Site Operators

This site is operated by Swanshurst School.

You can contact us at the following address:


Brook Lane
Billesley
Birmingham
B13 0TW

Telephone number: (0121) 464 2400
Fax number: (0121) 464 2401
Email address: enquiry@swans.bham.sch.uk

General Policy

Thank you for visiting our site.

Protecting personal information and using it in a manner consistent with your expectations is a high priority for everyone associated with our school.

As a user of our web site, and of the web in general, you also have a responsibility to safeguard your information and how it is used on the Internet.

This privacy policy outlines the safeguards we've taken to protect your privacy. This policy also explains why we ask for the information that we do, and what happens to it. We have summarized our privacy policy as follows:

• We will not ask for any of your personal information that is not explicitly required for the successful operation of services you have requested from this website.
• We will not give away your identity through information posted on the website.
• We will not, sell, rent or otherwise pass out any of your personal information to anyone.
• We will not disclose your personal information to any third party unless required by law.
• Upon your request, we will delete or change any personal information we have about you. To request any information be deleted, please send an email to swanshurst@swans.bham.sch.uk.

Personal Information

"Personal information" is information that personally identifies you. We may ask for your name and email address during the newsletter registration process, and at times may ask for other information that will verify your identity.

We ask for your personal information when you a) sign up to the newsletter, b) when verifying your identity for actions such as providing you with secret usernames and passwords, c) when removing information from our databases upon parental request.

User Information

Users and parents of users under 13 may, at any time, change, add or delete any personal information you supplied to us or refuse to permit any further collection of personal information by emailing swanshurst@swans.bham.sch.uk. Please also see below for under 13's privacy policy.

Under 13's Privacy Policy

If you are under the age of 13, this privacy policy is for you and your parents. It explains how we may use information that we may request from you, and how you or your parents may alter that information. It applies only to this web site, and no other web site out of our control.

Personal Information

We will ask you for your name and email address when you first sign up to recieve newsletters from us. We will also ask you for the email address of a parent of a guardian to notify them of your registration with us. We may also ask a parent for more information when they make a request to us concerning the information we hold about you.

We are not required by law to request the email address of a parent or guardian at the time of your newsletter registration, but we use it to notify your parent or guardian that you have asked us to send you newsletters at various intervals.

The information we request from you is used to enable us to know who you are and which newsletters you wish to receive.

We will not ask any one under 13, or anyone else who wishes to take part in further activity on this website, to dislcose any more personal information than is reasonably necessary to participate in the activity.

Cookies

Our newsletter service does not use cookies.

Making changes or deleting your information

You may unsubscribe from our newsletter service and thereby delete your information by visiting out 'Newsletter Subscription' page. We have provided you the facitilty to unsubscribe by entering your email address in the box marked 'Unsubscribe'. You will then receive a confirmation email, in which there is a link. Click on the link in the email to confirm you want to unsubscribe from the newsletter system. We won't send you any more emails after you click this link.

You or your parents may change or delete any information we hold about you at any time by emailing us at swanshurst@swans.bham.sch.uk.

More Information

If you need any further information about our privacy policy, please contact us by email on swanshurst@swans.bham.sch.uk.

Please remember: if you are unsure about giving information requested by a web site, ask a parent or guardian first. Your privacy and safety online is important.