Privacy notice for young people
Hi there! This notice explains, in plain words, what Second Corner does with your information and what you can ask us to do.
For young people aged 13–16. This is the short version of our full privacy policy.
1. Who we are
Second Corner is run by Empath CIC (company number 15953119). We help young people aged 13–15 across London find safe, paid work with local businesses we have checked. We are responsible for how we use your information. Your school and the business you work for are each responsible for their own records about you. ICO registration number: [to be confirmed].
2. Before you start
Please talk to your parent or carer before you join. Because you are under 16, they will need to agree to any placement, and your school will be involved too.
3. What information we have about you
From you: your name, email address and date of birth. From your school: your year group and any support you need to take part safely. From your parent or carer: their consent and emergency contact details. From the business: the dates and hours you worked and how the placement went. From us: notes about your placement and what you told us you thought about it.
4. Only share what's needed
When you fill in forms or upload anything, only include information we need for your placement. Please don't share private things about yourself, or anything about other people, that isn't needed.
5. Why we use it
To check you are old enough, match you with suitable work, keep you safe, stay in touch with your school and parent or carer, and see how the programme is going so we can make it better.
6. Who can see it
Only Second Corner staff who need it. Your school sees what it needs to support you. The business you work for sees your first name and the details of your placement — not your full name or other private information. We never sell your information.
7. The business you work for
The business is your employer. It pays you, looks after you at work and keeps its own records about your work, such as pay and work permits. It should tell you how it uses your information too.
8. Do computers or AI decide things about you?
No. People decide which placement you are offered. We don't use AI on your information.
9. When we might share something without asking
Only if we are worried about your safety or someone else's. Then we tell the right people, like your parent or carer, your school or a safeguarding team.
10. Photos and videos
We only use photos or videos of you if you and your parent or carer have said yes on the consent form. You can change your mind at any time.
11. Keeping it safe
Your information is encrypted — scrambled so only our system can read it — both when it is stored and when it is sent. Only people with a reason to see it can sign in to see it. Every change is recorded, so we can check who looked at or changed something.
12. How long we keep it
We keep it for 4–6 years after you leave the programme. After that we delete it, or remove anything that shows it's about you.
13. Your rights
You can ask to see what we hold about you, fix anything wrong, delete it, or stop us using it for some things. You can ask yourself — you don't need a parent's permission — or ask an adult you trust to help you.
14. Other websites
This notice is only for Second Corner. If you follow a link to another website, such as a petition or an event page, check that website's own privacy notice.
Questions or worries?
Email Ana at ana@empath.org.uk or use our contact page. If you're not happy with our answer, you can contact the Information Commissioner's Office, who make sure organisations follow the rules.