Privacy and Retention Policy
Privacy Policy
Any personal data which you may provide us through the Site is subject to our Privacy Policies. Please also read how we use cookies (below).
Retention Policy
We do not use cookies to retain personal information that makes you identifiable. If you choose to contact us via the Contact Us page or via email, we will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal data, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal data, the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal requirements.
At the end of the retention period, your information will be deleted and your name only will be stored in a ‘Record of Deletion’ file so that we can fulfil the Freedom of Information act requirements.
Please read our Retention Policy for further information.
 
 
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to optimise your experience on the site. A cookie is a small text file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website. They are used to improve the performance of the website and the services you receive. Cookies on our website may be used to:

• enable the site to recognise your device so you do not need to give the same information repeatedly

• recognise when you have already given a username and password so that you do not need to do so for every subsequent web page you visit

• measure how many people are using the services we provide, so we can make them easier and faster to use

• analyse data, anonymously, so that we can improve our site to according to users’ needs and preferences (Google Analytics)

• inform an external referrer cookie for the Twitter blocks that tells Twitter that a visitor to the 4D website is viewing the Twitter platform – this does not contain information personal to you

• detect what language to use on the site

The cookies used by 4D website and linked school websites do not contain any of your personal information and they can’t be used to identify you personally. You can choose to reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent if you wish. However, it is important to be aware that some website features or services may not function properly without cookies.
If you continue without changing your settings, we will accept your consent to receive these cookies from the 4D website and linked school websites. However, if you wish to change your privacy settings at any time, instructions and guidance on how to remove cookies from your device, or how to block individual cookies from being received, can be found at the Information Commissioner’s Office.