Privacy Policy
In this section you can find the following:
1. Privacy Notice
2. Privacy Policy under 13s
3. Privacy Policy over 13s
4. Cookies
In this Privacy Policy, terms such as "we", "us, "our" or similar expressions shall mean the Premier League Charitable Fund (PLCF).
We take your privacy very seriously and are committed to protecting your personal data (meaning any information about you from which you can be identified). This Privacy policy explains what personal data we collect when you: access https://plprimarystars.com or contact or engage with the Premier League Primary Stars on social media platforms (including our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages) (the Services); and/or when you otherwise interact or communicate with us. It also explains how we may use this data, and what rights you have in relation to such data.
Premier League Primary Stars (PLPS) is funded and delivered by The Football Association Premier League Limited (PL) and the PLCF. The PL and PLCF aim to be transparent about the way we collect and process personal data. This website is managed by the PLCF.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Notice and our cookies policy, please contact our Data Protection Lead at the PLCF by emailing dataprotection@plcf.co.uk
1. WHO WE ARE
The PLCF is a charity that is committed to providing the best opportunities for people from all walks of life to develop their full potential, particularly through sport. It does this through a number of programmes that embrace one or more of the following themes: community cohesion, education, health and sports participation. It receives most of its funding from the PL. The information we collect may be used by either organisation in accordance with arrangements in our Data Sharing Agreement.
We are a "controller" under the General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) and other applicable data protection legislation (Data Protection Law). This means we are responsible for deciding how we use the personal data that we collect about you and, in accordance with the Data Protection Law, we will ensure that the personal data we hold about you is, at all times:
1. used fairly, lawfully, and transparently;
2. collected for limited, specific purposes only;
3. adequate, relevant to and limited to what is necessary for those purposes;
4. kept accurate and up-to-date;
5. not kept for longer than is necessary; and
6. held securely.
We shall be accountable for and able to demonstrate our compliance with our obligations under the Data Protection Law, and this Privacy policy is one of the ways in which we do that.
We have appointed a Data Protection Lead to oversee compliance with this Privacy policy and our data protection compliance activities.
2. WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
Personal data means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. The types of personal data that the PLCF collects include:
For the purposes of the Services, we will never ask you for any special category data (race, ethnic origin, politics, religion, trade union membership, health, sex life or sexual orientation).
3. WHERE DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM?
We collect information in the following ways:
Information you give us
Information from Third Parties
Information we get from your use of our website
Information in the public domain
4. WHAT MIGHT WE DO WITH YOUR INFORMATION?
We will only use your personal data where Data Protection Law allows us to. Data Protection Law says we can collect and use personal data on the following bases:
1. it is necessary for us to be able to perform an agreement with you.
2. it is necessary for our legitimate interests (and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests);
3. if we have your consent (which you can withdraw at any time); or
4. to comply with a legal obligation i.e. rules laid down by courts, statute or regulation.
Accordingly, we lawfully use your personal data in the following ways:
Delivering the Services: We use the Registration Data so that we can deliver the Services to you in an effective, efficient and accurate way. Without it we would not be able to deliver a tailored service to you or respond to issues with these Services that are identified by us or you, or ensure you get the most out of your experience. Therefore, we use this data on the basis that it is necessary for us to be able to perform our agreement with you (i.e. the terms and conditions of the relevant Services) and for our legitimate interests of delivering the Services in this way.
Operating the Services: We use the Technical Data to operate and administer the Services including as necessary for testing, analysis, maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data. Therefore, we use this data on the basis that it is necessary for our legitimate interests of operating the Services in this way. We also use Technical Data together with certain Identity Data and Contact Data to assist in security and fraud prevention, system integrity (such as preventing hacking, cheats and spam) and/ or to facilitate our response to a legal process. Therefore, we use this data on the basis that it is necessary both for our legitimate interests in protecting the Services in this way and in order that we can comply with a legal obligation.
Communication: We use the Contact Data to inform you of:
1. New PLPS resources, announcements and exciting opportunities. This is provided to you in a monthly newsletter sent directly to your email address.
2. Research opportunities. When the PLCF engage with researchers to test the impact of PLPS, researchers and organisations may email you directly for input into research design, methodology and evaluation.
