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Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to make the text on this web site correspond to the printed version. In the event of a difference you should contact CCEA for the definitive version by telephone: (028) 9026 1203 or e-mail: info@ccea.org.uk
All and any liability which might arise from these pages is hereby excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
CCEA accepts no responsibility or liability for any material supplied by or contained in any of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over availability of the linked pages.
Privacy Policy
CCEA is committed to respecting and protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains what happens to any personal data that you provide to us or that we collect from you when you visit our website.
The Data Protection Act
Any information you provide will be held securely and in accordance with the
Data Protection Act CCEA has a legal duty to protect any information collected from you.
Information we collect
In running and maintaining our website we may collect and process the following data about you:
- information that you provide when you communicate with us by any means (for example by emailing us);
- information that you provide when you complete online surveys, for example customer satisfaction surveys; and/or
- information about your use of our site, using cookies and page tagging techniques including JavaScript.
Use of cookies
We may gather information about your general internet use by using cookies. You can read more about what cookies are, how we use them and how you can manage cookies on your computer here
Visiting the CCEA website from another site
When you are directed to the CCEA website from another site, CCEA may receive personal information relating to you from the other site(s). You should read the privacy policies for these sites, as these will govern the use of any personal information that you provide and which is then provided to CCEA.
Linking to another site
Any personal information that you give to CCEA is not passed on to any other website. However, the CCEA website contains links to other sites. You should always be aware when you follow one of these links that this Privacy Policy applies only to the CCEA website. You should also read the privacy statement(s) of any other site(s) that may collect personal information about you.
How CCEA uses the information it collects about you
CCEA may use your personal information:
- to provide you with information that you request from us relating to our products or services;
- to provide you with information relating to other products that may be of interest to you (only if you have consented to receive such additional information);
- to inform you about changes to our website, services, or goods and products; and/or
- to analyse and improve the services offered on CCEA websites.
Contacting us
Please do not hesitate to contact us about any matter relating to this Privacy Policy.Cookies
What are cookies?
Most websites you visit will use cookies in order to improve your user experience. Cookies enable a website to ‘remember’ you, either for the duration of your visit (using a ‘session cookie’) or for repeat visits (using a ‘persistent cookie’).
A cookie consists of information downloaded to your computer and stored on the computer’s hard drive. Any cookies that we use will not identify you personally; they consist of statistical data. This statistical data identifies no personal details whatsoever.
Cookies are sent by a web server to a web browser and stored by the browser. This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser.
These are some of the ways in which cookies can improve services for you:
- recognising that you may already have given a username and password, so you don't need to do it for every web page you request;
- ensuring you don't have to give the same information several times during one task;
- allowing for the analysis of anonymous data, for example the number of users accessing a service; and
- through this analysis, helping to ensure popular services can be made easier and faster to use.
What’s in a cookie?
A cookie is a simple text file stored on your device. It contains some anonymous information such as a unique identifier and the site name, and some digits and numbers.
How do we use cookies?
The CCEA website and some of the tools and services it links to use a number of cookies.
To help us meet the needs of our users, we use Google Analytics to collect information about how people use CCEA.
Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the website, how you got here and what you click on. Through this, we cannot identify who you are and do not collect or store your personal details such as your name or address.
We do not allow Google to use or share any information we collect with other third parties.
Google Analytics Cookies
| Name of cookie | Typical content | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _utma | Randomly generated number | 2 years |
| _utmb | Randomly generated number | 30 minutes |
| _utmc | Randomly generated number | When you close your browser |
| _utmz | Randomly generated number and information on how the site was reached (for example directly or via a link, organic search or paid search) | 6 months |
Further information on cookies set by Google Analytics
How can you manage cookies?
You can easily adjust the cookie settings on your computer if you wish. You can modify your web browser so that it notifies you when cookies are sent to it, or you can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies that have already been set. The ‘Help’ function within your browser should tell you how you can restrict or block cookies. Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org to find out how to do this on a variety of desktop browsers.
If you are using a mobile phone and would like information on how to restrict or block cookies, refer to your handset manual.
In some parts of the CCEA website, we use Adobe Flash Player to provide services such as web-based games. Flash is also capable of storing information on your device through cookies. However, you cannot control these cookies through the settings on your web browser. If you wish to restrict or block Flash cookies, you must do this through the Adobe website.
Please be aware that restricting these cookies may impact on the features available to you and the way our website works for you.
Links
CCEA is not responsible for the content of linked websites and does not necessarily
endorse, recommend or approve of the content of these sites. We cannot guarantee that
these links will work all the time and we have no control over availability of linked pages. These links are provided simply as a service and should not be taken as an exhaustive list of websites, which might be of possible interest. Some sites that are relevant to the work of CCEA may not, therefore, be listed.