Privacy notice

About us

The University of Edinburgh (the “University”) is a charitable body registered in Scotland (registration number SC005336), incorporated under the Universities (Scotland) Acts. Development and Alumni (“we”) exists to support the University’s global community of students, former students (“alumni”), current and potential supporters, donors and other individuals, to develop mutually beneficial relationships; to provide services and opportunities to students, alumni, supporters and other individuals; to promote the development of alumni and other networks; and to fundraise in support of students, teaching, research and capital projects at the University, and for local community projects.

Developing an understanding of our alumni, current and potential supporters, donors and other individuals (“you”) through your personal data enables us to make better decisions, use our resources effectively and raise philanthropic gifts more efficiently; to support the University’s aim of delivering impact for society by discovering, developing and sharing knowledge that makes a difference locally, nationally and globally.

For data collected under this privacy notice, the University is the Data Controller (as that term is defined in the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018), registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office, Registration Number Z6426984.

About you

This privacy notice uses “you” to mean any individual about whom we collect and hold personal data, including alumni, current and potential supporters, donors and other individuals.

Accessing your personal information

If you wish to request access to any of your personal data held by Development and Alumni, please use the University’s subject access request procedure.

Make a subject access request

Privacy notice (short version)

All personal information is held securely by the University and in accordance with Data Protection Law. We use information about you because we have a legal obligation to do so, you have provided consent, or we believe it is in our legitimate interest. The data we hold will be used by the University, or other parties acting under the instructions of the University, for a range of activities. These include sending publications and information, offering benefits and services, organising events, membership administration and in our fundraising and volunteering programmes. We do not and will not sell any of your personal information to third parties. We conduct due diligence and research into the philanthropic interests and means of a limited number of individuals to help decide whether and on what basis to approach them, and to ensure that our fundraising activity is directed in the most appropriate and effective way. If you’d like to find out more, you can view our full Development and Alumni privacy notice on our website. If you wish to update your details or how we contact you, or to opt out of our communications, please email yourdata@ed.ac.uk or write to us at Development and Alumni, University of Edinburgh, Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1HT or call us on +44 (0) 131 650 2240. Alternatively, if you are part of the University alumni community you can update your details using the alumni portal.

Privacy notice (full version)

To read the full privacy notice please click the button below to be taken to it on the Development and Alumni departmental website: