OfS privacy

Other privacy notices

Consultation on proposed regulatory advice and other matters relating to freedom of speech

This privacy notice tells you how your personal data will be used when you respond to our consultation on the OfS's proposed regulatory advice and other matters relating to freedom of speech.

Consultation on the OfS’s new free speech complaints scheme

This privacy notice tells you how your personal data will be used when you respond to our consultation on the OfS’s new free speech complaints scheme.

Consultation on the OfS’s approach to regulating students’ unions on free speech matters

This privacy notice tells you how your personal data will be used when you respond to our consultation on the OfS’s approach to regulating students’ unions on free speech matters.

Consultation on a new approach to regulating equality of opportunity in English higher education

This privacy notice tells you how your personal data will be used when you respond to our consultation on a new approach to regulating equality of opportunity in English higher education. 

Consultation on the OfS strategy for 2022-25

This privacy statement tells you how your personal data will be used when you respond to our consultation on the OfS strategy for 2022-25.

Eventbrite privacy notice

This privacy notice tells you what to expect when the OfS collects personal information submitted within Eventbrite event registration forms

OfS webinars: Zoom privacy notice

This privacy notice tells you how your personal data will be used when you participate in an OfS webinar through Zoom

Privacy notice for the student events for the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and student outcomes consultations

This privacy notice tells you how your personal data will be used when you register and participate in a student workshop for our TEF and student outcomes consultations

NSS privacy notice

How personal information is used for the National Student Survey (NSS)

Privacy notice for NSS allegations

How we will use your personal information if you make an allegation of inappropriate influence

Privacy notice for the OfS postgraduate survey (PGS) pilot 2022

This privacy notice explains how your personal information is used when you participate in the postgraduate survey pilot

Privacy notice for the sexual misconduct pilot survey

This privacy notice tells you what to expect when the OfS collects personal information as part of a national pilot to explore the prevalence of sexual misconduct in higher education.

Privacy notice: Applications to become members of the OfS panel of quality assessors

This privacy notice tells you how your personal data will be used when you apply to become a member of the OfS panel of quality assessors.

Privacy notice: Retained applications to become members of the OfS panel of quality assessors

This privacy notice tells you how your personal data will be used when you have previously applied to become a member of the OfS panel of quality assessors and have agreed that we may retain your application for future consideration.

Privacy notice: Student panel recruitment

This privacy notice tells you what to expect when the OfS collects personal information for student panel recruitment.

Discover Uni advisers and teachers survey privacy notice

This privacy notice tells you about how we will use personal information to make improvements to Discover Uni for advisers and teachers.

Discover Uni advisers and teachers survey privacy notice (Welsh)

This privacy notice tells you about how we will use personal information to make improvements to Discover Uni for advisers and teachers (Welsh version).

Privacy notice for evaluation of the OfS's access and participation reforms

This privacy notice tells you what to expect when your personal information is collected via telephone interviews conducted by Shift Learning as part of the evaluation of access and participation reforms.​

Privacy notice for cost of living research

This privacy notice tells you what to expect when your personal information is collected as part of our cost of living student survey. 

Privacy notice for the Qualitative Provider Perceptions research project

This privacy notice sets out the personal information we will collect and use as part of the Qualitative Provider Perceptions research project.

Privacy notice for the arrangements for the transfer of students from The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA)

This privacy notice explains the OfS's use of students' personal information to facilitate the arrangements for the transfer of their studies from ALRA to Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance or another provider of higher education

Submissions to Specialist Panel to be considered a world-leading specialist provider

This privacy notice sets out how the personal information that we will collect from submissions will be used

Nominations of individuals to become members of the OfS specialist provider panel

This privacy notice explains the uses that will be made of personal information about the nominee and the nominating body.

Technopolis privacy notice

This privacy notice tells you how your personal data will be used to enable Technopolis to implement its evaluation of the Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes (TASO).

Student spotlight email alerts privacy notice

This privacy notice tells you how the personal information you submit when you subscribe to our Student spotlight email alerts will be held and used.

OfS analysis of social media

This privacy notice sets out how the OfS will use media monitoring tools to identify and analyse trends in communication.

CFE Research privacy notice for Uni Connect

This privacy notice explains how the OfS and CFE will use personal information collected through a survey of young people who have participated in the Uni Connect programme.

Review of apprenticeships

This privacy notice explains how personal information will be used in a review of the design and ongoing quality management of Level 6 and 7 degree apprenticeships within higher education.

