The Royal Air Force Sport Aircraft (RAFSA) Privacy Statement concerning the administration of the Junior Rank Pilot Scholarship Scheme and Junior Officer Pilot Scholarship Scheme (JROPSS) on behalf of the RAF Charitable Trust (RAFCT).

Last updated: 25 Oct 23

Acting on behalf of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust, Royal Air Force Sport Aircraft (RAFSA) is responsible for the delivery of the Junior Rank/ Officer Pilot Scholarship Scheme (JROPSS). This includes the administration of the Scheme’s candidate application and selection procedures, both of which require an applicant to submit personal and other information in order to be considered for selection. RAFSA is committed to protecting a JROPSS applicant’s privacy and these pages form RAFSA’s Privacy Statement in regard to the JROPSS by describing how any personal information will be collected and used during the application and selection processes.

How do we collect information?

RAFSA use Microsoft Forms to present considered questions (the application form) and collate response information (the applicant’s answers to the questions).

What information do we collect?

The type of information collected includes personal details which include email address, postal address and telephone numbers. Some questions require the applicant to explain their motives for applying and similar reasoning that will aid the Candidate Selection Panel to form their decisions.

How do we use this information?

When an application is submitted, the applicant’s responses to the questions are collated and stored in an electronic format complaint with JSP440 regulations on storage of personal data. Access to the data is limited to the JROPSS Project Delivery Team. Data will be used electronically as part of the scheme selection. The selection panel will comprise of senior RAFSA executives and Trustees of the RAF Charitable Trust. The name and contact details of those applicants that have indicated on their application form that they would like to be contacted by a RAF Flying School to discuss flying training will be passed to the Officer in Charge of the respective Club as indicated by the applicant.

How do we protect personal information?

The Project Delivery Team will store application data on MODnet iaw JSP440. Data will be held for two years from the closing of the application window, after which, all data will be removed.

Anyone wishing to apply for the JROPSS should only do so if they accept in full this RAFSA Privacy Statement.

Other websites

The JROPSS website (www.RAFSA.co.uk) may contain links to other websites and social media streams which are outside of RAFSA’s control and are not covered by this Privacy Statement. If you access other sites using the links provided, the operators of these sites may collect information from you which will be used by them in accordance with their privacy policy, which may differ from ours.

Changes

RAFSA reserves the right to amend this privacy statement.