Data protection
The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), Data Protection Act, 2018 and Data (Use and Access) Act, 2025 provide 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 accordance 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 (0)141 273 1584 or email dataprotection@gcu.ac.uk.
If you have any privacy concerns or would like to submit a data protection complaint, you can do so by contacting dataprotection@gcu.ac.uk or by completing the University’s complaints form.
Other useful guidelines and policies
Accessing Personal Information
Any individual the University holds personal data about can make a request for information.
Learn moreContacting Research Participants
Process for contacting staff or students to participate in research.
Learn moreSpecial categories
Find out about The University's policy on processing special categories.
Learn moreStudent guide to processing personal data
Guidance to assist students who may process personal data.
Learn more