Cookies and Privacy Policy

• The Cultural Education Network collects the following information (* optional information):
  • From Schools: Region, first and last names, job titles*, email addresses, job types, school Department for Education numbers, Artsmark registration status*, school name*, school postcodes*, school types*, phases of education*, support needed, access requirements*, how they heard about us*, and newsletter sign-ups*.
  • From Freelance Practitioners: Region, first and last names, job titles*, email addresses, job types, arts disciplines*, support needed, access requirements*, how they heard about us*, and newsletter sign-ups*.
  • From Creative and Cultural Organisations: Region, first and last names, job titles*, email addresses, job types, organisation name, arts disciplines, support needed, access requirements*, how they heard about us*, and newsletter sign-ups*.
• Artsmark collects: Names, job titles, email addresses, school telephone numbers, school Department for Education numbers, invoicing email addresses, office email address, and any other relevant email addresses.  
• Creativity Collaboratives collects name and email address.

• To assess, review, and decide on your application to the Artsmark programme.
• To provide support and training to applicants.
• To book a one-to-one advice session run by the Cultural Education Network.
• To sign-up to events run by the Cultural Education Network.
• To sign up to our newsletters.
• To help us understand the progress we are making on our strategy and to assist with policy development, and future decisions on strategy and policy.
• To gather intelligence on individuals and organisations with specialisms, knowledge, and experience and to disseminate that information for the benefit of the sector.
• To monitor, compile statistical reports, and report on activity under the programmes.
• To collect relevant information to market our services.

• Public Task
• Legitimate Interests
• Consent, if we ask you for your consent when you sign-up to receive our newsletters, a one-to-one advice session, event, or register for Artsmark. 

We may share the information you provide with third parties such as: 

• Organisations that process data on our behalf and their subcontractors
• External/Independent Assessors and Evaluators
• Scheme Partners
• Sector Support Partners
• Government Departments
• External Legal Advisors where relevant
• Where we are required to do so under a legal obligation
• If you attend a group event under the Culture Education Network or Creativity Collaboratives, some of your information may be shared with other attendees at the event such as your name and email address and any information you choose to share at the event. 

With the exception of where we are required to keep data for a legal obligation:

• For Artsmark, we keep your personal data for a year after the last activity on your account.

• For the Cultural Education Network, we keep your data:
  • Event subscriptions: for 2 years after the event.
  • Newsletter mailing list signups: for 2 years after the last interaction with our emails or you request to be unsubscribed from the mailing list.
  • One‑to‑one bookings: until the data is no longer required for the purpose it was collected, or until you ask us to delete it.

• For Creativity Collaboratives, we keep your Newsletter mailing list sign-ups: for 2 years after the last interaction with our emails or you request to be unsubscribed from the mailing list.

Personal information may be transferred outside of the UK by us or organisations that process data on our behalf (and their sub-contractors). If this occurs, adequate safeguards will be in place to ensure compliance with Data Protection Laws.