1. About this website

This website has been produced by The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership on behalf of the EAS Management Committee.

This is a brochure website providing information about the EAS and its activities. We do not use this website to collect personal information directly from visitors.

The website is hosted by Squarespace.

2. Personal information we collect

We do not directly collect personal information from visitors through this website.

There are no contact forms, subscription or newsletter sign-up forms, registration portals or account facilities on the website, and we do not ask visitors to provide personal information such as their name, email address, postal address or telephone number.

We do, however, use Squarespace Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. Analytics information is only collected where a visitor has given consent to the use of non-essential analytics cookies, as described below.

3. Squarespace and technical information

This website is hosted by Squarespace. When you visit the website, Squarespace may process certain technical information associated with your visit in order to provide, maintain and secure the website.

This may include information about your browser, network and device, the web pages you visit, your IP address and other technical information associated with delivering the website.

Squarespace may also process certain information independently for its own purposes, including maintaining the security and integrity of its services. Further information about how Squarespace processes information about visitors to Squarespace-hosted websites can be found in the Squarespace Privacy Policy.

We have disabled the Squarespace Activity Log, meaning that we do not use that feature to view detailed individual visitor activity, including visitor IP addresses and individual page visits. Squarespace confirms that disabling the Activity Log removes this information from the Activity Log panel. 

4. Website analytics

We use Squarespace Analytics to understand how our website is being used and to help us improve the website.

Analytics may provide us with information such as:

• the number of visitors to the website;

• page views and pages visited;

• general information about visitor behaviour;

• how visitors arrived at the website, such as through a search engine or referring website; and

• general information about visitors' browsers, devices and locations.

Squarespace states that its Analytics platform provides reports on visitor statistics, page views, referrers and other information about website performance. 

Analytics cookies are non-essential cookies. They are not placed or used for our website analytics unless you give your consent through our cookie banner.

If you decline analytics cookies, you can continue to use the website normally. We will simply not use the optional analytics cookies for your visit.

Our lawful basis for processing personal information collected through optional analytics cookies is your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time using the cookie settings on the website.

5. Cookies

Cookies are small files or similar technologies that are stored on, or accessed from, your device when you visit a website.

·       Essential cookies are used where necessary for the website to operate, function securely and remember essential settings.

·       Optional analytics cookies are used via through Squarespace Analytics. These cookies help us understand website traffic and how visitors use the website.

Optional analytics cookies are restricted until you give your consent through our cookie banner. We do not use cookies for advertising, behavioural advertising or marketing purposes.

For information about the cookies Squarespace uses, see Squarespace's cookie information.

6. Managing your cookie preferences

When you first visit the website, our cookie banner allows you to choose whether to accept optional analytics cookies. You can decline optional analytics cookies and continue to use the website. You can also change or withdraw your cookie consent at any time using the cookie settings provided on the website.

7. Who processes your information?

This website is hosted by Squarespace and Squarespace provides the analytics service we use. Where we use Squarespace Analytics following your consent, relevant website and analytics information is processed by Squarespace on our behalf for the purpose of providing website analytics.

Squarespace may also process certain information independently for its own purposes, including security and service integrity. Squarespace's current Privacy Policy explains these separate processing activities. 

We do not sell, rent or otherwise use website visitor information for advertising or marketing purposes.

8. How long information is retained

We do not maintain a separate database of website visitors or retain individual visitor profiles ourselves.

Analytics information is retained within Squarespace in accordance with Squarespace's applicable retention policies and the configuration of its Analytics service.

Because we do not control Squarespace's underlying technical retention periods, we do not specify a fixed retention period for information held within Squarespace. Details of Squarespace's current retention practices are available in its Privacy Policy.

9. Your data protection rights

Where we process personal information about you, you may have rights under applicable UK data protection law, including rights to request access to, correction or deletion of your personal information, or to object to or restrict certain processing.

Where our processing is based on your consent, such as the use of optional analytics cookies, you can withdraw your consent at any time through our cookie settings.

If you have any questions about how we process personal information or wish to exercise a relevant data protection right, please contact the EAS Management Committee via TESP, who host the website on their behalf.

You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you are concerned about how your personal information has been handled.

10. Changes to this notice

We may update this Privacy & Cookie Notice from time to time to reflect changes to our website, the services we use or applicable data protection requirements. The latest version will always be made available on this website.