Our privacy policy outlines the way this website ( www.tiles.education.ed.ac.uk ) stores and protect user data and information.
Information About You
Why we collect your information
The information you provide to Tiles is used in different ways depending on your interactions with the website. Visitors may provide information in relation to a request through the Contact Us function, or register to be a user for the practitioner area of the website. In these instances, the information you provide enables us to contact you in relation to a request you submit to us. Further details of why we collect information in forms is included beneath each form on this site. In most cases, personally identifying information is stored on University of Edinburgh web servers.
Tiles remains responsible for the information stored with third-party services and will ensure it is kept securely.
Why we use information about you
Tiles may use your information under the legal basis of consent. When you enter your information in a form, we specify the purpose and future use of this information. By submitting information to a form, you consent for your details to be used according to the purposes stated beneath each form. Examples of this include: requesting to be added to a mailing list (which will be used to send you newsletters and information) completing the registration form to become a registered user, and using the Contact Us form. As this information is provided on the basis of consent, you are free to withdraw your consent for such use of your information at any time.
Sharing Personal Data
As noted above, Tiles may disclose information to dotdigital. This will be indicated alongside the form you use to submit your information.
Automated Processing and Profiling
Frobelian Futures does not use profiling or automated decision-making processes.
Cookies
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.
Tiles uses cookies and other technologies to improve service and enable the use of third-party services. We use the following cookies: Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to report on traffic moving around our website and use this information to improve the visitor experience. IP addresses, which can be used to identify an individual user, are anonymised by Google Analytics. Google’s Privacy Policy Opt Out of Google Analytics
You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.
This list below details the cookies we use on this website:
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | 2 years | The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. | |
| _ga_285612645 | 2 years | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. | |
| _ga_4PW32949R5 | 2 years | This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. | |
| _gat_gtag_UA_207020651_1 | 1 minute | Set by Google to distinguish users. | |
| _gid | 1 day | Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. | |
| cl-bypass-cache | 1 hour | No description | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category . | |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 0 | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 0 | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 0 | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
Privacy policy changes
Tiles reserves the right to update its privacy policy periodically. We therefore encourage visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to the privacy policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this privacy policy will constitute your acceptance of such changes.
Further information
If you have any additional questions about our data privacy policy, please contact the Frobelian Futures at tiles@ed.ac.uk. Frobelian Futures’s privacy policy is also supported by the University of Edinburgh’s wider privacy policies and guidelines. The following pages contain information about mandatory data sharing, transfer outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and information on how to contact the University’s Data Protection Officer. View the extended Privacy Statement on the University of Edinburgh website. This privacy policy was updated on 10 December 2021.