3. Local football club community organisations. The PLCF may provide local football club community organisations with your details so they can contact you about their programmes and activities.
We give you the option of providing opt-in consent to receive the above communications from us or deciding not to do so.
The PLCF will never provide external organisations with these details without your consent. If you opt in to any of these, you can ask to be removed at any time by emailing plprimarystars@premierleague.com.
What if you do not want to share your personal data?
Unless otherwise specified above, generally we collect your personal data on a voluntary basis. However, please note that if you decline to provide certain mandatory personal data, you may not be able to access certain Services and we may be unable to fully respond to any inquiries you make.
5. HOW WE UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION
We continuously review our PLPS register to ensure your data is as accurate as possible and always appreciate it if you let us know if your details change.
6. WHO MIGHT WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH?
We are committed to protecting your data and therefore it will never be disclosed or sold to external organisations other than those acting as agents and data processors carrying out work on our behalf. Where we enter into a relationship with an external party, any such arrangements will be subject to a formal agreement between the PLCF and that organisation to protect the security of your data. They only act under our instructions and we maintain full responsibility for your data. The third-party suppliers which the PLCF engage for this PLPS are:
EVERFI
EVERFI administers this website on behalf of the PLCF and is the data processor.
The Education Company Limited
The Education Company Limited administer the Spirit database and information from registration contact details are shared with this database. The Education Company Limited are also the data processor.
Where a third-party supplier engages with an external organisation, we will ensure the third-party supplier is compliant with data protection laws. EVERFI uses the following organisations to provide marketing and mailing software:
Dotmailer – this is used to provide email mailouts to registered users and recruitment emails to potential new users.
Mandrill – this is a transactional email platform from MailChimp which is used to send automated emails to registered users.
7. HOW TO ACCESS, CORRECT OR DELETE YOUR INFORMATION
You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email the Data Protection Lead at dataprotection@plcf.co.uk or write to us at Premier League Charitable Fund, Brunel Building, 57 North Wharf Road, London, W2 1HQ.
We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date. You may ask us to correct or remove information that you think is inaccurate.
If you do not want to receive any further information about Premier League Primary Stars and would like us to remove your name from our mailing list, please contact us to let us know. Please address all your requests, by email or mail, to our Data Protection Lead. To help us locate any personal information about you (or in case we need to get in touch with you to obtain further information to help us locate your records) please include your full name, address and telephone number with your request.
8. HOW WE KEEP YOUR DATA SAFE
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed (a Data Security Breach). In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only use your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected Data Security Breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator where we are legally required to do so.
Where we have given you or you have chosen a password which enables you to access certain Services, you are responsible for using reasonable care in keeping this password confidential.
9. HOW LONG WE STORE YOUR DATA FOR
We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity. If you request that we stop sending you marketing materials we will keep a record of your contact details and appropriate information to enable us to comply with your request not to be contacted by us, we won’t keep any information that we don’t need.
10. CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE
We keep our privacy practices under review and may change this privacy policy from time to time by posting changes on the PLPS website or otherwise notifying them to you.
This Privacy Notice was last updated on 24 May 2018.
11. YOUR RIGHTS
Under Data Protection Law, you have certain rights (depending on the circumstances) in connection with your personal data, which include:
We are committed to respecting your rights. You may action your rights (as may be applicable) by contacting us using the details provided below and we will comply with your requests within a reasonable period unless we have a lawful reason not to do so.
Requests should be made in writing and to ensure that personal data is dealt with carefully and confidentially we will require the requestor to provide verification of their identity and all applications must be accompanied by copies of at least two official documents, which show your name, date of birth and current address (for example, driving licence, birth/ adoption certificate, passport, recent utility bill).
In responding to such requests, we will explain the impact of any objections, restrictions or deletions requested.
We will not charge you a fee to exercise your rights unless your request is clearly unfounded or excessive, in which case we may charge you a reasonable fee. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with the request in such circumstances.
