Access2Learn LTD GDPR Statement
Access2Learn Privacy Policy – Website and Mobile App
This privacy policy sets out how Access2Learn uses and protects any information that you give Access2Learn when you use this website or our Mobile App.
Access2Learn is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website or Mobile App, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Access2Learn may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from January 2017.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
(a) information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this website (including your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths;
(b) information that you provide to us when completing our online booking form (including your name, date of birth, telephone number, email address, home address, disability or learning difficulty, University, course information, funding body information and any additional requirements);
(c) information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our email notifications and/or newsletters (including your name and email address);
(d) information that you post to our website for publication on the internet (including your user name, your profile pictures and the content of your posts);
(e) information contained in or relating to any communication that you send to us or send through our website (including the communication content and metadata associated with the communication); and
(f) any other personal information that you choose to send to us.
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
(a) administer our website and business;
(b) enable your use of the services available on our website;
(c) supply to you services described through our website;
(d) send you non-marketing commercial communications;
(e) send you email notifications that you have specifically requested;
(f) send you our email newsletter, if you have requested it (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require the newsletter);
(g) send you marketing communications relating to our business or the businesses of carefully-selected third parties which we think may be of interest to you, by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require marketing communications);
(h) provide third parties with statistical information about our users (but those third parties will not be able to identify any individual user from that information);
(i) deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to our website;
(j) keep our website secure and prevent fraud; and
(k) verify compliance with the terms and conditions governing the use of our website (including monitoring private messages sent through our website private messaging service).
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
- whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
- if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at dsa@access2learn.co.uk
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please email in the first instance dsa@access2learn.co.uk.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
GDPR Statement
Access 2 Learn collects email addresses and certain other Personal Information to contact you about your DSA assessment You can review, amend or ask to have this information deleted by emailing dsa@access2learn.co.uk Your Personal Information will not be passed onto any third parties. We will do our utmost to keep your email address private and will only use your email address to send you information about Access 2 Learn LTD, we also are under legal obligation to share your data with the DSA-QAG this is done by secure transmission and your data is protected under the same legal rights whilst the DSA-QAG hold your data.
For More information please see our full GDPR and Privacy Policy here