Privacy Policy
A legal disclaimer
This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service. It also explains Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.
We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy was created with the help of the TermsFeed Privacy Policy Generator.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
Words whose initial letter is capitalised have the meanings defined below. These definitions have the same meaning whether they appear in the singular or plural.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
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Account means a unique account created for You to access Our Service or parts of Our Service.
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Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interests or other securities entitled to vote for the election of directors or another managing authority.
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Company, referred to as “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Privacy Policy, means New Schools Network.
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Cookies are small files placed on Your computer, mobile device or other device by a website. Among other uses, they may contain details of Your browsing activity on that website.
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Country means the United Kingdom.
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Device means any device that can access the Service, such as a computer, mobile phone or tablet.
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Personal Data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual.
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Service means the Website.
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Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on behalf of the Company. This includes third-party companies or individuals engaged by the Company to facilitate or provide the Service, perform services related to the Service, or help the Company analyse how the Service is used.
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Usage Data means data collected automatically, either generated through the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself, such as the duration of a page visit.
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Website means the New Schools Network website, available at https://www.newschoolsnetwork.org/
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You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company or other legal entity on whose behalf that individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected: Personal Data
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. This information may include:
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Email address
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First name and last name
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Phone number
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Usage Data
Types of Data Collected: Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when You use the Service.
Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, the pages of Our Service that You visit, the date and time of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When You access the Service through a mobile device, We may automatically collect information including the type of mobile device You use, the unique ID and IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit Our Service or access it through a mobile device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to monitor activity on Our Service and store certain information. These technologies may include beacons, tags and scripts, which collect and track information and help Us improve and analyse Our Service.
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Cookies or Browser Cookies. A Cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or alert You when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of Our Service. Unless You have adjusted Your browser settings to refuse Cookies, Our Service may use them.
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Web Beacons. Certain sections of Our Service and Our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons, also called clear GIFs, pixel tags or single-pixel GIFs. These allow the Company, for example, to count users who have visited particular pages or opened an email, record the popularity of a section, and verify system and server integrity.
Cookies may be either Persistent or Session Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted when You close Your web browser.
You can learn more in TermsFeed’s “What Are Cookies?” article:
https://www.termsfeed.com/blog/cookies/#What_Are_Cookies
We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:
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Necessary / Essential Cookies
Type: Session Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies are essential for providing services available through the Website and enabling You to use some of its features. They help authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these Cookies, the services You have requested cannot be provided. We use these Cookies only to provide those services.
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Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies identify whether users have accepted the use of Cookies on the Website.
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Functionality Cookies
Type: Persistent Cookies
Administered by: Us
Purpose: These Cookies allow Us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as Your login details or language preference. Their purpose is to provide a more personalised experience and avoid requiring You to re-enter Your preferences each time You use the Website.
For more information about the Cookies We use and Your choices regarding Cookies, please see Our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of this Privacy Policy.
Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
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To provide and maintain Our Service, including monitoring its use.
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To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide may give You access to features of the Service available to registered users.
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For the performance of a contract: to develop, comply with and fulfil the purchase contract for products, items or services You have purchased, or any other contract with Us through the Service.
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To contact You: to contact You by email, telephone, SMS or other equivalent forms of electronic communication, such as push notifications from a mobile application. These communications may relate to updates, features, products or contracted services, including security updates, where necessary or reasonable.
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To provide You with news, special offers and general information about goods, services and events We offer that are similar to those You have already purchased or enquired about, unless You have opted out of receiving such information.
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To manage Your requests: to respond to and manage Your requests to Us.
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For business transfers: We may use Your information to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganisation, dissolution or other sale or transfer of some or all of Our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation or a similar proceeding, in which Personal Data held by Us about Our Service users is among the assets transferred.
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For other purposes: We may use Your information for purposes such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, assessing the effectiveness of Our promotional campaigns, and evaluating and improving Our Service, products, services, marketing and Your experience.
We may share Your personal information in the following situations:
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With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of Our Service and to contact You.
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For business transfers: We may share or transfer Your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations concerning, any merger, sale of Company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or part of Our business by another company.
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With Affiliates: We may share Your information with Our Affiliates. In such cases, We will require those Affiliates to honour this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include Our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that We control or that are under common control with Us.
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With business partners: We may share Your information with Our business partners to offer You certain products, services or promotions.
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With other users: when You share personal information or interact with other users in public areas, that information may be viewed by all users and publicly distributed outside the Service.
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With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with Our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce Our legal agreements and policies. For example, We may be required to retain Your data to comply with applicable laws.
The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when it is used to strengthen security or improve the functionality of Our Service, or where We are legally required to retain it for longer.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located.
This means that the information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction, where data protection laws may differ from those in Your jurisdiction.
By consenting to this Privacy Policy and submitting such information, You agree to that transfer.
The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Your Personal Data will not be transferred to an organisation or country unless adequate controls are in place, including measures to protect Your data and other personal information.
Deleting Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete, or request that We assist in deleting, the Personal Data that We have collected about You.
Our Service may allow You to delete certain information about You from within the Service.
You may update, amend or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if You have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows You to manage Your personal information.
You may also contact Us to request access to, correction of or deletion of any personal information that You have provided to Us.
Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when We have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
Business Transactions
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data when required to do so by law or in response to valid requests from public authorities, such as a court or government agency.
Other Legal Requirements
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:
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Comply with a legal obligation
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Protect and defend the rights or property of the Company
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Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
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Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
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Protect against legal liability
Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.
While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service is not directed at anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13.
If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us.
If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verified parental consent, We will take steps to remove that information from Our servers.
If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent’s consent before We collect and use that information.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party’s website.
We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every website You visit.
We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party websites or services.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
Before a change takes effect, We will notify You by email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service. We will also update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy take effect when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact Us:
• By email: enquiries@newschoolsnetwork.org
• By visiting the contact page on Our website: Work with Us | New Schools Network