City & Guilds Legal Notice
References below to “City & Guilds”, “we” and “us”, shall apply to each part of the City & Guilds group of companies from time to time, which includes The City and Guilds of London Institute, City and Guilds Enterprises Limited, City and Guilds International Limited, the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) and the National Proficiency Test Council (NPTC).
The City and Guilds of London Institute is a registered charity established to promote education and training. Registered Charity 312832
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City & Guilds is providing this website and its contents on an “as is” basis and makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to this website and its contents. City & Guilds disclaims all such representations and warranties, including warranties about the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of this website and its contents.
This website and any related services are provided free of charge and therefore neither City & Guilds nor any of its employees or other representatives will be liable for any damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this website and such related services. This exclusion of liability applies to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) special, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data or software, loss of income, profit opportunity or business, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties. However, City & Guilds does not exclude or limit liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence or any other liability that may not by law be excluded or limited.
Even if data encryption is used, the security of information
transmitted via the Internet cannot be guaranteed. Any losses incurred
or sustained by users who transmit information by electronic means
shall be borne solely and exclusively by such user and in no event
shall any such losses in whole or in part be borne by City &
Guilds.
Links to third party websites are provided solely for your
convenience. If you use these links, you leave this website. City &
Guilds does not control and is not responsible for external websites or
their content or availability and does not endorse or make any
representations about them, or any material found there, or any results
that may be obtained from using them. Any access to third party
websites linked to this website is made entirely at your own risk.
What information do we collect?
In general, you
can visit most areas of this website without telling us who you are or
revealing any personal information. When you visit the website we
automatically log your IP address (the unique address which identifies
your computer on the internet). This information is collected to
measure various statistics and to help administer the website but is
not released to any other party or linked to personally identifiable
information.
If you provide us with your email address or
other information through the website, this information may be
processed by City & Guilds or by one or more third parties, so that
we can follow up your enquiry and provide you with the services you
have selected. Unless specifically stated otherwise, your details will
not be used for any other purpose and such information is not shared or
released to any other party. Information you provide may be used in
aggregate form for statistical analysis.
Ensuring information is accurate
If
you wish to unsubscribe or change the details you have provided to us,
for example if you find that information relating to you is incomplete,
inaccurate or not current, please email us at privacy@cityandguilds.com and we will endeavour to correct any wrong information as quickly as possible.
Sharing information
Employees
of City & Guilds may access information about you to maintain your
records or to help improve our service to you. Information may also be
exchanged between companies in the City & Guilds group from time to
time. Except as set out above, City & Guilds will not provide any
of your personal information to other companies or individuals without
your permission. Please note that our website may provide links to
other websites and since we do not have any control over these, you
should review their privacy policies before providing any of your
personal information.
Use of cookies
A cookie is a small text file
placed on your hard drive by our web page server. Cookies are very
commonly used by websites, do not collect personally identifiable
information and do not harm your system. By configuring your
preferences or options in your browser, you can decide if and how a
cookie will be accepted. Cookies are necessary in order to log into the
secure area of our website known as the Walled Garden (see http://www.walled-garden.com/).
Once inside the Walled Garden, a cookie is established for the duration
of your session and helps ensure that you are constantly identified as
a authorised person. If you choose to disable cookies in your browser,
you can still access all areas of the website except the Walled Garden.
Other than as specified above, the use of cookies by City &
Guilds is limited. However, we believe that cookies enable us to
provide you with a better service by allowing us to understand which
areas of the website are popular and which are not. Many improvements
and updates to the website are based on the data derived from these
cookies, such as the total number of visitors and pages viewed.
Data Protection Act
City & Guilds
intends to comply with all relevant legislation including the Data
Protection Act 1998. All organisations have responsibilities under the
Act regarding the implementation of procedures and practices to
adequately secure information of a personal nature and not to disclose
such information unless under certain conditions.
City & Guilds welcomes comments and questions on the website, any related services and this privacy statement. Questions regarding this statement should be made to privacy@cityandguilds.com.
