Privacy Policy
Website Terms and conditions
Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy (see below) govern St Paul’s Catholic School’s relationship with you in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.
The term 'St Paul’s Catholic School' or 'us' or 'we' refers to the owner of the website whose registered office is Phoenix Drive, Leadenhall, Milton Keynes MK6 5EN. Our DFE number is 826 4702. The term 'you' refers to the user or viewer of our website.
The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:
- The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
- Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
- Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
- This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Use or reproduction of any material on this site without our permission is prohibited.
- From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
- Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Privacy statement and use of cookies
This privacy policy sets out how St Paul’s Catholic School uses and protects any information that you give us when you use this website www.st-pauls.org.uk.
St Paul’s Catholic School is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
We may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 24.05.18.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
- name and title
- contact information including postal and email address
- feedback through emails to enquiries@st-pauls.org.uk (and other email addresses)
- demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
- other information relevant to user surveys
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and may collect this information for the following reasons:
- if you have asked to be kept up to date with St Paul’s Catholic School news and activities;
- in order to be able to contact you very occasionally if we are carrying out user surveys;
- internal record keeping;
- we may use this information to improve our services
- from time to time, we may also use your information to contact you. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
We do not pass on your details to any third party or government department.
You can access www.st-pauls.org.uk without disclosing personal information.
You do not have to register to use st-pauls.org.uk, but some parts of the site may require you to submit information including name, address and email address. We do not use this information to trace your identity and do not pass it on to any third party or government department.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
What cookies can you receive from this site?
Google Analytics
Google Analytics provides anonymous statistics on website usage. Cookies are used to track the source of a visitor, their session on the website (to associate multiple page views to one visit) and whether they are a new or returning visitor.
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Cookie name |
Description |
Type/Length |
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__utmb |
Determining Visitor Session |
30 minutes from set/update |
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__utma |
Identifying Unique Visitors |
2 years from set/update |
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__utmz |
Tracking Traffic Sources & Navigation |
6 months from set/update |
Add This
The Add This widget provides social media sharing through a range of social networks. It consists of a core group of session’s cookies for bookmarking and another group of third party cookies. The third party cookies are used for target advertising.
The Core cookies
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Cookie name |
Description |
Type/Length |
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psc |
View counter cookie |
2 years from set/update |
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uid |
User ID tracking |
2 years from set/update |
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uit |
Login Time tracking |
1 day from set/update |
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uvc |
Used to link with other third party cookies |
2 years from set/update |
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di |
Date tracking cookie |
2 years from set/update |
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dt |
Date tracking cookie |
1 month from set/update |
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loc |
Geolocation cookie Used for determining where people sharing information are located |
2 months from set/update |
Third Party cookies
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Cookie name |
Description |
Type/Length |
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id for doubleclick.net |
Identifying Unique Visitors for direct advertising |
2 years from set/update |
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ck for go.affec.tv |
Identifying Unique Visitors for direct advertising |
24 days from set/update |
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oo for go.affec.tv |
Identifying Unique Visitors for direct advertising |
24 days from set/update |
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_xgcid for xgraph.net |
Determining Visitor Session |
3 years from set/update |
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_xguid for xgraph.net |
Identifying Unique Visitors for direct advertising |
3 years from set/update |
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svid for mediaplex.com |
Identifying Unique Visitors for direct advertising |
3 years from set/update |
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s for apmebf.com |
Identifying Unique Visitors for direct advertising |
2 years from set/update |
Opt-out cookie
To prevent advertising cookies being placed on your computer, “Add This” can place an Opt-Out cookie (http://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out) on the user’s computer. Once opted out, the user will only receive the uid and uvc cookies. All third party services insist that they do not store Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
YouTube
YouTube uses cookies to store a user’s preference of video and the ids of the videos they watched. This helps them determine which videos you would be more interested in.
The Core cookies
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Cookie name |
Description |
Type/Length |
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PREF |
Used for storing user preferences Determines which subjects a user prefers |
10 years from set/update |
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VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
Keeps track of watched videos |
8 months from set/update |
These cookies appear when you visit a webpage that has an embedded YouTube video. YouTube’s cookies do not store any Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
Twitter Cookies
We use Twitter to keep you up to date with our latest news.
Twitter uses cookie technology to collect additional web site usage data and to improve their site and service. They do not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information. For more details please view Twitter’s privacy policy at https://twitter.com/en/privacy
Facebook Cookies
We use Facebook to keep you up to date with our latest news.
Facebook uses cookies if you have a Facebook account, use the Facebook Products, including their website and apps or visit other websites and apps that use the Facebook Products (including the Like button or other Facebook Technologies). Cookies enable Facebook to offer the Facebook Products to you and to understand the information they receive about you, including information about your use of other websites and apps, whether or not you are registered or logged in. You can see Facebook’s privacy policy at https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
Session ID
A PHP session is created when certain functionality is in use on the website, allowing the website to uniquely identify one user between page loads. This is essential for the website’s operation, and is used for facilities such as logins to the content management system and load balancing.
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Cookie name |
Description |
Type/Length |
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PHPSESSID |
Contains an anonymous identifier that can be used by the server to provide a continuous service. |
Expires when the browser is closed |
Disabling cookies
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
All modern browsers allow you to change your cookie settings. The following links provide details on how to do this in a range of popular web browsers
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
(Link to: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196955)
Cookie settings in Firefox
(Link to: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Cookies)
Cookie settings in Chrome
(Link to: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647)
Cookie settings in Safari
(Link to: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042)
Feedback
We welcome your feedback. You can contact us by emailing enquiries@st-pauls.org.uk.
If you send an email asking for information, we may need to contact other school departments to find that information. If your question is technical, we may need to pass it to our IT Department. We do not pass on any of your personal information when dealing with your enquiry, unless you have given us permission to do so. Once we have replied to you, we may keep a record of your messages for reference and audit purposes.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
- whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
- if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at enquiries@st-pauls.org.uk
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we are required by law to do so.
Requesting your personal information/contacting us
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998 (and GDPR from 25 May 2018). If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to St Paul’s Catholic School, Phoenix Drive, Leadenhall, Milton Keynes MK6 5EN.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact our data protection officer, Mr M Manley, at the above address or email dpo@st-pauls.org.uk . We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.