You also have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK data protection authority. The ICO's contact details as are follows: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF; Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745; https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us using the following contact details:
PLCF Data Protection Lead
The Football Association Premier League Limited
Brunel Building
57 North Wharf Road
London
W2 1HQ
dataprotection@plcf.co.uk
(0)207 864 9000
These Q&As explain how we protect your privacy especially when you use our Premier League Primary Stars Website. Download the Q and A document.
If you are under 13 please keep reading! You may need your parent/guardian to help you. You Should not register for a Premier League Primary Stars account without their permission.
If anything is hard to understand, please ask you parent/guardian to explain. If you still have any questions, your parent/guardian can contact us at: dataprotection@plcf.co.uk.
Please read through the questions below.
We are the Premier League Charitable Fund. We run Premier League Primary Stars and control the Website. We make sure the Website is run properly and do not break the law.
This is any information which tells us who you are. That means things like your name and where you live. It could also include other things like your photograph.
You do not have to register to just use the Website.
If you want to access additional Premier League Primary Stars resources like activities, films and assemblies then you may have to register. You must have the permission of your parent/guardian to do this.
When you register, we collect your first name and surname.
Even if you do not register, we may collect your personal data through the Website if you choose to send us things, for example, if you enter a competition. Ask your parent/guardian for permission before you do this. Never tell us private things about you or your family.
When you use the Website some information about what you are doing and your computer/device is collected automatically, like the pages you look at and for how long. We also use small pieces of data called cookies. They are often used to remember useful information, such as your login details, and can help you use the Website. We do not try and tell who you are from this information.
For more details, ask your parent/guardian to please look at PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU and our COOKIES POLICY.
Most of the time, we collect Personal Data from you directly – for example, when you register an account on the Website.
Sometimes, we receive your Personal Data from other organisations. Most of the time, this is from the Premier League, your Local Club Community Organisation or the Education Company Limited.
We also collect some information automatically about your computer/device.
For more details, please look at HOW AND WHY WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA.
We only use your Personal Data if we are allowed to by law. In particular, we will use your Personal Data as follows, where your parent/guardian allows:
● To provide access to the Website; and
● To organise events which you can attend and provide resources, including Home Learning Resources, which you can use;
For more details, ask your parent/guardian to please look at HOW AND WHY WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA.
We need to give your Personal Data to other people who help us to provide the Website. We are still in control of that data.
We may have to give your Personal Data to other people if the law says we have to.
For more details, ask your parent/guardian to please look at DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA and TRANSFERRING YOUR PERSONAL DATA OUTSIDE OF THE EU.
We are in the UK and we will usually only keep your Personal Data in this country.
However, sometimes we might have to send your Personal Data to other countries.
For more details, ask your parent/guardian to please look at TRANSFERRING YOUR PERSONAL DATA OUTSIDE OF THE EU.
We protect your Personal Data from being altered, accidentally lost or used without permission.
For example, we use a special code so that your Personal Data cannot be read by the wrong people. We also ask you to use a password to access your Premier League Primary Stars account. You must keep this password secret and only tell it to your parent/guardian.
For more details, ask your parent/guardian to please look at SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA.
We will only keep your Personal Data for as long as we need to do the things above. This is a maximum of three years.
For more details, ask your parent/guardian to please look at DATA RETENTION.
The law says that you can do things, or ask us to do things, about your Personal Data. For example, you can:
● Ask us to explain what Personal Data we have collected about you;
● Ask to receive a copy of the Personal Data that we have collected about you;
● In some circumstances, ask us to stop using your Personal Data or to delete your Personal Data; and
● Ask us to make changes to your Personal Data if it is wrong.
We explain these rights in our full privacy policy. Please ask you parent/guardian about these. They can contact us at dataprotection@plcf.co.uk if they have questions.
If you think that any of the Personal Data we hold about you is incorrect, you can request a correction at any time by emailing plprimarystars@premierleague.com.
For more details, ask your parent/guardian to please look at YOUR RIGHTS.
You can permanently delete your Premier League Primary Stars account and your Personal Data at any time. You can do this by emailing plprimarystars@premierleague.com. We also explain how to do this in our full privacy policy. Please ask you parent/guardian about this or you can contact us at dataprotection@plcf.co.uk if you have any questions or would like us to help you.
