Cookies & Privacy
PRIVACY NOTICE
Welcome to netsixthform.co.uk and our related applications (our "Site"). Our Site is owned and operated by Netsixthform Limited ('we', 'us' or 'our'). Our Privacy Policy explains the information we collect about you and the steps we take to ensure your information is kept secure and confidential. It should be read together with our websiteterms and conditions.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you use our Site, you will be regarded as having read and accepted this Privacy Policy. If you don't wish to be bound by what you read below, you shouldn't use our Site.
Netsixthform Limited is a registered data controller under the Data Protection Act 1998 in relation to the processing of any personal information in connection with our services.
If you have any queries relating to our use of your personal information or any other related data protection questions, please contact our Data Protection Officer viainfo@netsixthform.co.uk
Collection of Personal Information
We collect information about you when you specifically order services from us and register to receive communication from us.
We collect personal information from you (such as name, address, telephone number, email address etc) when you fill order services from us, submit information to the Site, contact us or send emails to us.
Please do not submit your personal information to us if you do not wish us to collect it.
We do not store any financial information when you order any services from us. We do not automatically resubscribe any services from one year to the next. We are unable to view any password information you may have entered though we are able to provide you with a temporary password which you can change online.
Collection of Other Information
In addition to personal information, we may collect information about you automatically when you visit the Site. The collection of information may involve the use of cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your computer's hard drive by your web browser. Cookies allows us to identify your computer and find out details about your visit. Most internet browsers accept cookies automatically, but usually you can alter the settings of your browser to erase cookies or prevent automatic acceptance if you prefer. If you choose not to receive our cookies, you may not be able to use some of the core features of the site such as accessing free and subscriber materials and booking conferences.
The information collected by cookies is not personally identifiable, it only includes general information about your computer settings, your connection to the internet e.g. operating system and platform, IP address, your browsing patterns and timings of browsing on the site and geographical location.
See our Cookie Policy for further information
Use of Your Information
By using this Site, you agree that we may collect, hold, process and use your information (including personal information) for the purpose of providing you with the Site services and developing our business which includes (without limitation):
• sending you newsletters for which you specifically registered to receive and other emails;
• personalising your visits to the Site to improve the services provided to you;
• informing you about the latest changes to the Site, products, services or promotional offers that you might find interesting;
• customer service and support;
• process your application to any conferences for which you have requested to attend;
• communicating (and personalising such communication) with you;
• enabling you to access free and subscriber content;
• conducting market research;
• carrying out technical and statistical analysis to measure the performance of
Sharing Your Information
We do NOT share your data with any third parties.
We reserve the right to disclose your personal information to comply with applicable laws and government or regulatory bodies' lawful requests for information.
We may transfer, sell or assign any of the information described in this policy to third parties as a result of a sale, merger, consolidation, change of control, transfer of assets or reorganisation of our business.
Keeping Your Personal Information Secure
We take the security of your personal information very seriously and have appropriate physical, technical and administrative procedures in place to help protect your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure as required by law in England.
Our weekly newsletter is provided by Mailchimp and the personal information such as email and names etc are protected by two-step authentication.
Updating Your Preferences
You can opt out of receiving marketing communications by clicking on the 'unsubscribe' link in the weekly newsletter from us or by contacting us at info@netsixthform.co.uk
Accessing Your Personal Information
If you wish to review or receive copies of the personal information we hold about you, change your marketing preferences or have any other privacy queries, please write to us (including full details of your request) at the following address:
78 Grange Gardens, Pinner, Middx HA5 5QF
Changes to this Privacy Policy
If we change this privacy policy, we will post the revised privacy policy here with an updated effective date. If we make significant changes to the privacy policy, we may also notify you by other means such as sending an email or posting a notice on our home page.COOKIES AND USE OF DATA
Like most similar websites, this site uses cookies. On this page we explain more about cookies and how we use them. By using this website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.
ABOUT COOKIES
Cookies are files, often including unique identifiers, that are sent by web servers to web browsers, and which may then be sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
Cookies can be used by web servers to identity and track users as they navigate different pages on a website, and to identify users returning to a website.
Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies. A persistent cookie consists of a text file sent by a web server to a web browser, which will be stored by the browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date (unless deleted by the user before the expiry date). A session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
COOKIES ON THIS WEBSITE
We use both session cookies and persistent cookies on this website.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but personal information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. The cookies used on the website include those which are strictly necessary cookies for access and navigation, cookies that track usage (performance cookies), remember your choices (functionality cookies), and cookies that provide you with targeted content or advertising.
We may use the information we obtain from your use of our cookies for the following purposes:
- to recognise your computer when you visit the website
- to track you as you navigate the website, and to enable the use of any e-commerce facilities
- to improve the website's usability
- to analyse the use of the website
- in the administration of the website
- to personalise the website for you, including targeting advertisements which might be of particular interest to you.
THIRD PARTY COOKIES
When you use the website, you might also be sent third party cookies from service providers.
We do not currently permit our sponsors to send you unsolicited advertisements. However, service providers such as google may:
- to track your browser across multiple websites
- to build a profile of your web surfing
- to target advertisements which may be of particular interest to you.
In addition, we use Google Analytics to analyse the use of the website. Google's privacy policy is available at: www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.
In addition to the information we provide in this Cookie Policy, you can find out more information about your online choices at www.youronlinechoices.co.uk.
BLOCKING COOKIES
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. For example:
- in Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Internet Options", "Privacy", and selecting "Block all cookies" using the sliding selector;
- in Firefox you can block all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Options", and un-checking "Accept cookies from sites" in the "Privacy" box.
- in Google Chrome you can adjust your cookie permissions by clicking "Options", "Under the hood", Content Settings in the "Privacy" section. Click on the Cookies tab in the Content Settings.
Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites. If you block cookies, you may not be able to use certain features on the website (log on, access content, use search functions).
DELETING COOKIES
You can also delete cookies already stored on your computer:
- in Internet Explorer, you must manually delete cookie files;
- in Firefox, you can delete cookies by, first ensuring that cookies are to be deleted when you "clear private data" (this setting can be changed by clicking "Tools", "Options" and "Settings" in the "Private Data" box) and then clicking "Clear private data" in the "Tools" menu.
- in Google Chrome you can adjust your cookie permissions by clicking "Options", "Under the hood", Content Settings in the "Privacy" section. Click on the Cookies tab in the Content Settings.
Obviously, doing this may have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.