We will make every effort to protect your
privacy by maintaining a consistently high level of site security
and following strict policies on how we store and use personal
information.
The information we collect and how we use
it
To access the site, you will need to sign up with us. To access
restricted parts of the site we will need to obtain other
details from you.
When you use the site, we may track and keep a record of the pages
you visit. This data will be used in anonymised, amalgamated form
only to allow us to study how people are using our site and which
topics are most popular. This will help us improve what we offer on
the site.
Your email address will be used to contact you with regard to your
account only (e.g. in setting up subscriptions, notifying you of
locations for collecting certificates, etc.). If you sign up to the
e-newsletter, you will receive information about new modules and
features etc.
The information in your My CPD area, including the modules you have
undertaken, progress on modules, and so on, is considered private.
Our technicians have access to it in order to fix problems and
maintain the site. However, we do not read this information unless
necessary, and will not release it to other people or
organisations, without your prior consent. Specifically, we do not
make this information available to the College’s Postgraduate
Education Department, which manages the CPD programme. To
demonstrate that you have completed modules successfully for the
purposes of your CPD requirements, you will need to print out and
present a paper copy of the relevant certificate.
IP addresses
Each time you use the internet, your Internet service provider
assigns your computer a number called an IP address. This number
may be the same or different each time you go online. The website
uses visitors' IP addresses to gather general data about site
traffic. Each time your computer requests information from our
site, we log your IP address on our server. We cannot identify you
from your IP address.
Module feedback
You are able to give
feedback about a learning module after completing it. This
information may be made visible to other users of the site,
including guest users, in which case it will be unattributed. We
will also use it to improve our site.
To whom will we disclose information about
you?
We will not disclose your personal data to any third party, other
than those who provide IT and support services to us and only where
bound by duties of confidentiality.
How personal information is stored and
protected
Your personal data is stored in our databases, which are only
available to the web administrators and authorised CPDO staff on a
password-protected basis.
Authentication
You should not share your user name and password with other
people.
Cookies
Once you have accessed the website, we will store a temporary
"cookie" on your computer, indicating that you are authorised to
use the site. Cookies are small text files that are saved by your
web browser and enable you to move throughout the site without
having to sign in each time you look at a different page. We cannot
identify you from these cookies. They simply tell us whether pages
have been requested by the same person or two different
people.
The cookies we use are "session cookies," which means they
disappear when you shut down your Web browser. Use of this website
is conditional on a session cookie being in place, and if you do
not agree to this you should not use this website.
When you log in, a "remember me" check box will appear. If you tick
this then we will also store another cookie that lasts for one
year. This allows us to recognise who you are the next time you
visit our site so you don't have to type in your user name and
password. However, it means that someone with access to the PC you
use could find out your login details. So, we recommend that you do
not make use of this feature if you access the sites from a shared
computer or where you have any concerns about security.
More information about cookies, including how to block them and/or
delete them, can be found at http://www.aboutcookies.org.
Your consent
By submitting your
information, you consent to the use of that information as set out
in this policy. You should review this policy regularly, to note
any changes as to how we collect and use personal information.