Terms and Conditions

By using this site you are agreeing to be bound by the following terms and conditions. The Apricot Website is a service operated by Apricot Training Management Limited.

Copyright

All rights in the design, text, graphics and other material on our site and the selection or arrangement thereof is copyright of Apricot Training Management Limited or other third parties. Any use of the materials on our site (including reproduction for purposes other than noted above and alteration, modification, distribution or republication) without our prior written permission is strictly prohibited.

Should you require permission for the above, please contact info@apricot-ltd.co.uk

Policy Privacy

As the data collector, Apricot is committed to maintaining the trust, privacy and confidence of visitors to our web site. In particular, we want you to know that we are NOT in the business of selling, renting or trading email lists or any other data with other companies and businesses for marketing purposes. The information we collect is used only to respond to enquiries and to monitor site usage. The logging of IP addresses is used to enable Apricot to monitor site traffic and repeat visitor statistics. These statistics will not include information that can be used to identify any individual. Information is anonymous and held on a temporary basis.

This privacy policy covers this web site. Websites linked to from this site are not covered by this policy. Apricot Training Management Limited will at all times comply with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations 2018.

The following explains our online information practices concerning the collection, processing and use of personal information.

What information do we collect?

You may browse our website without telling us who you are, or revealing anything about yourself or your location. The website collects some anonymous data as you move through the site. This data is used to inform further development of our service and website.

When you contact us by email or use our online enquiry form, you are no longer anonymous. We may collect your name, organisation and contact details including postal address, email address and telephone number.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enable the server to collect information from the browser. They are stored on your hard drive to allow our website to recognise you when you visit. They do not contain any personal data about you. You can use your browser controls to block or restrict cookies.

Cookies allow us to provide you with a better website by monitoring which pages are most useful to you. The information is anonymous and cannot be used to identify you. For more information about cookies please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.

How your information is used

Your personal information may be used to assist with the processing of any request you make to us.

It is not used for any other purpose.

Who has access to your information

• Apricot Training Management Limited employees;
• Our IT providers for the purpose of testing and diagnostics leading to the resolution of any software issues. An agreement exists between us to ensure they operate with the same care over data protection as we do.

Your personal information is never shared with third parties.

Secure storage of data

The security of your personal information is of utmost importance to us. There are systems and procedures in place which are designed to secure your personal data from unauthorised access or loss.

We have procedures in place to handle any suspected data breach, and we will notify you and any appropriate regulator of a breach if we are legally required to do so.

We will only retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes it was collected for, including as required by law and regulations.

Your rights

You may request details of personal information we hold about you. Such requests should be made in writing to:

Data Protection Officer at info@apricot-ltd.co.uk

Subject to certain safeguards or limitations and exemptions you also have the following rights:

• to require us to cease processing your personal information if the processing is causing you damage or distress
• to require us not to send you marketing communications
• to request correction of information that is inaccurate or out of date
• to request deletion of your information (known as "the right to be forgotten")
• to restrict the way in which we deal with and process your information
• to request that your information is provided to you in a format that is secure and suitable for re-use (known as "the right to portability")

To exercise any of these rights, please contact info@apricot-ltd.co.uk

Links to other websites

Our website may include links to other relevant websites of interest. Should you use any of the links please note that we do not have control over these websites, and we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of information you provide whilst visiting these sites. It is in your interest to check the individual privacy policy for each website before proceeding.

Last update: 24 May 2018

Accessibility

Our mission is to provide all users, including those with disabilities, a functional, accessible, interactive Web experience. The site has been designed and built to be fully compliant with WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative) at a minimum rating of "AA".

Bobby AA Approved status

Photographic images are occasionally used for journalistic or artistic purposes. Whenever possible Apricot obtains (either directly or via third parties) the express permission for images of people to be used on the web. Should an individual object to their image being portrayed on the site they should contact info@apricot-ltd.co.uk and the photograph will be removed.