SkillWise UK Limited Privacy Policy
This privacy policy sets out how SkillWise UK Limited uses and protects any information that you provide when you use its website or software products. SkillWise UK Limited is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using our software products or website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. SkillWise UK Limited may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1 May 2018.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
- name
- contact information including email address
- other information relevant to progression through qualifications
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to identify you as an individual and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons: to allow the accurate identification of a user by, for instance, a manager or assessor to permit the recording of individuals’ achievements and competencies as pertain to their target qualification’s requirements to enable facilities such as automated notifications of important e-portfolio actions
Who might see the information you provide
Appropriate parties will only see the information you provide in the use of SkillWise software products. For instance, in the case of a learner submitting evidence, their Assessor, Line Manager and Internal Quality Assurer (who will have been specifically allocated to that learner) may be able to see the evidence item along with its description. Only parties such as the Learner’s Assessor will see personal information such as the learner’s contact details. No data can be viewed by any party who does not explicitly require access to it as a normal part of the assessment process.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. To prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways: whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen. You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to SkillWise UK Limited Venture House, Arlington Square, Bracknell, Berks RG12 1WA. If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please email us or write to us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.