Policies

This acceptable use policy sets out the terms between you and us under which you may access our website https://kb.dataprotection.education (our site). This acceptable use policy applies to all users of, and visitors to, our site.

Your use of our site means that you accept, and agree to abide by, all the policies in this acceptable use policy, which supplement our terms of website use.

http://kb.dataprotection.education is a site operated by Data Protection Education Ltd. We are registered in England and Wales under company number 10863106 and we have our registered office and main trading address at 1, Saltmore Farm, New Inn Rd, Hinxworth, Baldock SG7 5EZ. Our VAT number is currently pending.

Prohibited uses

You may use our site only for lawful purposes.  You may not use our site:

• In any way that breaches any applicable local, national or international law or regulation
• In any way that is unlawful or fraudulent, or has any unlawful or fraudulent purpose or effect
• For the purpose of harming or attempting to harm minors in any way
• To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use or re-use any material which does not comply with our content standards
• To transmit, or procure the sending of, any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising or promotional material or any other form of similar solicitation (spam)
• To knowingly transmit any data, send or upload any material that contains viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time-bombs, keystroke loggers, spyware, adware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware.

You also agree:

• Not to reproduce, duplicate, copy or re-sell any part of our site in contravention of the provisions of our terms of website use.
  1. Not to access without authority, interfere with, damage or disrupt:
  2. any part of our site;
  3. any equipment or network on which our site is stored; 
  4. any software used in the provision of our site; or 
  5. any equipment or network or software owned or used by any third party.

Interactive services

We may from time to time provide interactive services on our site, including, without limitation:

• Chat rooms
• Bulletin boards
• Discussion forums
• File sharing
• Messaging
• Polls.

Where we do provide any interactive service, we will provide clear information to you about the kind of service offered, if it is moderated and what form of moderation is used (including whether it is human or technical).

We will do our best to assess any possible risks for users (and in particular, for children) from third parties when they use any interactive service provided on our site, and we will decide in each case whether it is appropriate to use moderation of the relevant service (including what kind of moderation to use) in the light of those risks. However, we are under no obligation to oversee, monitor or moderate any interactive service we provide on our site, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage arising from the use of any interactive service by a user in contravention of our content standards, whether the service is moderated or not. 

The use of any of our interactive services by a minor is subject to the consent of their parent or guardian. We advise parents who permit their children to use an interactive service that it is important that they communicate with their children about their safety online, as moderation is not foolproof. Minors who are using any interactive service should be made aware of the potential risks to them. 

Where we do moderate an interactive service, we will normally provide you with a means of contacting the moderator, should a concern or difficulty arise.

Content standards

These content standards apply to any and all material which you contribute to our site (contributions), and to any interactive services associated with it. 
You must comply with the spirit and the letter of the following standards. The standards apply to each part of any contribution as well as to its whole.

Contributions must:

• Be accurate (where they state facts).
• Be genuinely held (where they state opinions).
• Comply with applicable law in the UK and in any country from which they are posted.

Contributions must not:

• Contain any material which is defamatory of any person.
• Contain any material which is obscene, offensive, hateful or inflammatory.
• Promote sexually explicit material.
• Promote violence.
• Promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
• Infringe any copyright, database right or trade mark of any other person.
• Be likely to deceive any person.
• Be made in breach of any legal duty owed to a third party, such as a contractual duty or a duty of confidence.
• Promote any illegal activity.
• Be threatening, abuse or invade another’s privacy, or cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety.
• Be likely to harass, upset, embarrass, alarm or annoy any other person.
• Be used to impersonate any person, or to misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person.
• Give the impression that they emanate from us, if this is not the case.
• Advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act such as (by way of example only) copyright infringement or computer misuse.

Suspension and termination

We will determine, in our discretion, whether there has been a breach of this acceptable use policy through your use of our site.  When a breach of this policy has occurred, we may take such action as we deem appropriate.  

