Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
Epping Forest College recognises that personal privacy is an important issue. This policy has been developed as part of our commitment to protecting your privacy while providing a valuable and personalised service. We want you to feel confident about the privacy and security of your personal information.
This policy covers Epping Forest College’s (herein referred to as ‘us’ and ‘we’) use of personal information that is collected when you use epping-forest.ac.uk. (Please note that although this website contains links to other websites, this policy only applies to the College’s own web pages.)
You will be asked to submit personal information about yourself (e.g. name and email address) in order to receive or use the services offered on our website. Such services include requesting a prospectus and contacting us using the email web form.
By entering your details in the fields requested, you enable us to provide you with the services you select. Whenever you provide such personal information we will treat that information in accordance with this policy. When using your personal information we will act in accordance with current legislation.
2. Use and storage of your personal information
When you supply any personal information to epping-forest.ac.uk we have legal obligations to you in the way we use the data. We must collect the information fairly, that is, we must explain how we will use it (see individual web pages for an explanation on why we are requesting the information).
Any information that you provide will only be used by us and will not be passed on to a third party. However your information would be disclosed where we were obliged or permitted by law. Also, if you send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content to epping-forest.ac.uk then we can use whatever information is available about you to stop such behaviour. This may involve informing third parties such as your employer, school e-mail/Internet provider and law enforcement agencies about the content and your behaviour.
We will hold your personal information on our systems until such time as the purpose stated for requesting it has been met. If you are a registered user your personal information will be used by us to provide you with information only about the College services, products and course updates by writing, e mail or text. You can opt out of receiving this information at any time. We will ensure that all personal information supplied is held securely in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
3. Access to your personal information
Under the Data Protection Act (1998) you have a right to request a copy of the personal information that we hold about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected. Please note, however, that we may charge a fee for this service. Please address requests to the Marketing Department, Epping Forest College, Borders Lane, Loughton, Essex IG10 3SA.
4. Cookies
When you visit the Epping Forest College website the pages you see, along with a small text file containing a random code called a 'cookie', are downloaded to your computer. This cookie does not contain any personal information about you, and can only be read by this website. It will not expose you to any security risks.
Many websites use cookies to enable them to enhance the service they offer to visitors - like finding out whether the computer (and so probably the computer's user) have visited the site before. This is done by simply checking to see whether the cookie left on the computer on the previous visit is still there. If you would like to control the way in which your web-browser manages cookies you will find more information under your browser's 'Help' menu.
We maintain logs of the website's servers' activity. These log files include the IP address of every computer used to access the College website. The log files are used to analyse usage of the website only. They do not contain any personal information.
5. Further Information Collection
We collect web statistics automatically about your visit to our site. This information is used to help us follow browsing preferences on our site so that we can regularly improve our website. These statistics do not contain personal data and cannot be traced back to the individual.