Privacy Statement for Telford College Website Use

Ref: Use of cookies

About Cookies

'Cookies' are small bits of text that are either used for the duration of a website visit ('session cookies'–), or saved on a user's hard drive in order to identify that user, or information about that user, the next time the user logs on to a web site ('persistent cookies').


Statement

Telford College website uses Cookies in one section only and these are persistent cookies to allow a user to retain their 'text–only' settings between visits. This is anonymous and we do not collect any information based on them – they are intended as a courtesy to the user. However the website is usable in entirety (including the text–only section) if a visitor does not allow cookies.

The College tracks only IP addresses of visitors to access which pages are the most popular. These IP addresses are not linked to any personal data so all visitors who use our website remain anonymous. Further information about use of the above data:

While treated anonymously, we analyse data to find:

  • The Internet domain and IP address from which you access our web site
  • The type of browser and operating system used to access our site
  • Your Monitor screen resolution
  • The date and time you access our site
  • The pages you visit and route taken through the website
  • If you visited Telford College web site from another web site, that address

All of the above data is purely used to improved the service we provide and error checking.


Links to other sites

Telford College provides links to other sites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy of any sites and our privacy statement does not infer the same level of privacy on any of these sites. If you are concerned please contact the website owners.


Additional services that require cookie use

The College Intranet and College email system rely on cookie use to function – a warning is posted at the access point here. If visitors do not want to accept cookies, these services are then available only inside the College.


Useful links

Use this form to contact the College for web privacy matters