Disclaimer, legal information and privacy statement

Every effort is made to ensure that all the material on this site is up to date and accurate but we cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage which may occur from use of the information. Links to other sites are monitored but we cannot be held responsible for the information contained in other sites. If you find anything that concerns you, please contact our Website Administrator.

PLEASE NOTE this is a local education authority web site and you will be asked for your email address so that the moderator can contact you if required to clarify your contribution. Please note that Durham County Council retains editorial rights over contributions, and those not appropriate, in the moderators view to appear on a County Council web site will not be displayed. Users of the system have no redress in this matter, the decision of the moderator on behalf of the county council is final. The County Council reserves the right to pass on information about inappropriate use of the web site system to relevant authorities, employers and headteachers.

Durhamlea Website Privacy Statement

Durham County Council is the Data Controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Information which you send to us through our website (either by email or through electronic forms) will be treated as follows:

  1. We will keep it no longer than we reasonably believe is necessary.
  2. We will use it only for the purpose for which you sent it, except that
  3. We may use it for statistical analysis but in such a way that your identity will not be involved.

You will not receive unsolicited paper or electronic mail from us as a result of using an electronic form unless we explicitly ask for and get your permission. We will not pass on your e-mail address or any of your personal details to other organisations. However, please note that if you choose to make your e-mail address publicly available on our website (via our conferences, for example), it may be picked up and used by companies who specialize in creating e-mail distribution lists to send you unsolicited e-mail ('spam').

We do not use cookies for collecting personal information from the site. We will not collect any information about you except that required for the operation of the website.

Unless stated otherwise (i.e. that you are viewing information over a secure connection) information transmitted over the internet is not secure and we cannot accept responsibity for misuse of information intercepted in this way.

This policy applies to the Durhamlea website but not to sites to which we provide links.

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