We will make every attempt to ensure that information transmitted to us through our website remains safe, however we cannot guarantee that anything is 100% secure. As a result, you provide information to us at your own risk. Where you have created an online account with us you will have a password associated with this. This password will enable you to access your personal information when used with your logon details and you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. You should not allow others to access your account, for example by sharing your login details with a colleague.
Use of Zoom, Microsoft Teams and other video calling platforms
When booking on our training courses, webinars, and forums, you will be notified if the session will be recorded, this is for other participants who unfortunately cannot join the sessions. You may wish to switch your camera off if you are not comfortable with being recorded, however it is recommended to switch it on for any group chats within our training sessions (break out rooms are not recorded).
All recordings for our training sessions are only accessible to Safeguarding Network staff and other course participants. The recordings will be kept for 3 weeks after the course date finishes to allow participants to catch up if needed, after this time they will be removed from the course page.
Recordings of our training sessions are kept for 12 months and are accessed by participants only. Webinar recordings may be kept for longer than 12 months and can be accessed by any website visitors.
Use of cookies
Like many websites, the Safeguarding Network website uses cookies. Cookies are an industry standard, and are used by most websites. They are small packages of information sent from a website to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow the website to recognise you when you visit.
Our website uses three different categories of cookie:
- Strictly necessary cookies – These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
- Targeting cookies – These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites. They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.
- Performance cookies – These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.
You can switch off cookies through the settings on our website; however, this may result in a loss of functionality when using our website. A full list of cookies we use is as follows:
Links to other websites
Our website may provide links to websites provided by other organisations. This privacy notice only applies to Safeguarding Network and our services, so if providing information to another website you should read their privacy notice before doing so. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites, even if you have accessed them through our website.
If you linked to our website from a third party we cannot be responsible for their privacy policies and practices and recommend that you check the policies of those sites.
Transfer of your information outside of the United Kingdom
It may sometimes be necessary to transfer personal information overseas. Any transfers made will be in full compliance with all aspects of the data protection guidance in place at the time of transfer.