Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Blue Sky Assessing & Consultancy Ltd uses and protects any information that you give to Blue Sky Assessing & Consultancy Ltd when you use this website.

Blue Sky Assessing & Consultancy Ltd 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.

Blue Sky Assessing & Consultancy Ltd 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.


What we collect

The personal information that we collect about you will only be used lawfully, in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations 2018.

We may collect the following information:

  • Name and job title
  • Contact information including email address
  • Demographic and personal information such as postcode, preferences and interests
  • Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

As you may be aware, every computer, phone or tablet that is connected to the internet holds a domain name and an IP Address. An IP Address is a unique sequence of numbers separated with full stops. When an individual visits a page from within the Blue Sky Assessing & Consultancy Ltd website, our servers will automatically identify and log the HTTP request.

This information does not reveal any personal data. Blue Sky Assessing & Consultancy Ltd will automatically collect and log the following information:

  • The operating system that you may be using (e.g. Windows)
  • The product identifier (allows users to send and receive data) for the version and make of browser (e.g. Internet Explorer 8)
  • Search words or phrases that are passed from a search engine (e.g. Google)
  • The web page that you may have linked to us from, if any
  • The IP Address of the site that may have referred you, if any
  • Your IP Address


What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • Internal record keeping.
  • We may use the information to improve our products and services.
  • We may periodically send promotional email about new courses, events or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
  • From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email or phone. 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.


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, as well as provide anonymised tracking data to third party applications such as Google Analytics. Google Analytics provides us with non-personal website insights, which help us improve the website. They only use first-party cookies and set or update cookies to only retrieve data required for the reports. More information can be found here

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.

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, e.g on Google Chrome. However this may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.


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.
If your company’s logo is published on our website, and you no longer wish to this to be, or no longer wish this to link to your website, please inform us in writing immediately and we will promptly remove it.


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 contact us 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@blueskyassessing.co.uk, otherwise your details will be discarded after two years of no contact.

We will not sell, distribute or release your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

If you believe that your Data protection rights may have been breached and we have been unable to resolve your concern, you may lodge a complaint. Please visit https://ico.org.uk/concerns/ for more information on how to report a concern to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office.


Copyright / Disclaimer

Whilst every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in these pages, their content is naturally subject to change. Under no circumstances will Blue Sky Assessing & Consultancy Ltd be held liable for any direct, indirect, special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of the information held on this site. Therefore any information is strictly undertaken at your own risk.

Unless explicitly stated to the contrary, all text, images, design and other content is copyright of Blue Sky Assessing & Consultancy Ltd and all rights are reserved.