Data Protection Policy (February 2016 update)
Warning: the content within this page reflects the information available to students in the 2015/16 academic year. As such, this information may no longer be factually accurate.
In February 2016, The Data Protection Policy was updated to better reflect the processing of students’ personal information by The Open University. These changes will affect all Open University students.
The changes made
- Clarification that the University keeps records of students' participation in learning activities
- Clarification that the University combines some personal characteristic data with information collected about participation in learning activities in order to provide appropriate support
- Clarification that personal information is not sold to other organisations
- Clarification that personal information is used for equal opportunities monitoring
- Clarification that information may be shared with appropriate professional bodies
- Clarification that information may be used for crime prevention and detection including fraud
- Clarification that information is retained for as long as there is a legal or business purpose.
- Information relating to PGCE and ITE students has been removed, as there are no longer registrations to this programme.
- The HESA Statement, that we are required to provide in full, has been moved to the end of the document.
Please talk to your Student Support Team if you need any further information. You can find out how to contact them on Contact the OU.
