Online Funding Account

Last updated 10 April 2024

What personal information do we collect about you?

When you register with Creative Scotland we may process your personal information including your:

  • Name
  • Email Address

What are our purposes for processing your personal information?

To create an online account to enable you to apply for funding.

To create you as a contact in our Customer Relationship Management System – see above Customer Relationship Management Section.

During COVID19 lockdown period, the provision of a Unique Reference Number for you to provide with your funding application to one of the partner organisations that assisted Creative Scotland to deliver the Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers.

What is our legal basis for handling and using your personal information?

Public Function - in the performance of tasks carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of Creative Scotland’s official authority as Controller including under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010

How long will we keep your personal information?

An online account will be deleted after 3 years of inactivity.

You may request the removal of your online account at any time.

For any submitted funding applications, retention arrangements specified in the ‘Funding’ Section of this Privacy Notice will apply