Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy for Core Academy

his is the Cookie Policy for Core Academy, accessible from http://www.coreacademy.co.uk

What Are Cookies

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the sites functionality.

For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

The Cookies We Set

  • Account related cookiesIf you create an account with us then we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out however in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.
  • Login related cookiesWe use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.
  • Email newsletters related cookiesThis site offers newsletter or email subscription services and cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users.
  • Orders processing related cookiesThis site offers e-commerce or payment facilities and some cookies are essential to ensure that your order is remembered between pages so that we can process it properly.
  • Surveys related cookiesFrom time to time we offer user surveys and questionnaires to provide you with interesting insights, helpful tools, or to understand our user base more accurately. These surveys may use cookies to remember who has already taken part in a survey or to provide you with accurate results after you change pages.
  • Site preferences cookiesIn order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences.

Third Party Cookies

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

  • This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
  • Third party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the site for you.
  • From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.
  • As we sell products it’s important for us to understand statistics about how many of the visitors to our site actually make a purchase and as such this is the kind of data that these cookies will track. This is important to you as it means that we can accurately make business predictions that allow us to monitor our advertising and product costs to ensure the best possible price.
  • The Google AdSense service we use to serve advertising uses a DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads across the web and limit the number of times that a given ad is shown to you.For more information on Google AdSense see the official Google AdSense privacy FAQ.
  • We use adverts to offset the costs of running this site and provide funding for further development. The behavioural advertising cookies used by this site are designed to ensure that we provide you with the most relevant adverts where possible by anonymously tracking your interests and presenting similar things that may be of interest.
  • Several partners advertise on our behalf and affiliate tracking cookies simply allow us to see if our customers have come to the site through one of our partner sites so that we can credit them appropriately and where applicable allow our affiliate partners to provide any bonus that they may provide you for making a purchase.
  • We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; {List the social networks whose features you have integrated with your site?:12}, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

More Information

Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren’t sure whether you need or not it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site. This Cookies Policy was created with the help of the Cookies Policy Template Generator and the WebTerms Generator.

However if you are still looking for more information then you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods:

  • Email: contact@coreacademy.co.uk

Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Core Academy is committed to privacy for everyone who accesses the site. We will always
comply with prevailing Data Protection Laws and best practices which are designed to ensure that
any data you provide us with is processed with due care and attention.
What sort of data do we collect?
Core Academy collects personal data about you to help in the recruitment process. This data
consists of information such as your name, address, e-mail address, work and education history and
your responses to and the results of assessments administered through the site, plus your
nationality which we are required to collect by law or for the performance of our contract with you.
We also collect information in the aggregate to provide us with a better understanding of the users
of our website as a group, but which does not contain personally identifiable information.
We may also collect biometric data from you in order to operate our time and attendance system, if
this is the case then we will seek specific consent from you to use and process this data.
Why do we process this personal data?
Processing the data we collect is a legitimate interest of Core Academy and is necessary either
by operation of the law or in order to perform our contracts with our stakeholders. We may also use
data collected in the aggregate to help us to understand our users as a group so that we can provide
you with a better service.
Do we pass data to third parties?
Where necessary we may pass data to prospective or intended employers or customers for the
purpose of performing our contracts with you. We may also share aggregate information with
selected third parties but we do not disclose individual names or any identifying information unless
you have specified your agreement.
How is this data safeguarded?
The security of your data is extremely important to us. Access to your personal data is only provided
to our staff who help us to process data and, in order to help with the recruitment process, to
prospective employers or customers.
How do we let you know if our policy changes?
Any policy changes, either due to business reasons or future changes in legislation, will be posted on
this page and, if substantial, may be promoted on the website or through e-mail notification.
What are ‘cookies’ and why do we use them?
‘Cookies’ are ways of saving a small amount of personal information. We only use them to save your
user name or password to allow easy access to our site. We advise you not to use ‘cookies’ if your
computer is shared by other people.
Terminology
Aggregate
This is when all data is collected and processed as a total to enable us to look at such information as
demographic and geographic trends, so that we can try to produce a better service in the future.
Archiving
This is the process where candidate users are asked if they want their personal data to remain on
the Core database. If a user does not indicate that they wish their details to be retained, their
record is deleted from the database.
This means that the candidate will not be able to sign in to coreacademy.co.uk. Please note this process is
carried out in accordance with the Employment Agencies Act and the Data Protection Act.
Data
Information which is being processed by equipment operating automatically in response to
instructions given for that purpose, is recorded with the intention that it should be processed by
means of such equipment, is recorded as part of a relevant filing system or with the intention that it
should form part of a relevant filing system or forms part of an accessible record.
Personal data
Data which relates to a living individual who can be identified from those data, or from those data
and other information which is in the possession of, or is likely to come into the possession of,
Privacy policy
This is a statement by Core Academy which explains the ways that we try to protect our users’
privacy.
Recruitment process
The process of gaining employment and advertising for and recruiting new staff and the ongoing
administrative process involved once a user has gained employment or recruited new staff.
Core Academy
Core Academy Ltd and its associated companies
Sensitive personal data
Personal data consisting of information classed as sensitive under the prevailing data protection
laws.
Third Parties
These are companies and people other than Core Academy and the group of companies of
which it is part.
Users
People who use our website and register their details with us for the purposes of recruitment, either
to gain employment or for the purposes of advertising and recruiting new staff.
Policy query
If you have any queries about our privacy policy, please contact the webmaster.
Email
Any email received from Core Academy will have either a coreacademy.co.uk
email address. Any other emails received professing to be from Core Academy should be treated
with suspicion.
SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT A COMMUNICATION FROM CORE ACADEMY
PLEASE CONTACT 0113 2452441.