Elizabeth Samuels Drama School – Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 2025
Our Contact Details
Name: Samuel Davis
Address: 16 Kenwyn Road, Clapham, London, SW4 7LH
Phone Number: 07429 478447
Email: sam@elizabethsamuelsdrama.com
The Type of Personal Information We Collect
We currently collect and process the following information:
Parent’s name, child’s name, emergency phone numbers, child’s DOB, child’s medical information, and authorised adults who collect your child
Contact telephone numbers, email addresses, postal addresses
Characteristics (such as ethnicity, religion, language and nationality)
Attendance information (sessions attended, number of absences and reasons)
Special educational needs information
Safeguarding information
Behavioural information
Photographs (for media and promotional purposes)
Payment details
How We Get the Personal Information and Why We Have It
Most of the information we process is provided directly by you for reasons including:
Supporting pupil learning
Monitoring and reporting on pupil progress
Providing pastoral and medical care
Safeguarding and pupil welfare
Research purposes
Informing you about events and productions
Assessing the quality of our services
Complying with legal obligations regarding data sharing
We also receive information indirectly from:
Companies acting on our behalf (technical, payment, or delivery services)
Our website provider, advertising providers, analytics providers, and search information providers
We use the information you provide to:
Safeguard the safety and security of children
Provide the services, products or information you asked for
Process website/telephone orders
Tailor activities to your child’s needs
Keep a record of your relationship with us
Carry out research and gather feedback to improve our services
Notify you of changes to our services
Send communications and updates you have requested
Manage job applications
Who We Share Your Information With
We may share information with:
Third parties such as website hosting providers and for child protection purposes
We will not pass your information to third parties for their own use unless required by law (e.g. court order or crime prevention).
Our Lawful Bases for Processing
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we rely on the following bases:
(a) Consent – where you have agreed for us to communicate via email, text, or phone. You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting sam@elizabethsamuelsdrama.com.
(b) Legal obligation – where necessary to comply with the law.
(c) Vital interests – safeguarding or protecting a child with a medical issue.
(d) Legitimate interests – such as sending relevant communications, carrying out research, improving services, and monitoring contacts for risk.
How We Store Your Personal Information
Your information is securely stored at Elizabeth Samuels Drama School.
Website checkout pages are Level 1 PCI compliant and use 128-bit SSL encryption.
Registers, registration forms and medical forms are stored securely and shredded when no longer required.
Where you create an online account, you are responsible for keeping your password secure.
Your Data Protection Rights
Under data protection law, you have rights including:
Access – to ask for copies of your personal information
Rectification – to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
Erasure – to request deletion of your data in certain circumstances
Restriction of processing – to ask us to limit how we use your data
Objection to processing – to object to certain uses of your data
Data portability – to request transfer of your data to another organisation
You will not be charged for exercising your rights. We will respond within one month.
To make a request, contact:
Email: sam@elizabethsamuelsdrama.com
Phone: 07429 478447
How to Complain
If you are concerned about how we use your information, please contact us first at:
Email: sam@elizabethsamuelsdrama.com
Phone: 07429 478447
If you are not satisfied, you can complain to the ICO:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Helpline: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.org.uk