Data retention summary

This summary shows the default categories and purposes for retaining user data. Certain areas may have more specific categories and purposes than those listed here.

Site

Category

Technical and activity data

Logs, IP, sessions and browser information.


Purpose

Security and operation

Keeping the platform secure, preventing abuse and troubleshooting.

Retention period
1 years
Lawful bases
Legitimate interests (GDPR Art. 6.1(f)) Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child

Users

Category

Identification and contact

Name, email address, username, profile information, language and country.


Purpose

Educational service

Providing user accounts and access to the learning platform.

Retention period
3 years
Lawful bases
Contract (GDPR Art. 6.1(b)) Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract

Course categories

Category

Academic records

Enrolments, course progress, submissions, grades and certificates.


Purpose

Training and assessment

Delivering courses, tracking progress, assessing work and issuing certificates.

Retention period
5 years
Lawful bases
Contract (GDPR Art. 6.1(b)) Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract
Legal obligation (GDPR Art 6.1(c)) Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject

Courses

Category

Academic records

Enrolments, course progress, submissions, grades and certificates.


Purpose

Training and assessment

Delivering courses, tracking progress, assessing work and issuing certificates.

Retention period
5 years
Lawful bases
Contract (GDPR Art. 6.1(b)) Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract
Legal obligation (GDPR Art 6.1(c)) Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject

Activity modules

Category

User-generated content

Forum posts, messages, comments and files uploaded by the user.


Purpose

Training and assessment

Delivering courses, tracking progress, assessing work and issuing certificates.

Retention period
5 years
Lawful bases
Contract (GDPR Art. 6.1(b)) Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract
Legal obligation (GDPR Art 6.1(c)) Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject

Blocks

Category

Technical and activity data

Logs, IP, sessions and browser information.


Purpose

Security and operation

Keeping the platform secure, preventing abuse and troubleshooting.

Retention period
1 years
Lawful bases
Legitimate interests (GDPR Art. 6.1(f)) Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child

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Recordings

Audio and video recordings of live sessions.


Purpose

Session recording

Recording live sessions so students can review them and, with consent, reuse them as course content.

Retention period
2 years
Lawful bases
Consent (GDPR Art. 6.1(a)) The data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes