Data Protection

The Data Protection Act 2018 is the UK’s implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This, along with the Data Protection Act 2018, introduces greater protection for personal data and brings data protection and data law into the digital age.

The University creates, gathers, stores and processes data on a variety of data subjects. The University takes its responsibility seriously and ensures that all processing is carried out in line with current data protection legislation.

Please access our Intranet site Information Matters  for resources and further information (Internal use only).

The University's Data Protection ICO notification registration number is Z5761620

Download the University's Data protection and privacy policy

If you have any comments or questions regarding data protection at Glasgow Caledonian University, please contact Information Compliance on +44 141 331 8392 or email dataprotection@gcu.ac.uk.

Other useful guidelines and policies

Accessing Personal Information

Any individual the University holds personal data about can make a request for information.

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Student Privacy Notice

Details of how we carefully handle your personal data in line with data protection law.

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Privacy Notice for enquirers and applicants

Find out more about how your information is processed when you enquire or apply.

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Visitor Privacy Notice

Find information about the GCU visitor and public privacy notice.

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Special categories

Find out about The University's policy on processing special categories.

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Student guide to processing personal data

Guidance to assist students who may process personal data.

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Contacting Research Participants

Process for contacting staff or students to participate in research.

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HESA

HESA Student and Staff collection notices are now live on the HESA website.

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