Privacy Policy
Privacy statement
This privacy statement describes how e-skills UK collects, uses and safeguards information you provide when using the Business IT Guide (“the guide”)
We collect two types of information from you:-
Organisation information you submit to us and
information our site gathers automatically
Information collection and use
When you register for our services we need to know your business sector, region and email address together with other information as indicated on the registration form. Completing the registration form will be taken as confirmation that we may use your information in accordance with this privacy statement.
When you use our Services on the Site, you may be asked to provide information and replies which will be used by us in providing our services. We gather this information to allow us to process your registration and to provide our services.
The relevant information is also used by us to provide you with; statements of your business goals, your profile, to generate projects, to communicate with you on any matter relating to the conduct of your account and the provision of the Services on this Site.
We may share such information with third parties engaged by us to assist with the provision of the Services to you.
Aggregated statistical information
We may use the information supplied by you and combine it with information supplied by other users to create aggregated statistical information which we may collate and distribute to interested third parties including Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), government departments, universities and other academic bodies.
Such collated statistics will not include individually identifiable information that would reveal anything personal about you or your organisation. The registration process requests that you provide information, for example, your business sector, region etc which will be used for the purposes of generating the aggregated statistical information referred to above.
Such aggregated statistical information may be presented in reports and used by government, RDAs and other intermediaries such as Business links to help identify skills shortages/gaps/issues and help shape training and skills policies and may be used by the above organisations to provide training courses in areas where the aggregated statistical information shows that there is a need.
Tracking data
As you browse our web site we log your IP address (the Internet address of your computer not the e- mail address) and other standard tracking data to evaluate which parts of our site you visit and how long you stay there.
This information is aggregated with tracking data from all site visitors to measure the number of visits, average time spent on this web site, pages viewed, etc in order to help us develop the website and our services and may provide such information to third parties.
Special features and third party services
We may also wish to provide you with information about special features of our website or any other related services or products we think may be of interest to you. If you would rather not receive this information, please send an email message to businessitguide@e-skills.com stating that you don't wish to receive this type of information.
We may also want to provide you with related information from third parties we think may be of interest to you including subsidiary companies and affiliated organizations and share with them information you submit to us. If you would rather not receive this information, please send an email to businessitguide@e-skills.com stating that you do not wish to receive this type of information.
Other transfer of information
We may also share your output data from the Guide with local mentors such as your Business Link, Chambers of Commerce and other Business support agencies/networks.
We may pass on information you have provided to us to governmental agencies or third parties who have legal authority to request and receive such information or where we are required to do so by law.
Other than referred to in this privacy statement it is our policy not to disclose any individually identifiable information about site users to third parties without specific permission to do so. We do not sell users' names or email addresses to other companies to use to send unsolicited advertisements or mail.
Intermediaries
If an organisation, such as a RDA or Business Link, has paid or intends to pay for the a Member access Licence to enable you to access the Business IT Guide we will consider them as a sponsor organisation. Although your sponsor may pay for access to the Guide you will have the right personally to access the Guide for the term of the MAL.
We will share with your sponsor organisation your information together with the results of your use of the Guide including your business objectives, projects, tasks and progress.
Registration
During registration a user is required to give contact information (such as email address) together with other information as may be requested in the registration form. This information is used to contact the user about the services on our site for which they have expressed interest.
Cookies
A cookie is a coded piece of software information, stored on your computer that identifies your computer during the current and subsequent visits to a web site. Some of our business partners may also use cookies on our site (for example, training content providers). We have no access to or control over these cookies.
If you do not want your browser to accept cookies, you can turn off the cookie acceptance option in your browser settings. NOTE: Disabling cookie support may prevent this web site from functioning properly and you may not be able to utilise fully all of its features and information.
Log files
We use IP website addresses for research to analyse trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP website addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that e-skills UK is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of these third party sites. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by the Business IT Guide website.
Surveys and contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via feedback or surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose any information requested.
Information requested may include contact information (such as name and delivery address), and demographic information (such as region). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey and feedback information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the functionality of the site.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line.
If you have any questions about the security at our website, you can send an email to businessitguide@e-skills.com with your questions.
Correcting/Updating Personal Information
If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your email address), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavour to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user's personal data provided to us. This can usually be done by sending an email to businessitguide@e-skills.com stating your requests for changes.
Notification of changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under which circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
Your consent
By submitting your information, you consent to the use of that information as set out in this policy.
