Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: http://sm-college.co.uk

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you interact with our page on the SMC website.

Information We Collect

When you visit or interact with our page, we may collect:

• Personal Information: Name, email address, phone number, or other contact details you voluntarily provide through forms or messages.

• Non-Personal Information: Browser type, device information, IP address, and pages visited, collected automatically through cookies or analytics tools.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Respond to inquiries and provide requested services.

• Improve our content, features, and user experience.

• Send updates, news, or promotional materials (only if you have opted in).

• Comply with legal obligations.

Information Sharing

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share it only:

• With SMC administrators or service providers assisting in page operations.

• If required by law or to protect our rights and security.

Data Security

We take reasonable technical and administrative measures to safeguard your information against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

Your Rights

You may request to access, update, or delete your personal information by contacting us through the details provided below. You may also opt out of receiving communications at any time.

Cookies and Tracking

Our page may use cookies or similar technologies to improve functionality and analyse traffic. You can manage cookie preferences in your browser settings.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.

Comments

 When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who we share your data with

Suggested text: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact:
Email: info@sm-college.co.uk
Phone: (+44) 7770717044