For more details, ask your parent/guardian to please look at YOUR RIGHTS.
If you have any questions, or you are worried about our use of your Personal Data, please ask your parent/guardian to contact us using the following contact details:
PLCF Data Protection Lead
The Football Association Premier League Limited
Brunel Building, 57 North Wharf Road
London, W2 1HQ
(0)207 864 9000
You can also ask your parent/guardian to contact us if you have any questions.
These Q&As explain how we protect your privacy especially when you use our Premier League Primary Stars Website (the Website). Download the Q and A document.
If you are over 13 please keep reading! In some cases, you may also want to discuss these with your parent/guardian.
If you or your parent/guardian have any questions, you and they can contact us at: dataprotection@plcf.co.uk.
Please read through the questions below.
We are the Premier League Charitable Fund. You will know the Premier League. We are an independent charity who uses the appeal of the Premier League to create positive and healthy sporting, health and education outcomes for children, young people and the wider community. One of the ways we do this is through Premier League Primary Stars. We control the Website. We make sure they are run properly and do not break the law.
We are a Controller. That means that we are responsible for deciding how we use the Personal Data that we collect about you and for making sure that it is used in a way that complies with Data Protection Laws.
This is any information from which you can be identified. That means things like your name and where you live. It could also include other things like your photograph or social media username.
We collect and use different types of Personal Data depending on how you use our Website and how we interact with you.
You do not have to register to just use the Website. If you want to use additional Premier League Primary Stars resources such as activities, films and assemblies then you may have to register. When you register we collect your first name and surname.
Even if you do not register, we may collect your personal data through the Website if you choose to send us things, for example, if you enter a competition. You should never tell us private things about you or your family.
When you use the Website some information about what you are doing and your computer/device is collected automatically, like the pages you look at and for how long. We also use small pieces of data called cookies. They are often used to remember useful information, such as your login details, and can help you use the Website. We do not try and tell who you are from this information.
If you go to Premier League Primary Stars events, we may collect your personal data when we film or photograph those events. If you post on social media, we may also collect additional information about you like your social media username.
For more details, please look at PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU and our COOKIES POLICY.
Most of the time, we collect Personal Data from you directly – for example, when you register for an account on the Website.
Sometimes, we receive your Personal Data from other organisations. Most of the time, this is from the Premier League, your Local Club Community Organisation or the Education Company Limited.
We also collect some information automatically about your computer/device.
For more details, please look at HOW AND WHY WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA.
We only use your Personal Data if we are allowed to by law. In particular, we will use your Personal Data:
● To provide access to the Website, as well as other services that we offer to you (which we call the Services) in an effective, efficient and accurate way, including as necessary for testing, maintenance, support, reporting and hosting of data;
● To run events and competitions which you can attend and provide resources, including Home Learning Resources, for you to use.; and
Usually we collect your Personal Data on a voluntary basis, because you asked us or agreed to us collecting and using your Personal Data to provide the Services. However, please note that if you decline to provide certain mandatory Personal Data, you may not be able to access certain Services and we may be unable to fully respond to any questions that you send to us.
For more details, please look at HOW AND WHY WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA.
We need to give your Personal Data to other people who help us provide the Website [and Social Media] so that they can provide services to us or to you on our behalf (like delivering newsletters) or where you have agreed or asked that we do so (like when you enter a joint competition). We might also need to share your Personal Data publicly via the media, Social Media, or on the Website (like when you have shared a comment on social media or if you have won a competition). We are still in control of that data.
Where you allow us to, we also give your Personal Data to Local Club Community Organisations, your favourite Clubs and our Commercial Partners. They control that data.
We may have to give your Personal Data to other people if the law says we have to.
For more details, please look at DISCLOSURE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA and TRANSFERRING YOUR PERSONAL DATA OUTSIDE OF THE EU.
We are in the UK and we will usually only keep your Personal Data in this country.
However, sometimes we might have to send your Personal Data to other countries.
For more details, please look at TRANSFERRING YOUR PERSONAL DATA OUTSIDE OF THE EU.
We put in place security measures to protect your Personal Data from being accidentally lost or used without permission.
