Website Visitors

Like most website operators, Exeter Online/British Council/IATEFL collects non-personally-identifying information of the sort that web browsers and servers typically make available, such as the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request. Exeter Online/British Council/IATEFL’s purpose in collecting non-personally identifying information is to better understand how Exeter Online visitors use its website. From time to time, Exeter Online may release non-personally-identifying information in the aggregate, e.g., by publishing a report on trends in the usage of its website. Exeter Online also collects potentially personally-identifying information like Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Exeter Online does not use such information to identify its visitors, however, and does not disclose such information, other than under the same circumstances that it uses and discloses personally-identifying information, as described below.

Gathering of Personally-Identifying Information

Certain visitors to Exeter Online websites choose to interact with Exeter Online in ways that require Exeter Online to gather personally-identifying information. The amount and type of information that Exeter Online gathers depends on the nature of the interaction. For example, we ask visitors who post to our forums to provide a username and email address. In each case, Exeter Online collects such information only insofar as is necessary or appropriate to fulfill the purpose of the visitor’s interaction with Exeter Online. Exeter Online does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below. And visitors can always refuse to supply personally-identifying information, with the caveat that it may prevent them from engaging in certain website-related activities (e.g. posting to forums).

Aggregated Statistics

Exeter Online may collect statistics about the behavior of visitors to its websites. For instance, Exeter Online may reveal how many downloads a particular session recording. However, Exeter Online does not disclose personally-identifying information other than as described below.

Protection of Certain Personally-Identifying Information

Exeter Online discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only to those of its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations that (i) need to know that information in order to process it on Exeter Online behalf or to provide services available at Exeter Online website, and (ii) that have agreed not to disclose it to others. Some of those employees, contractors and affiliated organizations may be located outside of your home country; by using Exeter Online website, you consent to the transfer of such information to them. Exeter Online will not rent or sell potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information to anyone. Other than to its employees, contractors, and affiliated organizations, as described above, Exeter Online discloses potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information only when required to do so by law, or when Exeter Online believes in good faith that disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the property or rights of Exeter Online, third parties, or the public at large. If you are a registered user of Exeter Online website and have supplied your email address, Exeter Online may occasionally send you an email to tell you about new posts, solicit your feedback, or just keep you up to date with what’s going on with Exeter Online. We primarily use our forums to communicate this type of information, so we expect to keep this type of email to a minimum. If you send us a request (for example via a support email or via one of our feedback mechanisms), we reserve the right to publish it in order to help us clarify or respond to your request or to help us support other users. Exeter Online takes all measures reasonably necessary to protect against the unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction of potentially personally-identifying and personally-identifying information.

Cookies

A cookie is a string of information that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. Exeter Online uses cookies to help Exeter Online identify and track visitors, their usage of Exeter Online website, and their website access preferences. Exeter Online visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using Exeter Online website, with the drawback that certain features of Exeter Online website may not function properly without the aid of cookies.

Privacy Policy Changes

Although most changes are likely to be minor, Exeter Online may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Exeter Online sole discretion. Exeter Online encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.