Website and Cookies Policy

Website and cookies Policy

Website Policy

We are committed to providing the best user experience while safeguarding and preserving the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy explains what happens to any data that is collected or stored whilst visitors are on this site.

This page may be updated now and again so please review this policy regularly.

What Information Do We Collect?

On this site the following forms of personal data is what we may collect, store or use:

Information about your visit and use of this site, such as pages viewed and pages accessed.
Information that you provide when you communicate with us by any means.
Information that you provide for the purpose of registering with the website, and/ or subscribing to our website admin and/or email notifications for updates.
How Do We Use Cookies?

Cookies are used on this website. A cookie, is a small piece of information sent from a website and stored in the user’s web browser while browsing. Every time the user loads the website, the browser sends the cookie back to the server to identify and track the web browser.

Please refer to our Cookies Policy for further information on how we use these on this website and the steps on how you can decline the use of Cookies through your browser (IE, Chrome, Safari, and Firefox).

We may use the information we obtain from the cookie in the administration of this website, to improve the website’s usability and for marketing purposes.

How Do We Use Your Information?

We may collect information about your computer and your visits to this website such as your IP address, geographical location, browser type, referral source, length of visit and number of page views.

In addition to this we may use the information for one or more of the following purposes:

To provide an improved user experience and overall usability
Administration of the website
Personalisation and marketing purposes
How Do We Store Your Personal Data?

Personal data provided to this website will be only used in accordance with the use information detailed above in this Privacy Policy. Without consent we will not pass on your personal information to any third parties for direct marketing.

Personal information may be used for personalising the website experience or/and providing other organisations with statistical information about the user – this will not be data that identifies the user.

Will We Disclose Your Information?

We will not disclose your personal information to any other party other than in accordance with this Privacy Policy and in the circumstances detailed below:

Where we are legally required by law to disclose your personal information.
To further fraud protection and reduce the risk of fraud.
Child Protection Policy

To ensure the privacy and safety of pupils at the school, we use the following policy for child protection.

Photographs of pupils will only be used after seeking parents’ permission before publishing them on the website. Also no photographs will be directly linked to the specific identity of the pupil and no names will be attached to these photos. If pupil names are given then these will not be displayed with a photograph.

No further personal or private information about pupils will be published on the website.

Personal Data Security

We will take reasonable precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information. Of course, data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

Third Party Links

This site may include links to third parties on this website. This does not mean that we endorse or approve that site’s policy towards visitor privacy.

Contact Us

Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any matter relating to this Privacy Policy. See contact details in main menu above.

This Privacy Policy is based on a freely-available template created and distributed by www.website-law.co.uk.

Cookies Information

Cookies are used on this website. Agile ICT, the developers of this website, have programmed it to use cookies in order to provide core functionality and also enhance the user experience.

A cookie, is a small piece of information sent from a website and stored in the user’s web browser while browsing. Every time the user loads the website, the browser sends the cookie back to the server to identify and track the web browser.

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit http://ico.org.uk/

Our cookies allow you to:

Make our website work as you would it expect it to
Improve functionality and usability such as, logging into the site
Improve the speed and security of the site
We do not use cookies to:

Collect any personally identifiable information (without your permission)
Collect any sensitive information (without your permission)
Pass data to advertising networks
Pass personally identifiable data to third parties
Pay sales commissions
Cookies used on our website

Cookie Name Purpose
Website CMS sessionid Used for logging into the website
Website CMS a36286240 Used to identify page requests
Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through the browser settings. Below are guidelines for managing your cookies in the most popular browsers:

Internet Explorer

Open Internet Explorer, click the Tools button, select Safety then click Delete browsing history, select the Cookies checkbox and then click Delete.

Firefox

Open Firefox, click the Firefox button (top left) then Options, select the Privacy tab then select “remove individual cookies”.

Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome, click the stacked lines image in the top right corner, select Settings, and then click “show advanced settings”. In the Privacy section click the Content Settings button, in the Cookies section click the “All cookies and site data” button, then click the Remove all button at the top of the list.

Safari

Open Safari, select the Options icon (top right corner ‘spanner image’), then select Preferences, click the Privacy tab, select the Details button and then click Remove all.

Get In Touch

Location: Gospel Oak Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 0DS

Telephone: (0121) 556 0445

Email: office@ockerhill.academy

School Hours: M-F: 8:15am - 4:30pm