Privacy
This page explains what BETA Qualifications Ltd holds about you if you hold or apply for a BETA card, what anyone checking your card can see, and what you can ask us to do.
Who is responsible
BETA Qualifications Ltd runs the BETA register and is the data controller for it. Our registered office is 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom.
What we hold
For each operator we hold:
- Your name, date of birth and photo.
- The number of one identity document, such as a passport or national ID.
- Your registration number, card type, and the dates your card was issued and expires.
- Each test you have taken: the machine, the date, your scores, the instructor and centre, and the signed test sheet.
- Any change to your card's status, with the reason.
The training centre that tests you gives us this information when it registers you and sends in your results.
What anyone checking your card can see
A person who scans your card or types its registration number into the card check sees:
- Whether the card is Active, Expired, Suspended or Revoked.
- Your name and photo.
- The last four characters of your identity document number.
- The machines on your card, with each test date and expiry date and the centre that tested you.
They never see your date of birth, your full identity document number, your test scores, or the reason for a suspension or revocation. Card check pages are kept out of search engines.
Why we hold it
We use this information to issue your card, to let employers and site managers confirm that you have been trained and tested, and to audit the centres that deliver the training. We rely on our legitimate interest in running a register that helps keep people safe around plant and lifting equipment.
We do not sell your information or use it for marketing.
Who we share it with
The centre that tested you can see the records it submitted. Companies that host the register for us store it on our instructions. We give information to a regulator or the police where the law requires it or where we suspect fraud or danger.
How long we keep it
We keep your record while your card is valid and for a set period afterwards, so that a past card can still be confirmed and a complaint or appeal can be looked into. The history of changes to a card's status is kept as an audit trail.
Your rights
You can ask us for a copy of what we hold about you, ask us to correct it, and object to how we use it. In some cases you can ask us to delete it. To do any of these, contact us.
If you are not satisfied with our answer, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office, the UK regulator for data protection.