Digital teaching and learning review: Call for evidence privacy notice

This privacy notice tells you how your personal data will be used should you choose to give it when responding to our digital teaching and learning review call for evidence.

Last updated 12 January 2024
12 January 2024
Privacy notice for NSS allegations updated for NSS 2024; Refresh to remove out of date notices.
14 December 2023
Privacy notices for consultations on free speech published.
13 November 2023
Privacy notice for the NSS updated
21 June 2023
Privacy notice for access and participation evaluation published
10 May 2023
Privacy notice for the sexual misconduct pilot survey updated
19 April 2023
Privacy notice for the sexual misconduct pilot survey published
18 April 2023
Privacy notice for the student roundtables: consultation on regulating harassment and sexual misconduct updated
03 April 2023
Privacy notice for student roundtables: Consultation on regulating harassment and sexual misconduct
20 March 2023
NSS privacy notice updated
23 February 2023
Privacy notice for the consultation on a new approach to regulating harassment and sexual misconduct in English higher education published
10 January 2023
Privacy notice for cost of living research published
20 December 2022
NSS privacy notice for allegations updated for 2023
13 December 2022
Privacy notice for the 'OfS blended learning review evaluation: online focus group research' published. NSS 2023 privacy notice updated.
01 November 2022
NSS privacy notice updated for 2023
10 October 2022
Privacy notice for the 'Working in partnership to improve international student integration and experience' project published
06 October 2022
Privacy notice published for the consultation on a new approach to regulating equality of opportunity in English higher education
04 August 2022
Added a privacy notice for retained applications to become members of the OfS panel of quality assessors.
14 July 2022
Privacy notice for the consultation on specialist provider funding method published
21 June 2022
TEF panel recruitment privacy notice updated
15 June 2022
Privacy notice added for the Qualitative Provider Perceptions research project
09 June 2022
Privacy notice published for the Transnational Education Project
26 May 2022
Privacy notices published for applications to become members of the OfS panel of quality assessors and applications to the TEF panel.
18 May 2022
Privacy notice for ALRA students published
16 May 2022
Privacy notice published for the supplementary consultation on publication of information about higher education providers.
17 February 2022
Privacy notice added for submissions to the Specialist Panel to be considered a world-leading specialist provider
02 February 2022
Privacy notice added for the student events for the TEF and student outcomes consultations
20 January 2022
Privacy notice published for the third phase of our quality and standards consultations
04 January 2022
NSS privacy notices updated for NSS 2022
17 December 2021
Privacy notice added for nominations to the OfS specialist provider panel
11 November 2021
Privacy notice for consultation on the OfS strategy for 2022-25 added
02 November 2021
Student panel recruitment privacy notice added
20 October 2021
Consultation on an approach to world-leading specialist provider funding privacy notice added
20 July 2021
Privacy notice for consultation on quality and standards conditions added
17 June 2021
Student spotlight privacy notice updated
27 April 2021
Technopolis privacy notice updated
21 April 2021
Eventbrite privacy notice updated
26 March 2021
Capital funding and recurrent funding privacy notices added
18 February 2021
Privacy notice added for the review of apprenticeships.
04 February 2021
Link added to CFE privacy notice for Uni Connect.
29 January 2021
Updated privacy notice for NSS allegations
22 January 2021
OfS webinars: Zoom privacy notice updated
16 December 2020
Privacy notice added about using a social media monitoring tool.
17 November 2020
Link added to the privacy notice for the consultation on regulating quality and standards in higher education.
01 October 2020
Nous Group privacy notice added
10 September 2020
OfS webinars: Zoom privacy notice updated
03 September 2020
Privacy notice for the digital teaching and learning review call for evidence added.
23 July 2020
Welsh version of Discover Uni teachers and advisers survey notice added.
17 July 2020
Consultation on student protection directions privacy notice published.
15 July 2020
NSS qualitative research project privacy notice published
09 July 2020
Discover Uni teachers and advisers survey notice added.
26 May 2020
OfS webinars: Zoom privacy notice updated
04 May 2020
Privacy notices published for our consultation on the integrity and stability of the English higher education sector and for OfS webinars using Zoom
31 March 2020
Technopolis privacy notice updated
13 February 2020
Student spotlight privacy notice published
29 January 2020
Eventbrite privacy notice published
10 January 2020
Privacy notice for the consultation on harassment and sexual misconduct published

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