Restrictions on Website Use
Except to the extent permitted by these Terms you are not allowed to:
Intellectual property
We are the owner or licensee of all intellectual property rights in the Website and in any content of the Website (including text, graphics, software, photographs and other images, videos, sound, trade marks and logos). You may only use any content of the Website for your personal, non-commercial use and may not reproduce, modify, transmit, licence or publish it, in whole or in part, for any purpose without our prior written consent.
In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of Website content, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. You acknowledge that you do not and will not acquire any ownership rights by downloading Website content.
Exclusion of liability
The information contained in the Website is only for informational purposes.
Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or limit our liability to you:
Subject to the above, in no event do we accept liability of any description (whether such liability arises as a result of breach of contract, negligence, misrepresentation or for any other reason), for any damages or losses whatsoever resulting from use of or inability to use this Website including, without limitation:
We make no warranty that this Website (or websites which are linked to this Website) or the server that makes it available is free from computer viruses or any other malicious or impairing computer program.
PRIVACY STATEMENT
Links policy
The Website may contain hypertext links to other Internet sites which are completely independent of this Website. We make no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained in any such hypertext link or other Internet site, or that any such other Internet site (or websites which are linked to such other Internet site) or the server that makes it available is free from computer viruses or any other malicious or impairing computer program, and access to any other Internet sites linked to the Website is at your own risk. Linking to another website from the Website should not be taken as an endorsement of any kind. Although we endeavour to keep all links up to date, we cannot guarantee that these links will work all the time, and we have no control over the availability of external pages.
If you wish to link to the Website please contact the website manager at [email protected]
Forums, chat rooms and other public posting areas
Please note that any information you include in a message you post to any chat room, forum or other public posting area is available to anyone with Internet access. If you don’t want people to know your e-mail address, for example, don’t include it in any message you post publicly. PLEASE BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN DISCLOSING ANY INFORMATION IN CHAT ROOMS, FORUMS AND OTHER PUBLIC POSTING AREAS. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE (MALICIOUS OR OTHERWISE) BY OTHERS OF THE INFORMATION THAT YOU DISCLOSE IN CHAT ROOMS, FORUMS AND OTHER PUBLIC POSTING AREAS.
Collection and usage of non-personal data and Website data
When you visit the Website, we automatically gather and store the following information in order to track the use of our website:
We will not make any attempt to identify individual Website users or their particular browsing activities from the information listed above. The information listed above is stored and used in the aggregate only, in order to provide us with information about the general use of the Website. Our Website log files are analysed in order to make improvements to the Website.
Data protection
We are committed to striking a fair balance between your personal privacy and ensuring that you obtain full value from the products and services we provide via the Website, while ensuring that we comply with the Data Protection Act 1988 of India and prevalent acts or laws including the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011 (the “SPDI”) Rules, as amended from time to time which states as follows:
We also committed to follow the rules and regulations as prescribed in U.K. Data Protection Act 1998, and European GDPR.
Collection and use of personal data
Personal data is not stored nor captured through the Website without the prior knowledge and consent of users.
We may collect and process the following information about you:
Any personal data that you give us will be treated with the utmost care and security. We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as it is still used for the purpose stated when originally requested and subsequently be destroyed. We will only collect personal information which you knowingly and willingly provide, for example by sending emails or completing online forms.
We will use the personal information you provide to:
We make every effort to ensure the secure collection, transmission and storage of personal data in accordance with the nature of such data. Please note that we reserve the right to share your personal data with third parties on a need to know basis.
You can tell us not to contact you with information regarding our products and services by following the unsubscribe instructions on any communications sent to you or by contacting us on [email protected]
Filming and photography
During the course or event, some filming or photography or recording may take place. The video footage or photographs are captured by members of the Burlington English team and used only by the Burlington English team as part of the Burlington English Learning materials, and in any marketing, or related endeavors.
If you participate in any filming or photographs during the course or registration process, by such participation you will be providing your consent to the release of your image, likeness and the sound of your voice. You will also be agreeing that the footage may be edited and used by Burlington English, in whole or in part, in all media, including, but not limited to, CD-ROM, DVD, Internet, television, radio and cable broadcast, and for all other purposes in perpetuity globally. You will not be compensated in any way for the use of your image, likeness and sound of voice and you release and hold harmless Burlington English from any claims or actions that arise as a result of this production.
If you do not wish to be filmed or photographed, please could you inform us in advance of the course if possible and also on the first day of the course.
Use of cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information that include a unique reference code that a website transfers to your device to store and sometimes track information about you. A number of cookies we use last only for the duration of your web session and expire when you close your browser. Other cookies are used to remember you when you return to the Website and will last for longer. Cookies can therefore either be persistent or session based.