Failure to comply with this acceptable use policy constitutes a material breach of the terms of use upon which you are permitted to use our site, and may result in our taking all or any of the following actions:

• Immediate, temporary or permanent withdrawal of your right to use our site
• Immediate, temporary or permanent removal of any posting or material uploaded by you to our site
• Issue of a warning to you
• Legal proceedings against you for reimbursement of all costs on an indemnity basis (including, but not limited to, reasonable administrative and legal costs) resulting from the breach
• Further legal action against you
• Disclosure of such information to law enforcement authorities as we reasonably feel is necessary.

We exclude liability for actions taken in response to breaches of this acceptable use policy.  The responses described in this policy are not limited, and we may take any other action we reasonably deem appropriate.

Changes to the Acceptable use policy

We may revise this Acceptable use policy at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we make, as they are legally binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in this acceptable use policy may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our site.

Last updated: 25 May 2018

Data Protection Education Ltd ("We") are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

Our Privacy Notice is fueled by our commitment to the following Privacy Principles:

1. We’re deeply committed to creating a safe and secure online environment for you.

2. We do not sell your personal information to third parties. 

3. We strive to provide you with access to and control over the information you give us, and we take the protection of your information very seriously.

4. We support all data subject rights and principles of the GDPR and the Data Protection Bill 2018

5. We do not advertise on any Data Protection Education website.

This policy (together with our terms of use and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.  Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting https://dataprotection.education you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy. 

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 2018 (the Act), the data controller is Data Protection Education Ltd, 1, Saltmore Farm, New Inn Rd, Hinxworth, Baldock SG7 5EZ

Information we may collect from you

We may collect and process the following data about you:

• Information you give us. You may give us information about yourself by filling in forms on kb.dataprotection.education (“our site”) or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise. This includes information you provide when you subscribe to use our service, register on our site, subscribe to our service(s), participate in discussion boards or other social media functions on our site, take part in a promotion or survey, and when you report a problem with our site. The information you give us may include your name, address, e-mail address and phone number, information on your place of work and job role, and other requested information. We will store and process this information on this website, in our CRM (Salesforce) and email systems (Google apps, operated by Learn to Enterprises Ltd.)
• Information we collect about you. With regard to each of your visits to our site we may automatically collect the following information:
  1. Technical information, including the internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform; 
  2. Information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locator (URL) clickstream to, through and from our site (including date and time); products you viewed or searched for; page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page and any phone number used to call our customer service number.
  3. We do not aggregate your data with that from other sources. However, if you school subscribes to our services, we will use the data entered into this site as the basis for your account details unless we are instructed otherwise.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them see our Cookie policy.

Uses made

We use information held about you in the following ways:

Information you give to us. We will use this information:

• To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us;
• To provide you with information about other goods and services we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about;
• To notify you about changes to our service;
• To ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer. 

Information we collect about you. We will use this information:

• To administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
• To improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer; 
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so;
• As part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure;
• Information we receive from other sources. We may combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We may us this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).

We have removed our newsletter functionality and destroyed all subscriber data. News and updates will be published on our blog. We may keep your data if you request information for non-newsletter services.

Disclosure of your information

We may share your personal information with any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.

We may share your information with selected third parties including:

• Business partners, suppliers and sub-contractors for the performance of any contract we enter into with them or you. These inlcude businesses or individuals who may be shareholders and consultants in order to deliver the services that we offer to you. These include but are not limited to: Learn to Enterprises Ltd (hosting and email), E2BN (administrative services), 
• Development partners, analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our site. 
• Credit reference agencies for the purpose of assessing your credit score where this is a condition of us entering into a contract with you.
• Business partners where you have given us consent to share your details in order for them to contact you regarding services they provide (for example GDPR software or legal services)

We may disclose your personal information to third parties:

• In the event that we sell or buy any business or assets, in which case we may disclose your personal data to the prospective seller or buyer of such business or assets.
• If Data Protection Education Ltd or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by it about its customers will be one of the transferred assets.
• If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property or safety of Data Protection Education Ltd group entities, our customers or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Where we store your personal data

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support and development services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Any payment transactions will be processed offline, or when online encrypted (using SSL technology). Where we process credit card payments, this will be done by a third-party gateway and we do not process your payment details. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

How long we keep your data

Once your subscription expires, we will keep your data no longer than one year, at which point it will be deleted.

