Privacy Policy

General

Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy is intended to give you confidence in the privacy and security of the personal information we obtain from you whether you upload information to our Website, download it, or are merely visiting the Website. We process information about you in accordance with this Privacy Policy. By using the Website, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate. However, please note that we are not responsible for any use of your personal information you provide to third party websites that may be accessed via this website. You will therefore need to review the privacy policy of any third party websites that you use.

Collection of Personal Information

When you use the Website you may be asked for personally identifiable information such as your name, address, email address, status at your institution. By giving us such information you will need to consent to our using it in the manner described in this policy. You may withdraw your consent at any time by emailing us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We will return or destroy your personal information within 5 days of receipt of your withdrawal of consent.

Cookie information, pages you have requested and your IP address may also be recorded by us from your browser as set out in this policy.

Use of Personal Information

We may use your information to provide you with access to privileged areas of the Website for the purposes of completing our courses. We may use your information to carry out our obligations arising from the agreement between us and the institution you are registered to (which includes your course administrator being able to track your progress on the courses you undertake, which may then be used to generate usage statistics). We may also use your information to enable us to review, develop and improve the service we provide online and to notify you about changes to our service.

Disclosure of Personal Information

We may disclose your personal information to the institution (including your course administrator) you are registered with so that they can evaluate your progress with the course.

Any disclosure of personal information will be strictly controlled and made fully in accordance with current UK legislation, in particular the UK Data Protection Act 1998 (‘the Act’). For the purpose of the Act, the data controller is Epigeum Limited of 1 Kensington Cloisters, 5 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4LD.

Right to Access Your Personal Information

The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. You can obtain access to your personal information held by us by sending a cheque for £10 (to cover administration costs for collating this information), made payable to "Epigeum Limited", to: Data Protection Officer, Epiguem Limited, 1 Kensington Cloisters, 5 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4LD.

IP Addresses and Cookies

We may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type, for system administration. This is statistical data about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.

We may create and access cookies (a piece of information which is stored on your computer and allows us to identify if you have visited the site before) on your PC. If you do not wish cookies to be placed on your PC, then they can be disabled in your web browser. The option to do so is normally found in your browser's "security settings" section. However, please note, permanently disabling cookies in your browser may hinder your use of the Website as well as other websites and interactive services.

Security

All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

If you have any further concerns about security, please email our Technical Service team at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Policy Changes

Changes in this policy will be posted on the Website. You are advised to check the Website regularly to view our most recent Privacy Policy.

Links to Other Websites

Our Website contains links to other websites. Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites and advise you to read the privacy statements of each website you visit which collects personal information.