Saga Akademía
Data Protection Policy
Information about students‘ rights and duties
Information about students‘ rights and duties, as well as means of resolving disputes, are available in Saga Akademía‘s policy.
Appendices:
Data Protection Policy at Saga Akademía language school
Aim:
Data Protection Policy is intended to explain what information is collected, how it is used, stored, deleted and what access is granted to it. This Data Protection Policy is based on the provisions of Act No. 90/2018 on the Protection of Personal Privacy and Processing of Personal Data and ESB Regulation No. 2016/679 (GDPR) on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the freedom of movement of such data. The policy applies to all services provided by Saga Akademía.
Saga Akademía’s Operations:
Saga Akademía is a privately-run language school.
Saga Akademía provides services to individuals, companies and offices.
Saga Akademía is a service provider of teaching Icelandic as a foreign language on behalf of Rannis, VIRK, Job Centre.
Saga Akademía publishes language learning textbooks and other publications.
Collection and use of personal information at Saga Akademía:
Saga Akademía collects and stores students’, employees’ and contractors’ personal information. Only data necessary for operation of Saga Akademía is collected and the procedure is conducted for clear purposes and on legitimate grounds, it is also with the informed consent of individuals and employees. Collected personal information includes: full name, personal identification number, residency address, phone number, email address, workplace, attendance lists and courses completed at Saga Akademía.
Processing of personal information at Saga Akademía:
Personal information is used for the purpose of processing applications for learning courses, issuing
a bill or a document confirming course completion or learning progress. It is also processed due to
the staff hiring. Information about particular students and employees is not accessable to third parties other than employees of Saga Akademía who are entiled to access this information or state authorities. The information can be accessed only by the headmaster, deputy headmaster and school assistant. Information is stored in Saga Akademía’s students’ registry not longer than for 7 years, except for full name, personal identification number and the name of the last course completed at Saga Akademía. They are data copies which are used in event of loss of the original documents.
Legal persons’ rights:
In compliance with Data Protection Policy individuals are entitled to get access to their personal information which is stored by Saga Akademía. They may submit comments in regard to making changes, forwarding or deleting their personal data.