At the British Law Centre, we prioritize your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. Our Privacy Policy outlines the types of data we collect, how we use it, and the measures we take to ensure its security. We collect personal information when you register for our courses, subscribe to our newsletters, or interact with our website. This data is used to enhance your educational experience, provide customer support, and communicate important updates. We implement robust security protocols to protect your information from unauthorized access and ensure compliance with applicable data protection laws. Your trust is important to us, and we are dedicated to maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of your personal data.

Our Privacy Policy is a collection of documents, which should be read as a whole. It includes:

• Data Protection Policy (explaining who we are, which law applies to us, which data we collect, process and retain; how and why we collect your data; your rights as a data subject and other related rules).
• Data Retention Policy (explaining which data we retain and for how long)
• Cookies Policy (explaining the information saved on your devices when you use our Websites).
• Zoom Policy (explaining our rules on participating in, recording and sharing online meetings).

Together, these documents explain how we process personal data and other information when you interact with us or use our website.

Our Privacy Policy is designed to allow you to understand the most important information concerning how we process your personal data. It ensures that we comply with the fundamental obligation to inform you about our Policies, as required by the applicable law.

1. Introduction

This Cookies Policy explains how Juris Angliae Scientia Ltd, operating as the British Law Centre (“BLC”, “we”, “us” or “our”), uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or interact with our website.

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies in order to:

• ensure the proper functioning of the website;
• maintain secure access to website services;
• remember user preferences;
• analyse how visitors use our website;
• improve the performance and usability of our online services.

2. Legal Framework

The use of cookies and similar technologies on our website is governed by applicable data protection and electronic communications legislation, including:

• The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)
• The Data Protection Act 2018
• The EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR), where applicable to our international activities
• Directive 2002/58/EC (the ePrivacy Directive) concerning privacy and electronic communications.

Where cookies involve the processing of personal data, such processing is carried out in accordance with the legal bases provided by the applicable legislation.

Depending on the type of cookie used, the relevant legal basis may include:

Consent: For cookies that are not strictly necessary for the operation of the website (such as analytics or marketing cookies), we rely on the user’s consent. Users are provided with clear information about the use of cookies and are given the opportunity to accept or reject non-essential cookies before they are placed on their device.

Legitimate Interests: For cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation and security of the website, processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests in ensuring that the website functions correctly and securely.

3. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on a user’s device (such as a computer, smartphone or tablet) when visiting a website.

Cookies enable the website to recognise a user’s device and store certain information about preferences or past actions.

Cookies are widely used to make websites work efficiently and to provide information to website operators about how their websites are used.

4. Are Cookies Safe?

Cookies do not contain software programs and cannot install malware on a user’s device.

They cannot access files stored on your device or modify your device’s operating system settings.

Cookies only store limited information that is exchanged between your browser and the server that created them.

5. Categories of Cookies Used

Our website may use the following categories of cookies.

5.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are essential for the operation of the website and enable core functionality.

These cookies allow the website to:

• maintain secure login sessions;
• ensure proper functioning of website features;
• maintain website security;
• manage user authentication.

Because these cookies are essential for the operation of the website, they do not require user consent.

The legal basis for processing associated personal data is legitimate interests.

5.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices made by users in order to improve usability.

These cookies may store information such as:

• language preferences;
• display preferences;
• regional settings.

These cookies enhance user experience but are not strictly necessary for website operation.

5.3 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website.

They collect information such as:

• the number of visitors;
• pages visited;
• navigation patterns;
• time spent on pages;
• approximate geographic location of users.

This information helps us improve the website’s design, structure and content.

For example, we may use Google Analytics to analyse website traffic and user behaviour.

Google Analytics may use cookies such as:

Further information about Google Analytics cookies is available at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/11397207

5.4 Optional Communication or Marketing Cookies

Where used, these cookies may help us communicate relevant information about our educational activities, courses or events.

Such cookies may help:

• measure the effectiveness of communications;
• prevent repeated display of the same information;
• tailor communications to user interests.

These cookies are used only where users have provided consent.

6. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies

Cookies used on our website may be set either by us or by third-party service providers.

First-Party Cookies: First-party cookies are placed directly by our website and are used primarily to support website functionality and internal analytics.

Third-Party Cookies: Third-party cookies are placed by external service providers whose services are integrated into our website.

These providers may include:

• analytics providers;
• hosting or cloud service providers;
• providers of embedded services or content.

Third-party providers may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

7. Google Fonts

Our website may use Google Fonts to ensure consistent presentation of typography across different browsers and devices.

When you access the website, your browser may connect to Google servers to download the necessary font files.

This may involve the transmission of certain technical information such as:

• IP address;
• browser type;
• device information.

Further information about Google’s privacy practices can be found at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

8. International Data Transfers

Some service providers used in connection with our website may process data outside the United Kingdom or the European Economic Area. Where such transfers occur, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are implemented in accordance with applicable data protection law. These safeguards may include:

• adequacy decisions adopted by the UK Government or European Commission;
• Standard Contractual Clauses approved by relevant authorities.

9. Managing Cookies

Users may control or delete cookies through their browser settings. Most web browsers allow users to:

• view stored cookies;
• delete cookies;
• block cookies from specific websites;
• block all cookies.

Guidance for managing cookies is available at:

Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265

Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09

Please note that restricting cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

10. Log Files and Website Analytics

Our servers may automatically record certain technical information when users access the website.

This may include:

• IP address;
• browser type;
• device type;
• referring pages;
• date and time of access.

This information helps us:

• maintain website security;
• diagnose technical problems;
• analyse website usage;
• improve the performance and usability of our services.

11. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect:

• changes in legal requirements;
• developments in technology;
• changes to our website services.

The most recent version will always be available on our website.