Privacy Policy
1. The privacy policy outlined here explains how Graduate Toolbox Ltd ("The Company") collect and use information about the users of the websites www.postgraduatetoolbox.net and www.graduatejunction.net. ("The Websites")
2. By using the website, you accept this Privacy Policy which forms part of our Terms and Conditions. By accepting this Privacy Policy, and our Terms and Conditions, you consent to our use and disclosure of your personal information as detailed in this Privacy Policy.
3. We may log and record logins to The Websites and store the information both in order to prevent fraud, and for reasons of functionality, to allow us to identify any technical problems.
4. Postgraduates: When you register as a member for The Websites, we collect a small amount of information about you for identification purposes and so we can contact you with information. We store the information we collect in a database. Where appropriate, parts of that information are encrypted for extra security. Supplying this information is entirely your choice.
5. Advertisers: When you register as an advertiser we will collect information about you and your organisation for administrative purposes and to ensure your Advertisements are displayed on the correct section of the website(s). Any information about yourself or colleagues eg name and contact information that will be visible on the public side of the site will be clearly identified in advance. We will not pass on these details or details of transactions with The Company, unless required to do so by law.
6. All Users: You may also choose to leave comments or posts on parts of The Websites (e.g forum posts, cartoon captions etc.). You are responsible for the information you choose to communicate via the public side of the site. This site uses Google Analytics who request that we display this information on the site:
"“This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States . Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser.”
7. General use of The Websites: We may also record and store other general information about how registered and other users of the site use the services we provide, for example pages visited, referring urls, search terms etc. This will help us to develop the site in accordance with the needs and preferences of our customers. We may sometimes share this general information on how The Webistes are used with our advertisers, without reference to specific individuals and where relevant, to ensure we provide better services for our customers. We record and store this information for statistical purposes without any references to specific individuals.
8. If you send us correspondence, either electronically, or by mail, or contact us in any other way, we may keep records of these contacts in a file specific to you. In the same way, we may keep records of any contacts with us that refer to you made by other users of The Websites.
9. Cookies: We may also track your use of our website using cookies, sessions and other devices. This helps make sure you receive the best service from us that is relevant to you, and also helps us develop the new services on our website that will helpful to you and other users. This may include, but is not limited to: your ISP, the URL you have come from, time of day you use the site. You may disable cookies if you wish.
10. We may use the information in the files that we keep to identify and solve technical and other problems and enforce our Terms and Conditions.
11. We may use the information you give us, and that we gather from your activities on the site, to send you information on new services offered by The Company and any subsidiary websites we create in the future. Sometimes we send information about advertisers which may include carefully targeted offers to selected groups of users who have indicated that they are happy to receive this information: when we do this, we do not give those businesses your contact details. You can change your mind about receiving such offers at any time by sending us an email and asking to be removed from our list.
12. We will not give out any personally identifying information about you to any third party without your permission, other than to comply with any necessary legal requirements or legitimate requirements of any law enforcement agency. We maintain physical and electronic safeguards, and have procedures in place to ensure that all personally identifiable information about you is kept securely and confidentially.
13. Users registering for The Webistes enter their name and password which give access to the services we provide. Advertisers do not have direct access to this information. We advise you to ensure that your password is not available to others with an easy means of identifying you, otherwise they can log in and access your account.
14. If you choose to use any of the services provided by any other organisation which you access through any sort of link to or from our site, the disclosure of personal information to these organisations is your responsibility. How this information is stored and used is then subject to the Privacy Policy of that organisation.
15. Please note that this Privacy Policy may change from time to time. We will not reduce your rights under this Policy without your explicit consent, and we expect most such changes will be minor. Regardless, we will post any Policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of Policy changes). Each version of this Policy will be identified at the top of the page by its effective date, and we will also keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive which can be viewed upon request via email.
16. We are registered with the ICO Data Protection Registrar.