Privacy Policy and Terms

Gulf British Academy (“GBA”, “Us”, “We” or “Our”) operates www.gulfbritishacademy.com (the “Website”) and maintains the words and images (“Content”) uploaded to it. We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected in accordance with this policy and its terms. By using the Website, you accept this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. We reserve the right to make changes to this policy without prior notice.

Privacy Policy and Terms last updated on:  01 January 2021

Personal information we collect via the Website

This privacy policy does not apply to the personal information separately acquired and securely stored by GBA’s administration department. As such, personal information is only collected via the “Contact Us” form or by email, and is limited to the following:

• Your full name
• Contact information including email address
• Any other personal information you provide

What this information is used for?

• Dealing with your enquiries
• Record-keeping
• Improving Our services
• Contacting you with information you may find useful
• Contacting you for research purposes in order to optimise the Website

This personal information is not shared with any third-parties that are unassociated with Us, unless We are required by law to do so.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit most websites. They help Us analyse how you use the Website so We can improve it. We do not use cookies to personally identify you or to store any personally identifiable information about you.

If you wish to restrict cookies or prevent them from being set, most browsers allow you to do so. To find out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit aboutcookies.org and allaboutcookies.org. Please note that restricting or disabling cookies can limit the functionality of our Website or prevent it from working correctly.

 – Statistics

We use Google Analytics. This sets a number of cookies to help Us analyse how you use Our Website. The anonymous information generated by these cookies is sent to Google and stored on its servers. The following cookies are usually set:

• ​_ga
• ​_gat
• __utma
• __utmt
• __utmb
• __utmz

For a description of each cookie, please visit Google Analytics Cookie Usage on Websites.

Google uses this information to compile reports so that we can evaluate user activity and assess the performance and effectiveness of Our Website. Neither Google nor Gulf British Academy will use this data to associate your IP address with any other data held by either party. If you wish, you can opt out of Google Analytics.

We also use JetPack Stats to evaluate unregistered user visits to the Website for statistical purposes. Since We do not enable commenting, operate a discrete mobile version of the Website, or allow users to subscribe to comments, cookies are currently not set for the purpose of comments.

 – Third-party software

We make use of different third-party applications, services and websites to enhance your experience of the Website. These include Google Maps, social media platforms (through the use of sharing buttons), or embedded content like YouTube. As a result, these websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited the other website. We therefore have no control over the information that is collected by these websites.

Anti-spam measures

This site and our Contact Us form is protected by reCAPTCHA. This Google software operates in the background and uses advanced risk analysis to verify that a real person is completing the form. It does not collect the information you enter in the form. The Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Links to other websites

The Website may contain links to other websites. If you visit these, we are not responsible for the information you provide to them or for its privacy. Please consult the Privacy Policies on these other websites.

Content copyright

Gulf British Academy owns the copyright to all Content on the Website. You may print pages and download documents from the website for personal and non-commercial use. Excerpts and links may also be used provided that a full and clear credit is given to Gulf British Academy with appropriate reference to the original Content. Sharing via social media platforms is also permitted in accordance with our Social Media Policy. Written permission is required for any commercial use of Our Content.

Disclaimer (website only)

You acknowledge that it would be unreasonable to hold Us responsible for any liability in respect of the Website and its Content. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that the Content is correct and available, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we commit to ensuring that the Website is always online or that the Content is always up-to-date.

Contact

If you require any more information or have any questions about our privacy policy, please contact us.