Your rights

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data. We will inform you (before collecting your data) why we are collecting it or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of external resources.  If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies.  Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.

Access to information

The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. We do not charge for providing information, however we will only provide information that is not already available to you.

Changes to our privacy policy

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

Contact

Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy are welcomed and should be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

This page (together with the documents referred to in it) sets out the terms and conditions (“Terms & Conditions”) on which you may make use of the website at https://kb.dataprotection.education/ (the “website”) whether as a guest or registered user.  Use of our website includes accessing, browsing or registering to use our site.  Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the website as these will apply to your use of the website.  We recommend that you print a copy of this for future reference.  Access and use by you of the website constitutes acceptance by you of these Terms & Conditions.  If you do not agree to these Terms & Conditions, please refrain from using the website.

These Terms & Conditions refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of our website:

• Our Privacy notice, which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us. By using our website, you consent to such processing and you warrant that all data provided by you is accurate.
• Our Acceptable use policy, which sets out the permitted uses and prohibited uses of our site.  When using our website, you must comply with this Acceptable use policy.
• Our Cookie Policy, which sets out information about the cookies on our site.

About us and the website

The website is a site operated by Data Protection Education Ltd duly incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, with its registered office located at 1, Saltmore Farm, New Inn Rd, Hinxworth, Baldock SG7 5EZ, registered under the number 10863106 (“Data Protection Education”).  We, are a limited company.  Our main trading address is 1, Saltmore Farm, New Inn Rd, Hinxworth, Baldock SG7 5EZ, United Kingdom. Our VAT number is pending. These Terms & Conditions operate for the benefit of Data Protection Education and its affiliated entities. References to “we” “us” and “our” in these Terms & Conditions shall refer to Data Protection Education and its affiliated entities.

Contact information:

Data Protection Education Ltd.,

1, Saltmore Farm, New Inn Rd, Hinxworth, Baldock SG7 5EZ

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Website changes

We may update the website from time to time and may change the content at any time.  However please note that any of the content on our website may be out of date at any given time and we are under no obligation to update it.

We do not guarantee that our website, or any content on it, will be free from errors or omissions.

Accessing the website

Our website is made available free of charge, with access to paid content and tools for subscribing organisations.

We do not guarantee that our website or any content on it will always be available or be uninterrupted.  Access to the website is permitted on a temporary basis, and we reserve the right to withdraw, suspend, discontinue, amend or change all or any part of our website without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason the website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the website, or the entire website, to users who have registered with us.

If you choose, or you are provided with, a user identification code, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any third party. We have the right to disable any user identification code or password, whether chosen by you or allocated by us, at any time, if in our opinion you have failed to comply with any of the provisions of these Terms & Conditions.  If you know or suspect that anyone other than you knows your user identification code or password, you must promptly notify us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the website. You are also responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms & Conditions and other applicable terms and conditions and that they comply with them.

Copyright and intellectual property rights

Data Protection Education;either owns or has the right to use or license all intellectual property rights in the website, and the material published on it.  These works (including the website https://kb.dataprotection.education/) are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world.  All rights are reserved.

You may print off one copy, and may download extracts, of any page(s) from the website to which you have access, for your personal use.  downloaded in any way, and you must not use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences or any graphics separately from any accompanying text.  You must not use any part of the materials on the website for commercial purposes without obtaining a licence to do so from Data Protection Education Ltd or its licensers.  The status of Data Protection Education Ltd (and that of any identified contributors) as the authors of material on the website must always be acknowledged.

If you print off, copy or download any part of our site in breach of these terms of use, your right to use our site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made.

Additional restrictions may apply to restricted areas of the website. In particular, where any material posted in a restricted area of the website is marked “confidential” or should reasonably be deemed confidential you must respect and comply with the relevant duty of confidentiality.

Any names, images and logos identifying Data Protection Education are proprietary marks of Data Protection Education Ltd.  Copying of our logos or any other third-party logos accessed via this website is not permitted without prior approval from us or the relevant licenser. Requests for permission to use the logos of Data Protection Education or third-party logos should be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Please ensure that you tell us how and why you wish to use the logo(s). Please include your contact details name, address, telephone number and email.

