The personal information you supply may be used to help us respond to process your application, and for quality assurance and market research purposes. We will also use your data for direct marketing purposes. Unless required by law, your data will not be shared with or sold to any organisation outside Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, apart from those that help us to provide this service including the University of West England (UWE).
Your personal information will be kept in a secure database for no more than seven years. You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. You may also ask us to correct or remove any information you think is inaccurate. Please get in touch by emailing admissions@oldvic.ac.uk to request this information or ask for a correction.
Should you change your mind at any point, that’s no problem. You can get in touch with us at
For more information on how Bristol Old Vic Theatre School uses your personal data, please read our privacy policy HERE: If you believe that the School is not fully complying with data protection requirements, you have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office(ico.org.uk/).
Please note that the application form asks for some sensitive personal information. You are not required to provide this to us, but, if you do, you will be consenting for us to use it for the following purposes: research projects and equalities monitoring (which may include relevant national research projects); managing any arrangements or adjustments that may be needed to help you participate fully in our training.
YOUR INFORMATION AND DIRECT MARKETING
Where you have consented or where we have a legitimate interest, we will use your personal information to contact you via email, SMS, social media, online advertising, push notification, telephone or post (depending on any preferences notified to us) with relevant information about The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, our websites, our products, services, offers and events. Where you have asked to receive information about our partners or sponsors, your personal information will be used by us to send this information to you.
How to stop electronic marketing messages
You can stop receiving electronic marketing messages (e.g. emails) from us at any time. You can do this:
- By clicking on the ‘unsubscribe’ link in any marketing email; or
- By submitting a request to our Data Protection Office at Info@oldvic.ac.uk
Once you do this, we will update your profile to ensure that you don’t receive any further electronic marketing messages. However, please note that it might take up to 14 days for our systems to be updated, so you might continue to receive messages from us whilst we process your request.
How to stop postal marketing messages
You can stop receiving postal marketing messages from us at any time. You can do this:
- By submitting a request to our Data Protection Office at Info@oldvic.ac.uk
- By marking your postal marketing “Return to Sender” to Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 1-3 Downside Road, Bristol, BS8 2XF.
Once you do this, we will update your profile to ensure that you don’t receive any further postal marketing. However, please note that it might up to 30 days (or longer if you use the Return to Sender method) for our systems to be updated, so you might continue to receive marketing from us whilst we process your request.