At Markfield Institute
of Higher Education we know that private information
collected at our sites is very
important to our visitors. We will collect and use
information through our website only in the ways
disclosed in this notice. By visiting mihe.org.uk and
our affiliate sites (e.g. islamic-foundation.org.uk),
you are accepting the practices described in this
Privacy Notice. This notice applies solely to
information collected at Markfield Institute of Higher
Education websites.
Part I. Information
Collection and Usage
When you visit
Markfield Institute of Higher Education's website, the
server automatically collects a limited amount of
information from your computer essential for the site's
operation and security via automatically generated
server logs. For the most part Markfield Institute of
Higher Education websites host automatically collects
this information and provides us with basic website
analytics. Information collected includes your
computer's IP address, the name of your Internet Service
Provider, information concerning your browser and
operating system, as well as the page visited prior to
accessing MIHE's website. No personal information is
collected. This information is used to perform
statistical analysis of user trends and interests and to
help us make this site more useful to visitors. We
collect the following general data that is not
personally identifiable information: trail a user
follows throughout the website, number of new visitors,
number of repeat visitors, IP addresses, ISP names,
browser and operating system information, etc. We
collect demographic data in order to assist with our
website design structure by viewing in an anonymous
light the path that users tend to take through our
website to find the information they need. Markfield
Institute of Higher Education does not continue tracking
users after they leave our website, nor does Markfield
Institute of Higher Education attempt to associate
specific personal information with visitors. Markfield
Institute of Higher Education is only interested in
larger demographic trends in order to guide future
website design and to handle resource management.
Markfield Institute of Higher Education is not
interested in building an information model about you as
a consumer. In some cases we make use of outside
websites to provide MIHE with a higher degree of
functionality currently unavailable to us. When we do so
we take reasonable steps to ensure that 3rd party
websites comply with our privacy practices.
Markfield Institute of
Higher Education does make limited use of cookies on its
Web servers in some portions of our site, but not in any
manner that could impinge on your privacy. A cookie is a
small text file that our Web server places on a user's
computer hard drive as a unique identifier. Cookies
enable Markfield Institute of Higher Education to
deliver customized content to users. Without cookies,
users would have to resend their information to the
server every time they requested a page within an area
restricted to registered users. Markfield Institute of
Higher Education uses cookies in this case to simplify
the browsing experience. Markfield Institute of Higher
Education does not use cookies for any purposes other
than what is listed in this document. The information we
collect is not used to create customer profiles based on
browsing history. We do not supplement information
collected at our website with data from other sources.
Our websites also might offer discussion forums. Please
be advised that information posted in message board
venues becomes public knowledge. Participation in these
forums is regulated by username and password only
access.
Third parties are not
privy to information collected on the Markfield
Institute of Higher Education website. Further, we do
not share data with third parties unless required by law
to do so or when the person to whom the information
belongs provides consent.
Occasionally on the
Markfield Institute of Higher Education website we offer
links to other websites. When you click on links to
other websites, we encourage you to read their privacy
policies. Their standards may differ from ours, and we
can take no responsibility for information collected on
other sites linked to from our site. Users that register
for events or email mailing lists will receive
additional announcements from us if they so desire.
Opting out of these mailing lists may take place at any
time and links to opt out are provided within the
e-mails themselves. Please be advised that this Privacy
Notice may be updated over time. Users are encouraged to
check it regularly.
Part II. Data Storage
and Security
Markfield Institute of
Higher Education is dedicated to preventing unauthorized
data access, maintaining data accuracy, and ensuring the
appropriate use of information. We strive to put in
place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial
safeguards to secure the information we collect online.
To this end we use firewalls, data disconnection from
the Internet, and regular backups.
For more information
please see our
Terms of Use document.
Contact information:
Privacy Officer
Markfield Institute of Higher Education
Ratby Lane
Markfield
LE67 9SY, Leicestershire
Tel: 0044 (0)1530 244922
Fax: 0044 (0)1530 243102
Email:
info@mihe.org.uk
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