For example, we use encryption so that your Personal Data cannot be accessed in an unauthorised way. We also ask you to use a password to access your Premier League Primary Stars account. You must keep this password secret (you can tell it to your parent/guardian if you want but you shouldn’t tell it to anyone else).
For more details, please look at SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA.
We will only keep your Personal Data for as long as we need to do the things above. This is a maximum of three years.
If you register and we find out that you are in fact under 13, we may delete your account and your information immediately.
For more details, please look at DATA RETENTION.
The law says that you can do things, or ask us to do things, about your Personal Data. For example, you can:
● Ask us to explain what Personal Data we have collected about you and ask for a copy of it;
● Ask us to stop sending information to you;
● Ask us to make changes to your Personal Data if it is wrong;
● In some circumstances, ask us to stop using your Personal Data, to limit certain uses of your Personal Data or to delete all your Personal Data; and
● In some circumstances, if you have given Consent, take back that Consent.
You also have the right at any time to complain about us to the person who protects your privacy rights in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office (https://ico.org.uk).
We explain these rights in our full privacy policy. Please discuss these with your parent/guardian. You can also contact us at dataprotection@plcf.co.uk if you or your parent/guardian have questions.
For more details, please look at YOUR RIGHTS.
You can permanently delete your Premier League Primary Stars account and your Personal Data at any time. You can do this by following the steps in your account. We also explain how to do this in our full privacy policy. If you log back into your account during the 21-day period the account will be reactivated.
Please discuss this with your parent/guardian. You or your parent/guardian can contact us at dataprotection@plcf.co.uk if you have any questions or would like us to help you.
For more details, please look at YOUR RIGHTS.
If you have any questions, or you are worried about our use of your Personal Data, you can contact us by writing to:
PLCF Data Protection Lead
The Football Association Premier League Limited
Brunel Building, 57 North Wharf Road
London, W2 1HQ
Or by calling: (0)207 864 9000
You can discuss this with your parent/guardian and they may contact us if preferred.
In this Cookies Policy, any use of the words "you", "yours" or similar expressions shall mean any user of this website whatsoever. Terms such as "we", "us, "our" or similar expressions shall mean the Premier League Charitable Fund.
Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer’s hard drive and they are used to record how you navigate this website on each visit. Cookies identify your browser, and basic information that you have shared with Google to our servers when you visit our website. They do not identify you as an individual. If you do not want to accept cookies you can easily disable this function by changing the settings on your Internet browser.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Services and hold certain information.
We use a type of cookie called Analytical/Performance Cookies. These allow us to recognise and count the number of users of our website and see how such users navigate through our website. This helps to improve how our website works, for example, by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for easily.
We use targeting cookies. These record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We use this information to make advertising displayed on third party sites more relevant to end users.
The following table sets out a more detailed description of the cookies we use and their purpose:
Cookie Name: _ga, _gat
Description: These are third party cookies placed by Google that allow us to use the Google Analytics service.
Purpose: These cookies enable us to anonymously track how visitors access and browse our website, thereby enabling us to optimise and improve our service. Further information is available at:
www.google.co.uk/intl/en/analytics/privacyoverview.html
Cookie Name: PHPSESSID
Description: These manage your visit to our website.
Purpose: These cookies keep you logged in when using the site.
Cookie Name: New Relic
Purpose: This provides monitoring of server status for web and app use in real-time.
Cookie Name: JSESSIONID
Purpose: This is used to store a session identifier so that session counts can be monitored.
Cookies do not cause harm to your computer but if you do wish to stop your computer accepting cookies, navigate to the settings of your Internet browser.
Cookie Name: Facebook Pixel
Description: This cookie tracks whether you have visited Premier League Primary Stars in the past. Further information is available at:
https://www.facebook.com/business/learn/facebook-ads-pixel
Purpose: These cookies are used to optimise Facebook Ads.
CHANGES TO THIS COOKIES POLICY
Our policies and procedures are under continual review. We may, from time to time, update our cookies policy. Any such changes will be posted on this page.
CONTACT
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Cookie Policy should be addressed to dataprotection@plcf.co.uk or to the PLCF, Brunel Building, 57 North Wharf Road, London, W2 1HQ