GDPR Image Consent (Parents)

As a school (comprising Tower College & Tower Tots) we will not reveal information held about your child or you, as a parent/guardian, to a third party, unless a provision of the Data Protection Law is met. One condition is consent.

There are a number of occasions when schools receive requests for such information and we ask that you sign this form as a record of your consent for your child’s image to be used by 3rd parties approved by Tower College. Some of the 3rd parties include but are not limited to :

• The Tower College website and in brochures, leaflets, displays and newsletters published by Tower College.
• The media when the school has asked them to record individual, class or whole school activities that are of interest to the general public e.g. the Parish newsletter, local radio and television broadcasters.
• The Tower College social media accounts which are Tower College Facebook and Tower College Instagram accounts. N.B Most social media sites host data outside of Europe

The use of your child’s image and legal first and last name is necessary for administration and the safety of staff and pupils, such as CCTV, ID cards and other internal systems which include but are not limited to Internal Displays, Integris (MIS), Basecamp (MIS), Microsoft Teams and Internal Electronic Notice Boards.

Tower College also brings in professional photographers for Whole School, group and individual photos.

1. This form is valid for the period of time your child attends this school. Historic photographs and video footage will, however, remain on our website, on social media feeds or, in some cases, when forming part of decorative displays situated inside the school building. Please email the office at any time if you wish to withdraw consent office@towercollege.com
2. The images we take will be of activities that show the school and children in a positive light.
3. Embarrassing or distressing images will not be used. The images will not be associated with negative or sensitive issues.
4. We may use group or class photographs or footage with very general labels e.g. ‘science lesson’.
5. We will only use images of pupils who are suitably dressed.
6. We will make every effort to ensure that we do not allow images to be taken of any children for whom we do not have permission or who are ‘at risk’ or disallowed from having their photographs taken for legal or social reasons.
7. We will take all reasonable measures to ensure the images are used solely for the purposes for which they are intended. However we cannot guarantee this and take no responsibility for the way images are used by other websites or publishers or for any consequences arising from publication.
8. Please note that websites can be viewed throughout the world and not just in the United Kingdom where UK law applies.  In giving your consent you understand that images may be used in printed and electronic form.