We use cookies to:
Our cookies:
Essential session management
Functionality
Third party advertisers
We may use advertisers, third party ad networks, and other advertising companies, to serve advertisements on the Website. Please be advised that such advertising companies may gather information about your visit to the Website or other sites (such as through cookies, web beacons and other technologies) to enable such advertising companies to market products or services to you, to monitor which ads have been served to your browser and which web pages you were viewing when such ads were delivered. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices please visit http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRACTICE DOES NOT COVER THE COLLECTION AND USE OF INFORMATION BY SUCH ADVERTISING COMPANIES.
Sharing of Personal data
We may share or disclose your personal information in the following instances:
Except as described in these Terms or at the time we request the information, we do not otherwise use, share or otherwise disclose your personal information to any third parties.
Children
This Website does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If we learn that we are in possession of such information, we will delete it.
Security
We have security measures in place to attempt to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of personal information under our control. For example, our security and privacy policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorised personnel have access to personal information. Whilst we cannot ensure or guarantee that loss, misuse or alteration of information will never occur, we use all reasonable efforts to prevent it.
While we strive to keep the information that you supply directly or indirectly secure, please be aware that the Internet is not a fully secure medium.
Data Storage and international transfers
Information that you submit via the Website is sent to and stored on secure servers that may be located in India or the United Kingdom but may in some circumstances be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). By way of example, this may happen if one or more of our servers are from time to time located in a country outside the EEA or one of our service providers is located in a country outside the EEA. If we transfer your information outside the EEA in this way, we will take steps to ensure that your privacy rights continue to be protected. By submitting information via the Website, you agree to this storing, processing and/or transfer.
Access to personal data
You may request a copy of all the personal information about you held by us. On request, we will provide you with a copy of this information subject to a fee not exceeding the prescribed fee permitted by law. You also have a right to correct any errors in that information. Should you request that we amend or suppress records containing your personal data, we will endeavor to do so as promptly as practical. However, you may receive communications for a transitional period while we process your records.
Opt-Out
We communicate with users who subscribe to our services on a regular basis via email and/or text message. For example, for e-mail marketing, we may use your e-mail address to confirm your request, to send you notice of payments, to send you information about changes to our products and services, and to send notices and other disclosures as required by law. Generally, users cannot opt-out of these communications, but they will be primarily informational in nature rather than promotional. If we have the facility and you provide your mobile phone number we may provide information by text message. Additionally, we may send automated text messages and or call you. By signing this agreement and providing your mobile phone, please note that you have consented to receive calls, autodialed and/or pre-recorded telemarketing text messages or non-automated messages from or on behalf of us and our affiliated companies at the telephone number you provided. You further understand that consent is not a condition of purchase and that message and data rates may apply.
We provide you the opportunity to exercise an opt-out choice if you do not want to receive certain types of communication from us, such as emails or updates from us regarding new services and products offered on this Website or if you do not want us to share your personal information with third parties. For e-mails, the opt-out choice may be exercised by ticking or un-ticking the appropriate box if such checkbox is available at the points where information is collected or by contacting us. We will process your unsubscribe as soon as possible, but please be aware that in some circumstances you may receive a few more messages until the unsubscribe is processed. You also may opt-out of receiving such emails by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link within the text of the email. You may also opt-out by sending us an email at [email protected]. Additionally, an opt-out will not remove you from messages that we are required to send under relevant laws or regulations. You may ask us not to contact you by text message at any time by responding to a text message after it is received. For automated text messages, you will have the opportunity to opt-out by replying “STOP” to any message received. Please note that you hereby consent to receiving a confirmatory message in response to any opt-out request.
General
If we fail to enforce, or delay in enforcing, any of our rights under these Terms, that does not result in a waiver of the rights concerned.
If any provision of these Terms or any other terms incorporated by reference is found to be unenforceable, it shall not affect the enforceability of any other provisions contained herein.
No terms are enforceable under the Indian Contract Act 1872 (read with prevalent amendments) by a person who is not a party to the agreement between us.
You may not sub-license or assign any of the rights or obligations under these Terms.
We may sub-contract the performance of any of our obligations to you. We may assign any of our rights or obligations to you to someone else, provided that we notify you that we have done so.
Law governing the Terms
Uses of this Website and these Terms shall be subject to the laws of India which shall exclusively govern the interpretation, application and effect of all the above permissions, exclusions, licences and conditions of use.
Jurisdiction and Disputes
The Delhi High Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all claims and disputes arising in relations to, out of or in connection with this Website and its use and these Terms.
You agree that disputes, if any shall be resolved through arbitration as stipulated Arbitration and Conciliation ( Amendment) Act 2019 of India.
You and us both agree that no lawsuit dispute or any other legal proceeding connected with these Terms shall be brought or filed more than six months after the incident giving rise to the claim occurred.
Contacting us
Please submit any questions you have about these Terms or any problems concerning the Website by emailing us at [email protected].
Burlington English offers a unique online English learning program, which combines live online teaching with anytime, anywhere access to our state-of-the-art digital resources.
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Burlington English offers a unique programme of online English learning, which combines live online teaching with anytime, anywhere access to our state-of-the-art digital resources.