Visitors to Our Website
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What information do we collect?
Shooters Hill Sixth Form College may collect, store and use the following pieces of information about individuals who visit and use our website:
- When you visit our website
- Information about the duration of your visit
- What device you are using
- Geographical data about where you are based
All of the information collected is used to:
- help us understand which content on our site is popular,
- provide website visitors with a tailored service and
- display relevant content to enhance your experience.
We will never 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 data to send you promotional information which we think you may find interesting, but only if you tell us that you wish for this to happen.
Visitors to e4education Websites
When somebody visits a website provided by e4education we collect standard internet log information that details visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to help our clients learn more about how their website is being used and how it can be improved. This information is collected in such a way that your identity will remain anonymous throughout. We will never make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our client’s website.
If you complete any forms on our client’s websites, we will process this information on behalf of the school. This information will be stored securely in a database, emailed to a contact at the school, or both. We do nothing with this information and will never sell, distribute or lease this to third parties unless we are required to by law.
School News App
If you are a user of our School News App, you will be asked at the beginning to search for the school, you can do this with a standard text-based search or using your location. For this purpose, location services will need to be enabled on your device to use this feature. Your location is only ever used in this instance and is requested at device level only - it is never stored on our servers. Indeed no personal information is ever captured or stored when using the App.
Cookies
A cookie is a small file saved to a user’s device when they access certain website. These cookies can then be read each time a user moves around the site and each subsequent visit to the website that they make. Cookies are useful as they can allow a website to store information about a user’s preferences, such as whether they are logged into a website or for analytical purposes to track the number of visits to a website.
Some cookies that are used on our website, and those of our clients are exempt from the regulation and we do not need to ask for permission before adding them to your device. These cookies are used for the purpose of maintaining choices you have made - for example whether to hide or show an element of the website, such as the slideshow. We also use cookies when you log into one of our websites, to allow us to remember that you have logged in and have permission to move around the website.
The following Cookies may be set when you visit our website or our clients websites:
Google Analytics
Up to 4 individual cookies will be set by the Google Analytics tool. These help us see which areas of the website are popular and how people are navigating the website. No personal information is stored in these Cookies and Google have strict privacy guidelines.
If we display latest tweets on a page then we will use the official Twitter widget, this widget will add several cookies to your device. For more information view Twitter's Privacy Policy online.
If we display a Facebook like button or use the Facebook widget for displaying latest posts then Facebook will add some cookies to your device as per their Privacy Policy.
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.
Links to Other Websites
This privacy notice does not cover 3rd party websites that we may link to within our sites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites that you visit. Please note that we are not responsible for the content on other websites.
Cookies Used
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.
You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.