This
privacy policy sets out how the First Institute uses and protects any
information that you give First Institute when you use this website.
First
Institute is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we
ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when
using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in
accordance with this privacy statement.
First
Institute may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You
should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any
changes. This policy is effective from January 1, 2006.
What we collect
We
may collect the following information in order to provide information or
services to you when using our website information request forms, subscriptions
to newsletters, or contacting our customer service representatives by phone. We
only collect personally identifiable information that you submit voluntarily:
- name and job title
- contact information including
email address and telephone
- demographic information such as
postcode, mailing addresses, preferences and interests
- other information relevant to
customer surveys and/or offers
What we do with the information we gather
First
Institute collects personal information only with the express consent of the user
when they request information from our organization. This information is only
used when communicating with users as per their indicated preferences and as
needed for service-related communications. We may use the information you
provide for:
- Internal record keeping.
- to
improve our products and services.
- to
send promotional communication about special offers or other information
which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you
have provided.
- From time to time, we may also
use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may
contact you by email, phone, fax or mail.
- We may use the information to
customize the website according to your interests.
Opting Out
First
Institute provides users with the ability to opt out from communications from
any of our newsletters. An opt out option will either
appear at the bottom of a newsletter received by email, or users can reply
directly to the emailed newsletter and request removal from that
correspondence.
Security
We
are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent
unauthorized access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical,
electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we
collect online.
How we use cookies
A
cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computers
hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web
traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web
applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor
its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering
information about your preferences.
We
use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us
analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor
it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis
purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall,
cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor
which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us
access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you
choose to share with us.
You
can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept
cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if
you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.