Privacy
Information about privacy for users of the DfES SchoolsWeb Locate website
The SchoolsWeb Locate website does not store or capture the personal information of anyone using the site. In common with almost all other websites, the SchoolsWeb Locate site logs the IP address of anyone accessing information on the site. (An IP address is something that all computers attached to the Internet have while they are online.) This information is stored in log files that help us analyse how the site is used so that we can improve how the site works in the future.
The log files do not contain information about individuals. They give us feedback on broad trends from the cumulative data of many thousands of anonymous users (as well as high-level information such as the total number of users who have visited the site in the last week.) The SchoolsWeb Locate site does not send unsolicited emails or attachments. However, you should be aware that there are computer viruses currently active that copy email addresses from infected PCs and use those addresses as a faked "From" address on emails that they then send to other users.
The SchoolsWeb Locate site has no control over, or responsibility for, these forged messages as they originate from infected third party PCs. If you are not expecting an email from the SchoolsWeb Locate site, then you should treat emails that appear to originate from the site with caution. Note that any "From" address can be faked, not just that of the SchoolsWeb Locate site. Treat all incoming email with the same caution, and do not open any attachments that you do not know the contents of - even if they appear to come from a trusted source - in case they contain computer viruses. It is recommended that you have up-to-date virus detection software on your computer in order to prevent infections and to protect your files. If we change any aspect of our privacy policy, the details of those changes will be posted on this page. This will ensure you are aware of what information is collected, how it is used and under what circumstances, if any, we share it with other government departments.
This privacy statement only covers the SchoolsWeb Locate site at http://www.schoolsweb.gov.uk/locate and subsequent subsites of that domain. Other websites linked to from the SchoolsWeb Locate site domain are not covered by this privacy statement. If you have any queries please contact the Department's Public Enquiry Unit on 0870 000 2288 or email info@dfes.gsi.gov.uk.
