Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers you can do so at any time by emailing entries@topapprenticeshipemployers.co.uk

5. How long we keep your personal information

We will only keep your information for as long as is necessary and then securely dispose of it. We will keep your personal information for six months after the launch of The Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers. The 2020 launch is expected to take place in June or July.

If you want your personal data to be removed at any time, please email apprenticeship.employers@education.gov.uk and your details will be removed, and you will no longer receive communications from the DfE or its partners.

6. How to complain

Please let us know if you are unhappy with how we have used your personal information. You can contact us by emailing apprenticeship.employers@education.gov.uk.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office. Find out on their website how to report a concern.