Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy governs the manner in which the School collects, uses, maintains and discloses information collected from users ('Students') of the School. This Privacy Policy applies to the School and all Courses offered by the School.

Personal identification information

We may collect personal identification information from Students in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when Students enrol in the School or a Course within the School or purchase a product from the School, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available in our School. Students may visit the School anonymously. We will collect personal identification information from Students only if they voluntarily submit such information to us. Students can refuse to supply personal identification information but doing so may prevent them from engaging in certain School-related activities.

How we use collected information

The School may collect and use Students’ personal identification information for the following purposes:

• To improve customer service
  Information you provide helps us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently.
• To personalise user experience
  We may use information in the aggregate to understand how our Students as a group use the services and resources provided in our School.
• To send periodic emails
  We may use Student email addresses to send Students information and updates pertaining to their order. Student email addresses may also be used to respond to Student inquiries, questions or other requests.

Sharing your personal information

We do not sell, share or rent Student personal identification information to others.

Third-party websites

Student may find advertising or other content in our School that link to the websites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the content or links that appear on these websites and are not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our School. In addition, these websites or services, including their content and links, may be constantly changing. These websites and services may have their own privacy policies and customer service policies. Browsing and interaction on any other website, including websites which have a link to our Student, is subject to that website's own terms and policies.

Your rights

Under GDPR, you have a number of rights:

The right of access

You have the right to see, at no charge, the information that the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) holds about you. If you would like to receive a copy of all the information held, please contact CIEP and we will respond within one calendar month of receipt of your letter or email.

The right to rectification

If any of the information CIEP has about you is incorrect you have the right to have it corrected. Simply let us know what the information should be and we will update the records as soon as possible.

The right to be forgotten

You have the right to be removed completely from the system at any time. Let CIEP know and we will do this as soon as possible.

The right to move your data

If you want you can move all of the data we hold about you to another company. If you want to do this we will provide the data in an easy-to-use format. There will be no charge unless the request is considered to be excessive.

Protecting Your Information

Looking after your information is important to CIEP. We take reasonable steps to ensure that all information is stored safely and securely, whether it is in paper or electronic format.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The School has the discretion to update this Privacy Policy at any time. We encourage Students to frequently check this page for any changes. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Privacy Policy periodically and become aware of modifications.

Your acceptance of these terms

By enrolling in the School, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not enrol in the School. Your continued enrolment in the School following the posting of changes to this Privacy Policy will be deemed your acceptance of those changes.

For further information please contact:

Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading
[email protected]