Privacy Policy

We may collect and process different kinds of personal data depending on your relationship with Bridgeway Works. We group this information as follows:

• For Learners and Programme Candidates: Identity and contact details (name, address, date of birth, gender, email, phone number), employment/educational history, background information (to assess eligibility for specific training pathways like childcare, transportation, or IT), and attendance records.
• For Employers and Partners: Name, professional contact details (corporate email, phone number), company name, job role, and details regarding employment opportunities and past placements.
• For Website Visitors: Technical data including your IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, operating system, and anonymous usage stats regarding how you navigate our pages (e.g. page response times, download errors, length of visits).
• Communications Data: Information you provide when you fill out contact forms, submit inquiries, or correspond with us via email, phone, or letters.

We also collect and aggregate anonymous analytical data to optimize website performance and improve the impact of our employability programmes. This aggregated data does not directly identify you.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We will only share your personal data with third parties in the following specific circumstances:

• Employer Partners: With your explicit consent, we share learners' CVs, credentials, and portfolios with potential employers to secure work placement and interview opportunities.
• Service Providers: We use trusted third-party providers to help manage our digital systems (such as secure cloud hosting, newsletter delivery, website analytics, and CRM platforms). These providers only process your data on our instructions and are subject to strict confidentiality agreements.
• Funding and Government Bodies: Where our programmes are subsidized or supported by community grants or government educational initiatives, we may be required to share demographic or placement statistics. Wherever possible, this data is anonymized or aggregated.
• Legal Obligations: We may disclose your information if we are under a legal duty to comply with regulatory authorities, law enforcement agencies, or court orders to protect our rights, safety, and property.

Under UK data protection laws, you possess significant rights regarding your personal data. These rights include:

• Right of Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you (commonly known as a "Subject Access Request").
• Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we delete or remove your personal data where there is no good reason for us to continue processing it.
• Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data where we are relying on a legitimate interest, including direct marketing.
• Right to Restriction: You can ask us to suspend the processing of your personal data in certain scenarios (e.g. to verify its accuracy).
• Right to Portability: You can request the transfer of your personal data to you or a third party in a structured, commonly used format.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Where our processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@bridgewayworks.org. We aim to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. You also have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues.

If you have any questions, concerns, or inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or if you would like to exercise any of your legal data protection rights, please feel free to reach out to us: