Privacy Policy
Here is the privacy policy for this website. It tells you what we will do with the information collected by this website.
You have certain rights over the things you tell us about yourself when using this website. These rights are given to you under the Data Protection Act 1998.
This Privacy Policy applies to this website, and states what we have done to provide a safe website for everyone.
1. Use of personal information
a) Information obtained from this website.
Personal information from visitors to this website is only collected if it is volunteered to us. Children should always ask their parents, guardians, or a teacher for approval before sending any personal information.
Personal information obtained from this website may be used for the following purposes:
- dealing with enquiries about this website or responding to a request to the help line
- acknowledgement of communication with the operator of this website and/or participation with this website
- assisting the user in the operation and use of the website
- assisting organisations in supporting the user in relation to the website
- notification of changes in how to use this website
- notification of developments in this website
Combined statistics about visitors, traffic patterns, answers to questions, content entered, and related site information may be provided to reputable and reliable third parties, but these statistics will include no personal information.
In addition to the above, user data will be shared with Partner Organisations in supporting the user in the searching and application process managed through this website. Partner Organisations include Connexions, The Learning and Skills Council, Training Providers and their agents involved in providing this service.
b) Information obtained in relation to membership of this website.
Personal information relating to users (including children) who are registered as members may be used for purposes relating to the running of this website, for reporting, and research, but for no other purpose.
Personal information relating to users who administer this website within participating oraganisations may be used for administration and research purposes.
c) Additional Uses
The personal information obtained from this website (including registration) may be used by the operators of this website or by any successors thereof for the purposes described above. The operators of this website reserve the right to pass on to third parties personal information relating to members of this website, teachers or parents; or personal information obtained from this website for the purpose of investigating any illegal or improper use or behaviour within this website.
2. Security
The operators of this website will use reasonable effort to ensure that all personal information relating to this website is secure against unauthorised access.
The operators of this website are not responsible for the content or security of any sites linked to from this website.
The user will keep any passwords or usernames confidential and agrees not to disclose its password to anyone else.
3. Your Consent
By providing personal information, you consent to the use of this information as described in this Privacy Policy or as stated at the time that such information is obtained.
This Privacy Policy may be changed, modified or amended from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page of this website so please check it from time to time. Your continued use of this website following the posting of any changes to the Privacy Policy shall mean that you have accepted those changes.
4. Service provision and data
The Service is intended to be available during the working day and the operator of this website will endeavour to make this so. However, the operator of this website will not be liable for any failure to achieve this level of availability.
The Service may be suspended without notice for maintenance or repair and for system failure or reasons beyond our control.
The operator of this website will endeavour to exclude viruses from the Service and the Data but cannot guarantee such exclusion. The user should take appropriate steps in respect of any such risk from virus attack.
The operator of this website is not responsible for the content of external internet sites that link to this site or which are linked from it.
The Service and the Data is for general information purposes only. Although the operator of this website has made reasonable efforts to ensure that the information on the website is as full and accurate as possible it does not purport that the data is fully comprehensive or accurate.
5. Limitation of Liability
The operator of this website accepts no liability in contract, tort or otherwise including negligence for:
- loss of access to the Service due to routine or emergency maintenance on the system, or due to excessive demand for the Service;
- loss of data including both data sent and other data held by or on behalf of the user;
- delay or failure in receipt of data;
- indirect or consequential damages arising from the use of this website.
6. General
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and each party to this Agreement submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
