Lingo Yurt is committed to protecting your privacy. Any personal information we collect will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and other applicable laws.

In this Privacy Policy references to "we" and "us" are to Lingo Yurt.

Control of personal information

We may share non-personal aggregate statistics data about visitors to this site However we do not sell or share any information about you as an individual user of this site unless you agree to us doing so.

Cookies

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser to enable our systems to recognize your browser and help us to track visitors to our site, so we can better understand what portions of our site best serve you.

Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually change your browser settings to prevent this.

We may from time to time establish relationships with other companies that will enable you to access the web sites of such companies directly from our site. Each individual company operates its own policy regarding the sale of personal information and the use of cookies. If you have a particular interest or concern regarding the way your personal information will be used then you are advised to read the privacy statement on the relevant site.

We will try to provide you with links to high quality, reputable sites which we believe will be of interest and relevant to you, but please note that such third party sites are not under our control and we do not contribute to the content of such sites. When you click through to these sites you leave the area controlled by Lingo Yurt. We cannot accept responsibility for any issues arising in connection with either the third party's use of your data, the site content or the services offered to you by these sites.

How does Lingo Yurt protect customer and student information?

When you register or access your account information, we offer the use of a secure server. The secure server software (SSL) encrypts all information you input before it is sent to us.

Please see our Security Policy for further information. Our security procedures mean that we may occasionally request proof of identity before we are able to disclose sensitive information to you.

It is important for you to protect against unauthorized access to your password and to your computer. Be sure to sign off when you have finished using a shared computer.

What choices do I have?

You do not have to provide Lingo Yurt with any of the information requested, however your computer may need to accept cookies to enable you to process certain features

You can update any personal information we hold about you by using the My Account section and logging in using your username and password.

You may change your preferences at any time by contacting us online and using the form in Contact Lingo Yurt. If you have registered you can also change your preferences in the My Account section.

How do I make a complaint to Lingo Yurt?

Lingo Yurt will undertake to handle a complaint fairly and competently. We will keep you informed either by telephone or email at each stage and will endeavour to fully resolve your complaint within 72 hours. If you are still not happy with the way your complaint is being handled you should write to:

Lingo Yurt Customer Service Manager

Lingo Yurt

14 Balmoral Road

Bangor

Co down

BT19 7XA

United Kingdom

Policy changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we disclose it. Any changes to this policy made by Lingo Yurt will be posted here and will take effect immediately. This policy was last updated in September 2008.