Protecting Your Privacy

The following statement explains our policy regarding the personal information we collect about you.

The Information we collect and reasons why:

You will be asked to provide us with personal information about yourself (your e-mail address, name etc.). This is allows us to provide a number of functions from replying to any e-mail's you may send to allowing you to personalise your visit to www.iow.gov.uk using features such as 'My Profile'.

By giving us such details we aim to provide you with a better service and provide you with the information you require to apply for a school place online. The IW Council will act in accordance with current legislation and aim to meet current Internet best practice.

We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal processes, we do not share personally identifiable information with third parties without your consent except in the following instances: •Unless required by applicable law or pursuant to a court or similar order. •As deemed necessary, in our discretion, to protect the legal rights or the property of the IW Council, a registered user or third party, or to prevent personal injury.