Privacy statement
This statement outlines the information gathered during your
visit to the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) website and explains how
this information is treated. If you choose to request information
from this site you may need to pass personal data to GSA through
this site.
Where you actively provide personal data to the GSA by
completing a web form, this data will be used only for the service
you have requested unless you consent otherwise at the time of
submitting the data. The gathering, storage, use, release and
disposal of personal information is regulated by the Data
Protection Act 1998.
This privacy policy does not cover the links within this site to
other non-GSA sites nor the content of external internet sites.
The information
collected:
Web Forms
You may be asked to provide personal information to gain access
to specific services or information. By supplying such data you
consent to GSA storing the information for the stated purpose.
Log files
GSA's website does not automatically capture or store personal
data from visitors to the site, other than to log your IP address,
the files requested, time and date of file access, and the browser
version used. This information will only be accessible to
authorised agents of GSA. The information will only be used for the
purpose of (a) managing the site system, (b) the
identification of broken links, and (c) troubleshooting faults.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files passed to your computer by the web
server via your browser, and may be used to collect information to
help identify you and prepare customised pages for you. Cookies may
remain on your computer either for the duration of the session or
indefinitely. You can configure most standard web browsers to
refuse cookies.
The GSA makes use of Google Analytics to produce statistics on
website usage: which helps us to improve our site and the
experience of our users. Google Analytics uses cookies in this
process.
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service
provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses
"cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help
the website analyze how users use the site. The information
generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including
your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on
servers in the United States. Google will use this information for
the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling
reports on website activity for website operators and providing
other services relating to website activity and internet usage.
Google may also transfer this information to third parties where
required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the
information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP
address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use
of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser,
however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use
the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you
consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner
and for the purposes set out above.
