The British Council complies with UK data protection law and the laws of other countries that meet internationally accepted standards.

You have the right to request a copy of the information we hold about you and the right to ask us to correct any inaccuracies in that information. If you have questions about how we have used your personal information, you also have the right to file a complaint with a privacy regulator. We will keep your enquiry details for up to 6 months from the time of collection. For service updates, we will keep your information for a period of seven years from the time of collection.

For detailed information, see the privacy section of our website or contact your local British Council office.

Webinar registration

When you register for our webinars, we will process your personal information to send you reminders about the upcoming events, access instructions and feedback surveys. Plus, by attending a webinar, you will be eligible to receive a certificate of attendance. We also use the information we have about you to better understand you as a customer and improve our products and services. We will review the information we hold about you every five years and securely delete it if we no longer need it.

New Ways of Teaching newsletter

If you decide to sign up for our newsletter, we will process your personal information for this purpose using the legal basis of consent. We will keep the information you have provided in relation to receiving the newsletter for as long as this is necessary for us to do so, and you continue to consent to that purpose. Remember that you can cancel your subscription at any time. Just click on the unsubscribe link that is available in all our communications.

Marketing

With your consent, we will contact you to tell you about other products, services and events you might be interested in. You can ask us to stop sending you marketing information or withdraw your permission at any time by following the unsubscribe link that is available in all our communications.