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MENTORIT ACADEMY: PRIVACY POLICY
www.Mentorit-Academy.co.uk (MentorIT Academy) values the privacy and security of the information that you share with us through www.MentorIT-Academy.co.uk (the Web Site). It is important that you understand how we collect, use, and maintain your information. This Privacy Statement explains our online information practices, the choices you may make about how we collect and use your information at this Web Site, and the ways you may contact us. We may change this Privacy Statement from time to time. Changes to this Privacy Statement are effective upon posting. Please check back periodically for updates. The amount, type, and use of information we collect depend on how you use this Web Site. This Privacy Statement applies only to the practices of MentorIT Academy and its employees.
Definitions
Personal Information includes, without limitation, your name, contact information (including e-mail address and URL), and other individually identifiable information about you. Non-Identifying Personal Information includes information about you, including, without limitation, your Internet service provider, browser type, domain name, the Web Site that referred you to us, the web pages you request, the date and time of those requests, and entry and exit points. Business Contact Information includes the name, title, and business address, telephone number of an employee of an organisation. Business Contact Information is not Personal Information. Aggregated Information is any information about more than one individual where the individual identities are unknown and cannot be inferred from the information. Aggregated Information is not Personal Information.
Collection
of Personal Information
MentorIT Academy may collect Personal Information from you, but only if you
provide it to us voluntarily. We also collect Personal Information that you
provide to our suppliers, which they pass on to us so that we can fulfil your
order. You must provide Personal Information in the form of a unique identifier
(Clientname, password) to enter certain parts of our web site.
Collection
and Use of Non-Identifying Personal Information
During your use of our Web Site, we will collect certain Non-Identifying Personal
Information to enhance the functionality of the Web Site and to make your
access more convenient and efficient. We retain Non-Identifying Personal Information
and use it to establish Web Site activity trends, monitor Web Site performance,
improve Web Site design and functionality, fulfil orders, inform current and
potential customers and suppliers about our services, and for other business
purposes. Our collection of Non-Identifying Personal Information may involve
the use of cookies. Among other uses, cookies allow us to deliver content
specific to your interests, to save you from re-entering your registration
data at each connection, and to provide features such as online customer payment
and shopping carts. The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will
tell you how to configure your web browser to accept cookies, to prevent your
browser from accepting new cookies, to have the browser notify you when you
receive a new cookie, or to disable cookies altogether. No personal or unencrypted
information will be encoded in cookies that are stored on your computer.
Children
MentorIT Academy does not sell products for purchase by children, but we do
advertise children's products for purchase by adults. We do not knowingly
collect, maintain, or use Personal Information from children under age 13.
If you are under age 13, do not share personal information with us.
Use of
Personal Information
MentorIT Academy may use and disclose Personal Information as described in
this document. In addition to the uses described in this document, we may
use Personal Information for purposes that include maintaining the Web Site,
order fulfilment and administration, and product surveys. We may also use
Personal Information to provide current and potential customers and suppliers
with information about our services. We only collect, use, and disclose Personal
Information for purposes that are reasonable in the circumstances. We use
only fair and lawful means to collect Personal Information. We reserve the
right to use or disclose Aggregated Information and Business Contact Information
in ways that we think are appropriate.
Service
We provide a service available to customers for purchase by credit or debit
card.
Business
Transfers
As we continue to develop our business, we might buy or sell business units.
In these transactions, Personal Information is often transferred, but it remains
subject to the promises made in any pre-existing Privacy Statement, unless
an individual consents otherwise.
Protection
of MentorIT Academy and Others
We may use or disclose Personal Information without your consent in certain
circumstances:
When we are required or permitted to disclose information without consent, we will not disclose more information than is necessary to fulfil the disclosure purpose.
Consent
We will obtain your consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that
information as described in this Privacy Statement. If you do not consent
to our collection, use, or disclosure of your Personal Information as described
in this Privacy Statement, then do not share Personal Information with us.
However, we are unable to offer some services, like processing purchases,
without Personal Information. You may withdraw your consent at any time, subject
to reasonable notice and legal or contractual obligations. To withdraw your
consent, simply tell us of the Personal Information that you no longer wish
us to collect, use, or disclose through the Contact Information listed below.
However, we are unable to offer some services, like processing purchases,
without Personal Information. There are limited situations in which applicable
laws require or allow us to collect, use, or disclose Personal Information
without your consent or after you withdraw your consent. We describe these
situations under Protection of MentorIT Academy and Others in the section
on Use of Personal Information in this Privacy Statement.
Retention
and Access
We will take reasonable steps to keep your Personal Information accurate,
complete, current, and relevant to its intended use. We keep your Personal
Information only as long as we need it for the reasons it was collected. When
your Personal Information is no longer required for our purposes, we have
procedures to destroy, delete, or erase it or to convert it to an anonymous
form. Any information that MentorIT Academy collects from visitors to this
Web Site will be used, stored, or processed, in whole or in part, in the United
Kingdom. The principal place in which we hold Personal Information is on our
Servers, hosted by 1and1 Domain and Hositing company. At your request, we
will provide you with reasonable access to your Personal Information, so that
you can review what we have stored and, if you choose, request corrections
to it. After you request access, we will provide the Personal Information
that you request as soon as practically possible and generally no later than
thirty days following the request. If you wish to correct your Personal Information,
please send us a written explanation of the particular information that you
believe should be corrected. Where information will not or cannot be disclosed,
we will tell you the reasons for non-disclosure.
Security
MentorIT Academy combines technical and physical safeguards with employee
policies and procedures to protect your information. We work to protect your
information during transmission by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software,
which encrypts the information that you provide online at our Web Site. We
will use commercially reasonable efforts to protect your information, continue
to assess new technology for protecting information, and when appropriate,
upgrade our information security systems. Further, we permit only authorized
MentorIT Academy employees and third parties to access any Personal Information
that you supply to us. If an employee misuses Personal Information, we will
take disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. If
any individual or organisation misuses Personal Information, we will take
action, up to and including termination of any agreement between MentorIT
Academy and that individual or organisation.
Links to Other Web Sites
When you click on a link on this Web Site that takes you to a web site operated by another company, you will be subject to that web sites privacy policy.
Dispute Resolution
Please direct any questions or concerns regarding the use or disclosure of Personal Information to us by using the Contact Information given below. We will investigate and attempt to resolve complaints and disputes regarding use and disclosure of personal information in accordance with the principles contained in this Privacy Statement. For complaints that cannot be resolved, we will make available to you an independent dispute resolution process.
Contact Information
In the event of questions about (i) access to your Personal Information, (ii) our collection, use, management, or disclosure of Personal Information, or (iii) this Privacy Statement , contact us at:
info@mentorit-academy.co.uk
Privacy Officer: Gary Murrain-Meade
MentorIT Academy (BVYC CiC Ltd)
Lozells Road
Lozells
Birmingham B19 2TS
TEL: +44 (0)121 554 5255 (Please ensure that you use the Dialing Code)
Effective Date: 14th Dec.2007, Revised Date: 14th December 2007
This Privacy Statement: Version 1.0.0