Terms & Conditions
The In Our Hands website does not capture or store personal information, but merely logs the user's IP address (the Internet address of your computer) to give us an idea of which part of our website you visit and how long you spend there.
In common with many other commercial websites the In Our Hands website may use a standard technology called a "cookie" to collect information about how you use the site; this is a small data file that certain Web sites write to your hard drive when you visit them. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID that the site uses to track the pages you've visited, but the only personal information a cookie can contain is information you supply yourself. A cookie can't read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites.
Some parts of the In Our Hands website uses cookies to track user traffic patterns. We do this in order to determine the usefulness of our website information to our users and to see how effective our navigational structure is in helping users reach that information. If you prefer not to receive cookies while browsing our website, you can set your browser to warn you before accepting cookies and refuse the cookie when your browser alerts you to its presence. You can also refuse all cookies by turning them off in your browser. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use/navigate through many parts of our website.
This privacy statement only covers the In Our Hands website at www.lsc.gov.uk/inourhands and subsequent sub-sites of that domain. Other websites linked to or from the In Our Hands website are not covered by this privacy statement.
Data Protection
The Learning and Skills Council is registered with the Information Commissioner responsible for the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts. Our notification can be viewed on the Information Commissioners website at http://www.dpr.gov.uk/
What information is gathered and how it is used by the LSC
The LSC gathers certain types of information about visitors to this website. It is important, therefore, that visitors know what is gathered and how it is used. The LSC may use information for the following purposes:
- To fulfil your requests for certain services
- To personalise your experience on the In Our Hands website
- To keep you up to date on the latest service announcements or other information the LSC thinks you'd like to hear about either from us or from our partners
- To understand your needs and provide you with better services
- To track usage
Information Sharing and Disclosure
Because the LSC is a National Non Departmental Public Body, your personal information may be shared between local offices and the National LSC offices.
By providing personal information you are deemed to consent to your personal information being shared outside the LSC in the following circumstances:
Where the LSC needs to share your information to provide the service you have requested
- Where the LSC needs to send the information to companies who work on behalf of LSC to provide a service to you (we will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose)
- Where the LSC wants to keep you up to date on the latest service announcements, software updates or other information the LSC thinks you would like to hear about either from us or from our business partners
- The LSC will also disclose your personal information if required to do so by law in urgent circumstances, to protect personal safety, the public or our website
LSC data is stored in controlled servers with limited access. Your information may be stored and processed in the United Kingdom where LSC or its business partners are located.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
The LSC may amend this policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes in the way we use your personal information we will make that information available by posting a notice on this site.
Children and Privacy
Our website does not target and is not intended to attract children under the age of 14. LSC does not knowingly solicit personal information from children under the age of 14 or send them requests for personal information.
Questions or Concerns About Personal Data
If you have any questions or concerns about our collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information, please write to the Learning and Skills Council's Data Protection Officer at Information Systems Division, Cheylesmore House, Quinton Road, Coventry, CV1 2WT.