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Yeovil College - Privacy Statement

Yeovil College recognises the importance of protecting the privacy of anyone who uses Yeovil College services including visiting this website. This Privacy Statement sets out the policy adopted by Yeovil College towards the collection and use of information obtained from those using Yeovil College services. Although the Yeovil College website may be hosted by a third party, all information will be collected and used by Yeovil College as set out in this Privacy Statement. By visiting or using this website and/or other Yeovil College services, you consent to the collection and use by Yeovil College of information about you in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Statement.

General Undertaking

Yeovil College will:

1. respect your privacy and confidentiality;
2. only record your personal details in the manner and for the purposes set out in this Privacy Statement;
3. keep your personal details secure from unauthorised access, use or disclosure;
4. not sell, rent, trade or otherwise knowingly share or provide your personal information to any third party except insofar as legally obliged to do so.
5. only use your information in accordance with the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Information Collected

1. Indirect collection:
The Yeovil College web server automatically collects standard information such as a users IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, etc.. Yeovil College does not use cookies to customise web page content. Cookies are small electronic files which a website can transfer to a user's hard drive to identify a user and personalise their use of that website.

Any information collected indirectly will be used by Yeovil College only:- to monitor the volume, type and pattern of traffic using this website; to develop the design and layout of the website; and for other administrative and planning purposes.

2. Direct collection:
Yeovil College collects personal information, such as a user's name and email address, which is provided voluntarily by a user when requesting any of the services provided by Yeovil College. Yeovil College retains such information in a user database.

Individualised Learner Record (ILR)
The ILR is a collection of data about learners and their learning that is requested from learning providers in the FE system. The data collected is used by organisations in the FE system to ensure that public money is being spent in line with government targets for quality and value-for-money, for future planning, and to make the case for the sector in seeking further funding. Yeovil College has an ILR data Privacy Statement.

All enquiries to Yeovil College, whether by email, telephone, facsimile or otherwise may be recorded for the purposes of quality control. Yeovil College will use such information as provided by you to answer enquiries and otherwise communicate with you. All communications from you and subsequent correspondence from Yeovil College may be recorded and securely retained by Yeovil College. Yeovil College shall not retain the contents of any communications from you and subsequent correspondence for longer than is necessary having regard to the content and nature of such communications and correspondence. Contact details including your email address may be retained for the purposes of generally improving the services offered by Yeovil College. This includes evaluation of the services provided by Yeovil College.

Any information collected directly from users or visitors may be used by Yeovil College for generally improving this website and the services offered by Yeovil College.
Where you have provided your email address, Yeovil College may occasionally send you, via email, information which Yeovil College considers would be of use or interest to you. Such information may include details of changes or updates to the services provided by Yeovil College via this website or otherwise. If you wish to discontinue receiving information from Yeovil College by email please contact us using the contact details given below.

 

2. Direct collection:
Yeovil College collects personal information, such as a user's name and email address, which is provided voluntarily by a user when requesting any of the services provided by Yeovil College. Yeovil College retains such information in a user database.

All enquiries to Yeovil College, whether by email, telephone, facsimile or otherwise may be recorded for the purposes of quality control. Yeovil College will use such information as provided by you to answer enquiries and otherwise communicate with you. All communications from you and subsequent correspondence from Yeovil College may be recorded and securely retained by Yeovil College. Yeovil College shall not retain the contents of any communications from you and subsequent correspondence for longer than is necessary having regard to the content and nature of such communications and correspondence. Contact details including your email address may be retained for the purposes of generally improving the services offered by Yeovil College. This includes evaluation of the services provided by Yeovil College.

Any information collected directly from users or visitors may be used by Yeovil College for generally improving this website and the services offered by Yeovil College.

Where you have provided your email address, Yeovil College may occasionally send you, via email, information which Yeovil College considers would be of use or interest to you. Such information may include details of changes or updates to the services provided by Yeovil College via this website or otherwise. If you wish to discontinue receiving information from Yeovil College by email please contact us using the contact details given below.

Links

This website contains hypertext links. Yeovil College is not responsible for the privacy policies operated by the owners of those sites and does not accept responsibility for any information obtained by third parties as a result of use by you of such hypertext links.

Privacy Statement Updates

Yeovil College reserves the right periodically to update or modify this privacy policy. Any changes to this Privacy Statement will be posted on this website so that users are always aware of the information collected, the reasons for such collection and the purposes, if any, to which Yeovil College may put such information. Yeovil College encourages users who may have specific concerns about the gathering or use of any such information to view this Privacy Statement regularly.

Access to Information

Yeovil College will provide you with a copy of all information Yeovil College maintains about you upon written request to:

Yeovil College
Mudford Road
Yeovil
BA21 4DR

Or by email to info@yeovil.ac.uk

Any user may require that this information be removed from the Yeovil College database by writing to the above postal addresses. Yeovil College will correct any inaccuracies in such information as soon as practicable after being notified of them in writing.

Additional Comments

If you have any comments or queries regarding the Yeovil College Policy Statement please contact us at info@yeovil.ac.uk