FIE values your privacy. Any personal data collected is done so in compliance with the new European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws coming into effect on May 25, 2018. For more information regarding GDPR privacy laws please see here. Our student data (past, current and prospective) is given voluntarily by individuals in order for them to obtain more information regarding our program offerings. We respect the privacy of these individuals and they are able to unsubscribe from our database at any time. FIE never sells or shares its data with third party companies.
For information about how FIE uses your personal data, the recipients of your personal data, and retention of your personal data, please refer to our Student Privacy Notice.
THIS SITE USES COOKIES
The UK government has updated the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations in response to the EU Privacy Directive. In light of this the Information Commissioner's Office has provided guidance on the EU Cookie Law which came into effect in May 2012.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that the websites you visit place on your computer to store information about your visit. Cookies are 'passive' in that they contain information your browser can retrieve but do not contain programs, viruses, or malicious software. Cookies normally expire after a certain length of time, although that time can be anywhere from a few minutes to more than a year.
Cookies can be divided into two categories: 'session' and 'persistent'. Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser or after a period of inactivity. Persistent cookies remain on your computer until the expiration date/time set by the cookie creator.
What do cookies do?
Cookies can contain many types of information about your visit to a particular website, but most commonly are used to store the preferences you've selected, such as language, shopping cart contents, privacy settings and login state. Cookies do not contain personal or private data about you but can compile information about your browsing habits. For the most part, cookies enhance your browsing experience by keeping you from having to select the same options each time you visit a site.
However, cookies can also be used by websites to serve you advertising targeted to your particular interests based on the preferences you've selected or the content of the pages you have visited. For this reason, some web users choose to delete or reject cookies of certain types or from certain sites.
Cookies set by FIE
FIE does not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you, track your behavior or share information with 3rd parties from FIE owned websites.
Most cookies set are temporary, or session, cookies and they are removed from your browser when your session ends. You do not need to take any action to remove them. Some of these cookies are essential in providing the services you are requesting from us during the session so when they are disabled parts of the website may stop working. We, therefore, encourage you to accept the cookies we serve. However, if you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by our or any other website, you can do this through your Browser settings.
Clearing or restricting cookies
If you like keeping your browsing private, you may wish to clear history and cookies after the session. You can do so by using the browser, device settings or 3rd party tools.
You may also wish to check and set any devices or browsers to restrict or block cookies by default for all or selected websites only. You can manage cookie usage through your browser settings:
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Chrome
- Opera
- Safari (for Mac)
Mobile devices may have their own settings and you may need to refer to vendor manuals. Please note that disabling or restricting cookies may impact some parts of the FIE website and they will stop working.
