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What are cookies?

A cookie (also called web cookie, Internet cookie, browser cookie, or technically correct HTTP cookie) is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on the user's computer by its web browser while the user is browsing. Some cookies destroy themselves once the browsing session is over, others are persistent and stay in your browser and are used during your next visit to the same website.

Cookies were designed as a reliable mechanism for websites to remember operational information or to record your browsing activity (including clicking particular buttons, logging in, or recording which pages were visited in the past).

The alternative to cookies would be to keep this information in the URL, what makes the URL lines more complicated and unsafe. 

What cookies are used by imindeducation?

We only use one persistent cookie if you have clicked the ‘Remember your password?” option.

This MoodleID cookie is kept in your browser after the session ends and is purely for convenience: it remembers your username within the browser. This means that when you return to this site the username field on the login page will already be filled in for you. It is safe to refuse this cookie by not clicking the "Remember your password?" option; you just will have to retype your username every time you log in.

We use several secure session cookies that are not permanent and are destroyed when you log out or close the browser. Our most important session cookie is the MoodleSession cookie. You must allow this cookie into your browser to provide continuity and maintain your login from page to page. Other cookies remember things like editor preferences or the state of each collapsible block.

We also avoid using clear gifs, web beacons or web bugs and do not use third party trackers like AdWords conversion tracking, Google Analytics or Alexa. However, when a teacher embeds a third party movie from YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook, it is highly probable that this third party tracks your behaviour.

• What is a web browser? A web browser is a software program which makes it possible for you to visit the Internet. Most common web browsers are Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Edge, or the obsolete Windows Explorer.
• What is a URL? A URL is the address line at the top of the page you are visiting while browsing. An example of a URL: https://www.imindeducation.net/course/view.php?id=1.
• What are clear gifs, web beacons and web bugs? These are tiny graphics about the size of a single pixel. Their unique identifier is used to track the movements of web users between pages and websites. Unlike cookies, which are clearly listed in a user’s computer cookie list, clear gifs, web beacons and web bugs are embedded invisibly on web pages and difficult to spot and control.
• Do you want to know how a cookie looks like? Lines of code like the ones below:
  • Name: MoodleSession
  • Content:  vnbcgmnfr39oo99gr3t7fg9utqp
  • Domain: www.imindeducation.net
  • Path: /
  • Send for: Secure connections only
  • Created: Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 8:08:17 AM
  • Expires: When the browsing session ends

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Our code of conduct

You as a user are expected to act responsibly and to show respect and consideration to other users. This includes the following dos and dont's.

Do not post unsolicited advertisements or spam.

No-one should post spam or unsolicited advertisements for products and services. Managers or course facilitators will delete any such entries on the spot when they find it.

Do not harass other users.

Show respect and consideration to other users at all times, including respecting the decisions of managers and course facilitators. Any flaming or personal attacks will be deleted. Remember that words can hurt. Do not post any content that is racist or discriminatory. We cannot assume responsibility for what others write but we will undertake action and reserve the right to delete deceitful and offensive materials.

Do not share your user name and password.

Your user account information is personal. Do not share your user name and password with others. Accounts with fake identities created on our site will not be tolerated for any purpose and will be blocked.

Do not upload anything that you don't have copyright for.

All materials that exist online (text, audio, video) have been created by somebody, with an effort, and for a purpose. These materials are legally protected. Do not plagiarise or circulate anything without permission of its creator or owner.

Do not upload or post materials that have no educational purposes.

Keep the intention of learning and teaching in mind when you post a text or upload a material. Your writing style and discussion tone should be kept polite and focused on facts.

Do assist us to implement this policy.

If you come across any spam, unsolicited adverts or any other content that you feel is inappropriate, please notify info@imindeducation.net immediately. 

Violations

Any entry, post or upload which violates our site policy may be edited, moved or deleted at the discretion of the managers or course facilitators. Spammers or anyone else who persists in violating our code of conduct will have their account blocked. 

Disclaimer

We will attempt to remove or edit any generally objectionable material as quickly as possible. Nonetheless, it is impossible to review every post or upload continuously and it may happen that some objectionable content escapes our attention for some time. All posts made on this site express the views and opinions of the author and not those of the administrator, managers or course facilitators (except for posts by these people) and they can therefore not be held liable.

If you have any comment, suggestion or question on our site policy, do not hesitate to contact us at info@imindeducation.net.

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What personal data we collect and why

All personal data is collected and processed in accordance with international data protection laws, including GDPR. Your personal data belongs to you at all times and you have the right to ask us a complete list of your data, and also to have your data deleted from our server.

Personal data means any information relating to you which allows us to identify you, such as your name, contact details, and information about your access to our website (IP addresses, URLs visited). It also includes the data about your activities on our courses such as the order and number of resources you access, the time and duration of access; your profile information; the entries you post in assignments, discussions forums or other activities; the private messages you share with us or with other participants; the profile picture and documents you upload.

This information is necessary to provide you with a full learning experience on the online courses of this site. It is also useful for the purpose of site traffic analytics, and is captured as part of the normal operation in our server logs.

If you visit the learning platform as a guest, no personal data is stored. We keep highly anonymous guest logs for statistical purposes, such as to see which courses are searched.

Cookies are used to track logins and sessions, and to collect anonymous traffic data. You can read our cookie policy in a separate document.

Our website is SSL encrypted (https). This means that your data is transmitted encrypted between your browser and our server and is thus protected from being accessed by third parties. All personal data provided by you to iMindEducation is protected through encryption to prevent misuse by third parties. Our security procedures are constantly reviewed and adapted to the latest technological developments.

How long is your data stored?

If you have an account on the learning platform, your personal data is being collected and stored. Profile information is deleted when an account has not been accessed for 48 consecutive months. Course data is deleted 48 months after the end date of a course.

Course payment data, course certificates or badges cannot be anonymised or deleted, as they are kept in the context of legitimate interest, necessary for normal business operations, or as legal proof.

Do we share your data?

We do not share or distribute your personal information (including email address) to any other organisation or instance except when obliged by law. The information may be accessible to collaborators and staff who administer the site and infrastructure.

Data used for statistical purposes are made highly anonymous in public visualisations (such as maps or tables where only the country of the users is mentioned). Your permission will be asked by email in case we would plan to use personal data or part of it for academic research or make content created by you available under the Creative Commons License.

If you have any comment, suggestion or question on our privacy policy, do not hesitate to contact us at info@imindeducation.net or privacy@ewallah.net.

On your profile page, you find links to request which private data is stored, how to contact the Data Protection Officer, or what to do If you want us to delete your data.