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The policy of the University is that the rights of staff, students and
visitors to the University, or individuals and groups who are visited by the
University’s representatives, should not be jeopardised by any University
activity. The University further recognises its responsibilities towards
children and young people.
Images may be captured during events organised and hosted by the University
using film photography, digital photography, video or other medium and may
be used on the University Websites, University prospectus or course
brochures, other publicity material (such as internal and external
newsletters), exhibition of student work or graduation ceremony brochure and
may be provided to the media for publication in local or national newspapers
or educational magazines.
The University acknowledges its responsibilities in capturing images by
photography or other means under the provisions of the following
legislation:
The Children and Young Persons Act 1963: The University undertakes to seek a
licence where necessary from the appropriate local authority for any
performance activity in which children are taking part and which may be
recorded with a view to being broadcast, published or shown to the public.
The Protection of Children Act 1978: The University recognises that it is a
criminal offence to take, permit to be taken, distribute, have in one’s
possession or publish indecent photographs (including films and other
imagery) of children.
The Human Rights Act 1998: The University recognises an individual’s rights
to privacy as protected by this Act.
The Data Protection Act 1998: The University undertakes to inform all those
whose images may be recorded (or their parents/guardians if under 18 years
of age) of the purposes for which the images may be used by the University.
In this context the University informs all persons taking part in University
activities that they may be photographed, filmed, videoed or otherwise
captured in image form.
Where possible and practical to do so, the University seeks written consent
to image capture. Where this is not possible for practical reasons, unless
express objections are received, individuals attending an event at the
University are deemed to have given their consent by attending or remaining
at the event. This is in line with guidance issued by the Office of the
Information Commisioner for England.
Any queries or complaints should be raised with the event host in the first
instance.
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