This privacy statement describes how e-skills UK collects, uses and safeguards information you provide when using the Business IT Guide (“the guide”)
We collect two types of information from you:-
Organisation information you submit to us and
information our site gathers automatically
Information collection and use
When you register for our services we need to know your business sector, region and email address together with other information as indicated on the registration form. Completing the registration form will be taken as confirmation that we may use your information in accordance with this privacy statement.
When you use our Services on the Site, you may be asked to provide information and replies which will be used by us in providing our services. We gather this information to allow us to process your registration and to provide our services.
The relevant information is also used by us to provide you with; statements of your business goals, your profile, to generate projects, to communicate with you on any matter relating to the conduct of your account and the provision of the Services on this Site.
We may share such information with third parties engaged by us to assist with the provision of the Services to you.
Aggregated statistical information
We may use the information supplied by you and combine it with information supplied by other users to create aggregated statistical information which we may collate and distribute to interested third parties including Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), government departments, universities and other academic bodies.
Such collated statistics will not include individually identifiable information that would reveal anything personal about you or your organisation. The registration process requests that you provide information, for example, your business sector, region etc which will be used for the purposes of generating the aggregated statistical information referred to above.
Such aggregated statistical information may be presented in reports and used by government, RDAs and other intermediaries such as Business links to help identify skills shortages/gaps/issues and help shape training and skills policies and may be used by the above organisations to provide training courses in areas where the aggregated statistical information shows that there is a need.
Tracking data
As you browse our web site we log your IP address (the Internet address of your computer not the e- mail address) and other standard tracking data to evaluate which parts of our site you visit and how long you stay there.
This information is aggregated with tracking data from all site visitors to measure the number of visits, average time spent on this web site, pages viewed, etc in order to help us develop the website and our services and may provide such information to third parties.
Special features and third party services
We may also wish to provide you with information about special features of our website or any other related services or products we think may be of interest to you. If you would rather not receive this information, please send an email message to businessitguide@e-skills.com stating that you don't wish to receive this type of information.
We may also want to provide you with related information from third parties we think may be of interest to you including subsidiary companies and affiliated organizations and share with them information you submit to us. If you would rather not receive this information, please send an email to businessitguide@e-skills.com stating that you do not wish to receive this type of information.
Other transfer of information
We may also share your output data from the Guide with local mentors such as your Business Link, Chambers of Commerce and other Business support agencies/networks.
We may pass on information you have provided to us to governmental agencies or third parties who have legal authority to request and receive such information or where we are required to do so by law.
Other than referred to in this privacy statement it is our policy not to disclose any individually identifiable information about site users to third parties without specific permission to do so. We do not sell users' names or email addresses to other companies to use to send unsolicited advertisements or mail.
Intermediaries
If an organisation, such as a RDA or Business Link, has paid or intends to pay for the a Member access Licence to enable you to access the Business IT Guide we will consider them as a sponsor organisation. Although your sponsor may pay for access to the Guide you will have the right personally to access the Guide for the term of the MAL.
We will share with your sponsor organisation your information together with the results of your use of the Guide including your business objectives, projects, tasks and progress.
Registration
During registration a user is required to give contact information (such as email address) together with other information as may be requested in the registration form. This information is used to contact the user about the services on our site for which they have expressed interest.
Cookies
A cookie is a coded piece of software information, stored on your computer that identifies your computer during the current and subsequent visits to a web site. Some of our business partners may also use cookies on our site (for example, training content providers). We have no access to or control over these cookies.
If you do not want your browser to accept cookies, you can turn off the cookie acceptance option in your browser settings. NOTE: Disabling cookie support may prevent this web site from functioning properly and you may not be able to utilise fully all of its features and information.
Log files
We use IP website addresses for research to analyse trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP website addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
Links
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that e-skills UK is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of these third party sites. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by the Business IT Guide website.
Surveys and contests
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via feedback or surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose any information requested.
Information requested may include contact information (such as name and delivery address), and demographic information (such as region). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey and feedback information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the functionality of the site.
Security
This website takes every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line.
If you have any questions about the security at our website, you can send an email to businessitguide@e-skills.com with your questions.
Correcting/Updating Personal Information
If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your email address), or if a user no longer desires our service, we will endeavour to provide a way to correct, update or remove that user's personal data provided to us. This can usually be done by sending an email to businessitguide@e-skills.com stating your requests for changes.
Notification of changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under which circumstances, if any, we disclose it.
If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected, we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
Your consent
By submitting your information, you consent to the use of that information as set out in this policy.
