Privacy Policy

PRIVACY NOTICE FOR WEBSITE VISITORS

St George’s International School Luxembourg ASBL (hereafter referred to as “we” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This Data Protection Notice (hereafter the "notice") aims to inform users or visitors of our website www.st-georges.lu as well as any individuals or organisations’ representatives who interact with us through the website (eg. by browsing the website, or submitting requests online) (together “you”) about how we collect, use, disclose and store personal data.

DATA CONTROLLER

St George’s International School
Luxembourg ASBL
11, rue des Peupliers
L-2328 Luxembourg

DATA PROTECTION OFFICER (DPO)

We have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO). MGSI sàrl has been mandated in this function. Its headquarters are in Luxembourg, Wintrange, 52a route du vin, L-5495. You can reach the DPO at DPO@st-georges.lu

This privacy notice may be modified to reflect changes on the website or on our processing activities, to comply with legal amendments, or to integrate best practices. Updates of the privacy notice will be published on our website once available.

Last update: August 2023


 

Cookie Policy

St George’s International School Luxembourg ASBL (hereafter referred to as “we” or “us”) is committed to protect the privacy of everyone, and thus to comply with the laws and regulations on personal data protection, especially the E-Privacy and its Amendment. This Cookie Policy aims to provide information about the uses of cookies on our website.

A. Definitions

A cookie is a text file that a Web browser stores on a user’s machine after the first visit. Websites activate cookies for authentication, storing website information/preferences, other browsing information, and anything else that can help the Web browser while accessing Web servers. HTTP cookies are known by many different names, including browser cookies, Web cookies or HTTP cookies.

  • Session: it expires when the browser is closed.
  • Permanent: which means that they will be stored on your terminal until they expire or are deleted.
  • Third-party: As you have probably gathered from the name, these are installed by third-party websites, such as advertisers. They collect data about your browsing habits that enable them to track you on several websites. According to these definitions, we use only those generated by your navigation on our site or the ones for which you have given your consent.
B. Why Use Cookies

We use cookies to improve our website, personalise content, provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services. Below are the types of cookies we use:

  • Necessary Cookies: these cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off;
  • Functionality or Preference Cookies: these cookies allow the website to remember choices you have made in the past, improving functionality and customisation;
  • Statistics or Performance Cookies: these cookies collect information about how you use the website, such as which pages you have visited, and which links you clicked on;
  • Marketing Cookies: these cookies use information about the pages you visit, the links you follow or the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, aiming to present advertisements and content that may interest you.
C. Third-Party Apps Integrated into our Website
We are using third-party apps on our web site to share our site's content with others (social sharing buttons): The corresponding social networks may be able to identify you via this button, even if you don't use it while browsing our site or app. If you opened a session on one of the networks on the device you use to visit our website before arriving on our site, the network can track your navigation on our site. We have no control over the collection of data by the social network regarding your navigation on our site and do not have access to personal data in their possession. However, you can access the confidentiality policy of the social network to learn more about the subject and regulate the information you agree or refuse to share.
D. Personal Data Transfer
E. Accept or Refuse Cookies

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time from our cookie management tool. You can decide to block cookies we may deposit in your navigator, either case by case or by refusing them systematically once and for all.

For an efficient cookie management meeting your requirements please use your browser's setup options, considering the cookies' purpose (as mentioned above).

You can also delete cookies already stored in your browser. For instance, to delete cookies deposited on our site:

  • Google Chrome
    • Open the browser's "Settings" tab. Click on "Advanced" followed by "Privacy and security", "Content settings», then "cookies" and "See all cookies and site data". Search "[Name]", tick the boxes and delete.
  • Firefox
    • Open the browser's "Options" tab and select "Privacy and Security". In the "History" section, click on "remove individual cookies". Search files containing the name "[Name]", select and delete them.
  • Microsoft Edge
    • Click on the "Other action", then on "Settings" ». Click on " Choose data to delete". Check the box "Cookies data from registered websites", search files containing "[Name]", select and delete them.
  • Safari
    • Open, the browser's "Preferences" tab and open the tab "Confidentiality". Click on "Manage website data”, search files containing "[Name]" select and delete them. Click on "Done".

If you have more questions or concerns about our use of your personal data, you may check our Privacy Policy or contact us by sending an email dataprotection@st-georges.lu.

Last update: August 2023


Frequently Asked Questions

Why do we Process your Data?

Personal data refers to all information that relates to you as a natural person and which can be used to identify you, directly or indirectly. We obtain personal information about you if you choose to provide it – for example, by contacting us by email or to registering for certain services. In general, we will use the personal data we collect via our website to:

  • handle and answer your requests;
  • provide you with the service or information requested;
  • process, track and fulfil your orders when you make purchases on our websites;
  • process your applications if you apply for one of the job vacancies published on our website;
  • administer our website and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing,statistical purposes.

For each of the purposes indicated above, the processing of your personal data is either:

  • based on your consent;
  • necessary for the performance of a contract concluded between you and us, or for the performanceof pre-contractual measures taken at your request;
  • based on our legitimate interest (e.g to safeguard our website, etc.).
What Personal Data do we Collect?

We may process various types of personal data about you, including:

  • personal identification data (name, birth date,…)
  • contact details (email address, postal address,…)
  • electronic identification data (cookies, information concerning the name of the domain and host from which you access the internet, the browser software and operating system of your computer, the IP address of your computer,...)
  • your family status, the composition of your household
  • your bank details;
  • your purchase history.

In some cases, the personal data that we collect will also include special categories of data, such as health data or criminal record as a part of the selection process, if justified by the requirements of the job description and where permitted by law.

Who do we Share your Personal Data With?
We only share your personal data with third parties when necessary and in accordance with the law. These third parties may include our IT service providers and other similar services to enable them to provide their services.
Where do we Transfer your Personal Data To?
Recipients of your personal data may be located within the European Economic Area ("EEA") as well as outside the EEA. When Personal Data is communicated to recipients located in a country outside the EEA which does not offer an adequate level of protection for personal data, data transfers to the latter are carried out based on mechanisms provided by the data protection legislation.
For How Long do we Keep Your Personal Data?

Unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, your personal data will be stored for a period that is strictly necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was collected.

Personal data processed in response to your information request may be stored for up to 2 years after the end of our relationship or up to 10 years if it concerns accounting data.

Cookies and managed by us will be stored for no more than 13 months from the collection.

What are your Rights?

In accordance with the applicable data protection law (and subject to conditions and restrictions set forth therein), you may exercise at any time the following rights in relation to your personal data:

  • right of access: which enables you to obtain from us confirmation of whether your personal data is being processed or not and, if so, obtain access to such data;
  • right to rectification: which enables you to obtain from us the correction of any of your personal data;
  • right to erasure: which enables you, in certain specific cases to obtain from us the erasure of your personal data;
  • right to restriction of processing: which enables you, in certain specific cases to restrict the processing of your personal data by us;
  • right to object: which enables you to object to the processing of your personal data when certain conditions are met;
  • right to data portability: which enables you, in certain cases (subject in particular to technical feasibility and only with regard to the data you have provided) to request receipt of your personal data in a structured and commonly machine-readable format;
  • right to lodge a complaint: under which you are entitled to lodge a complaint with the the CNPD;
  • right to withdraw your consent at any time: you can withdraw your consent at any time when the processing activity is based on your consent.

To exercise any of these rights, you may contact us:

  • by email: dataprotection@st-georges.lu
  • by postal mail: 11 rue des Peupliers, L-2328 Luxembourg.