Welcome to the B&FC Financial Support Application Portal

PRIVACY NOTICE - How we use your data

The data captured on this system is needed to:

• locate your record on our database
• assess your eligibility for financial support from the Student Support Funds
• if awarded support, to supply you with the equipment, resources or other type of support for that award 
• assess any further financial support you may be eligible for 
• create accurate financial support details to prepare the funding returns we have to send to the government or funding bodies operating on its behalf

We store the information for funding, audit and inspection purposes and to verify your identity should you need a reference or copy of a certificate at a later date. We share the information with the government and with agencies operating on their behalf in order to deliver and fund your education. We may also need to share this information with other colleagues across college. This information is required for us to carry out our function as an educational organisation. Therefore, we do not ask your consent to process your data in these ways. However, if you have any concerns or questions about how we use your personal data, please contact the Data Protection Office at [email protected].  If you are unhappy with the response, you can escalate your complaint by contacting the Information Commissioner at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ or on 0303 123 1113