Uploading content to the website

Whenever you make use of a feature that allows you to upload content to the website, or make contact with other users of the website, you must comply with the standards set out in the Acceptable use policy and any other terms or guidelines applicable to that feature. You warrant and undertake to ensure that any such contribution does comply with those standards, is not defamatory, offensive or otherwise unlawful or inappropriate and does not infringe any third party’s privacy, intellectual property or other rights, and you indemnify us for any breach of that warranty and undertaking.  If you are a consumer user, this means you will be responsible for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach of warranty.  We have the right to remove any material or posting you make on the website if, in our opinion, such material or post does not comply with the standards set out herein and in the Acceptable use policy or is otherwise (in our sole discretion) deemed not appropriate for the website.

Any content you upload to our website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary, and we (and other users of the website) have the right to use, store, copy, distribute and disclose and make available to third parties any such material for any purpose.  We also have the right to disclose your identity to any third party who is claiming that any content posted or uploaded by you to the website constitutes a violation of their intellectual property rights, or of their right to privacy. 

Data Protection Education will not be responsible, or liable to any third party, for the content or accuracy of any content posted by you or any other user of the website.  The views expressed by other users on our site do not necessarily represent our views or values.

If you have any concerns about material which appears on the website, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Hyperlinking to the website

You may link to our home page, provided that you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.  You must not establish a link in such a way or frame this website on any other website in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.  You must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you.  Our website must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our website other than the home page.  We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.  The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in our Acceptable use policy. If you wish to make any use of material on the website other than that set out above, please address your request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Hyperlinks to other websites

Where the website contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those websites and resources, are not responsible for the content or reliability of those websites or resources, do not necessarily endorse any views expressed within them, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Viruses, hacking and other offences

You must not misuse the website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the website, the server on which the website is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the website. You must not attack the website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-serve attack.  By breaching this provision you would commit a criminal offense under the Computer Misuse Act 1990.  We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them.  In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.  We do not guarantee that our site will be secure or free from bugs and viruses.

You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our site.  You should use your own virus protection software. 

We cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage caused by a distributed denial of service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of the website or your downloading of any content posted on it, or on any website linked to it.

Reliance and liability

The content on our website is provided for general information only.  It is not intended to amount to advice on which reliance should be placed.  You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our website.  Although we make reasonable efforts to update the information on our website, we make no representations, warranties or guarantees, whether express or implied, that the content on our website is accurate, complete or up to date.

Nothing in these terms of use excludes or limits our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, or our fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by English or other applicable law.

To the extent permitted by law, we exclude all conditions, warranties, representations or other terms which may apply to our site or any content on it, whether express or implied. 

We will not be liable to any user for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

• use of, or inability to use, our website; or
• use of or reliance on any content displayed on our website.

If you are a business user, please note that in particular, we will not be liable for:

• loss of profits, sales, business or revenue;
• business interruption;
• loss of anticipated savings;
• loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
• any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

If you are a consumer user, please note that we only provide our website for domestic and private use.  You agree not to use our website for any commercial or business purposes, and we have no liability to you for any loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption or loss of business opportunity.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a virus, distributed denial-of-service attack, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any content on it, or on any website linked to it.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our website. Such links should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We will not be liable for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.

Personal information

By using the website, you consent to the processing of your information as set out in our Privacy policy. Please note, where you decide to share any of your personal information on the website, Data Protection Education Ltd and its Partners will not be responsible for any use of such information by other users of the website.

Changes

We may amend these Terms & Conditions at any time by amending this page.  Please check this page from time to time to notice of any changes we made as they are binding on you.

Law

If you are a consumer, please note that these Terms & Conditions, their subject matter and formation are governed by English law.  You and we both agree that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction.

If you are a business, these Terms & Conditions, their subject matter and formation (and any non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law.  We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Events and cancellations

Cancellations can be made more than 14 days in advance.

Cancellations within 14 days of the event date will be subject to a 50% charge, or you may choose to switch to another available date/location for the same event type.

Data Protection Education retains the right to cancel events with the limit of our liability any fees that may have been paid by you to attend the event.