Pupil data: Century AI

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Dear The Causeway School, Eastbourne, / ESCC DPO

This Feedom of Information request relates to your interaction with Century-Tech Limited (registered number 08482934). (The Company)

Under the Act, most public authorities may take up to a maximum of 20 working days to respond, counting the first working day after the request is received as the first day. For schools, the standard time limit is 20 school days, or 60 working days if this is shorter.

The Company website contains a video with staff from your school who discuss the use of the product in the School [source: https://www.century.tech/case-studies/ ]

Please provide copies of:

1) Your contracts, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements (which may include but not exclusively data sharing agreements) between the Trust or school(s) and the company; (Century-Tech Limited or its partners and representatives)

2) Limited with regard only its introduction, School Governor and/ or all Parents' meeting minutes or notes of discussion carried out in the 12 months before the Century Tech AI was introduced into the school

3) Any Information Governance documents, Data Protection Impact Assessments (or pre-GDPR Privacy Impact Assessments) created by you or the Company with regards to your joint working / project;

4) Copies of any agreement that allows Century Tech (the Company) to use pupil data for its AI product training development and how

5) How many (quantity) of pupil and/or staff records (each totalled per location) the company has acquired, has or has had access to from the Trust. (confirm current status)

6) Whether the Company is still using the data today and if so, from how many and which sites, and from its date of first access.

7) Whether the school is still using the product today and if so, in how many and which sites.

8) Any correspondence / communication / privacy notice regards the ongoing use of the product which has been given to current pupils / pupils' parent/guardians and its interaction with the child regards data collection, processing, profiling and automated decsion-making.

9) Whether you have offered children a Right to Object, or whether the use of the tool has been compulsory.

Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,

Jen Persson
defenddigitalme

Dear The Causeway School, Eastbourne,

Please may I draw your attention to the Freedom of Information Request I made on October 5, 2018 and should have been responded to within the time frame under the FOI Act 2000, in November, 2018.

I would be grateful if you can acknowledge the request, and provide an estimated date by when you believe you may be able to respond.

Many thanks.

Sincerely,
Jen Persson

office, The Causeway School, Eastbourne

Thank you for your email, the school is currently closed for Christmas break, we will return on Monday 7th January when your message will be seen to.

Thank you and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at Causeway School.

Howard, Mrs S, The Causeway School, Eastbourne

FOA Jen Pearson
Dear Ms Pearson,
Thank you for your email dated 2nd January which has been forwarded to me.
My most sincere apologies for the delay in replying to this. School did
not resume until yesterday 7th January.
I know have full details of your earlier request and can confirm that I
will reply to you by the end of this week, 11th January.
If you need anything else in the meantime please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Kind regards,
Sarah Howard
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Mrs Sarah Howard
SIMS, Data & Examinations Manager
Causeway School
Larkspur Drive
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN23 8EJ
01323 465700
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FAO Jen Persson
Further to your recent  FOI request regarding the above please see details
as follows:
1) and 4) Copies attached

2) Priya Lakhani (Century Tech - Founder CEO) attended Causeway School
prior to an IEB meeting on Friday 13th January 2017 and presented to all
IEB Members information about Century Tech's Learning Platform including a
live demonstration. There are no notes of discussion as this was not part
of the formal IEB meeting. Following the meeting IEB Members agreed to
spend £5k on a one year annual subscription.
No Parent's meeting took place in the 12 months before Century Tech was
introduced to the school.
3) Century Tech was introduced before May 2018/GDPR. Please find attached
Causeway School's Privacy Notice at the time of implementation which has
since been updated.

4) See 1) above.
5) From 27th March 2017 Century Tech had access to:

* Students - 609
* Staff - 123

Current Status: Terminated contract - no access
6) Not currently using data.
7) Not currently using the product.
8) None. Not currently using the product and will not be using.
9) The Century Tech platform was implemented prior to May 2018 as an
independent learning platform. Students were able to use the tool as they
chose outside school. 
Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Kind regards,
Sarah Howard
Attached:

* Century Tech subscription Terms
* Addendum to Subscription Agreement - Data Control and Processing
* Privacy Notice 2017

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Mrs Sarah Howard
SIMS, Data & Examinations Manager
Causeway School
Larkspur Drive
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN23 8EJ
01323 465700
[1][email address]
  

This message is intended for the use of the addressee only and may contain
confidential or privileged information. If you have received it in error
please notify the sender and destroy it. You may not use it or copy it to
anyone else.
You can visit our website at [2]www.CausewaySchool.org

This message is intended for the use of the addressee only and may contain
confidential or privileged information. If you have received it in error please
notify the sender and destroy it. You may not use it or copy it to anyone else.

 

You can visit our website at [3]www.CausewaySchool.org

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