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Privacy Policy
IPS-International.com (the “Website”) is owned and operated by IPS-International Ltd. IPS-International Ltd respects the privacy of its online visitors. The following outlines the information gathering and distribution practice of IPS-International Ltd.
Information Collected
IPS-International Ltd may use “cookie” technology to track your activity on the site. Utilising cookies does not give IPS-International Ltd access to any personally identifiable information. We, like many Websites, use this information to examine our traffic in aggregate and improve the functionality of the site. We do not collect and evaluate this information for individual specific information.
IPS-International Ltd does not collect personal information from you unless you provide it to us. Visitors may supply personally identifiable information (such as name, address, telephone number or e-mail address) for various purposes on this site. These purposes may include requesting further information about our products and services, supplying feedback about the site or asking a question about IPS-International Ltd. The information you supply to IPS-International Ltd is only used for internal business purposes. IPS-International Ltd does not sell, rent or trade your personal information to third parties.
IPS-International Ltd will only disclose specific personal information if it is necessary to conform or comply with the law, or is necessary to protect the IPS-International Ltd Website or its users.
Links
Throughout the site, IPS-International Ltd may offer links to other sites. IPS-International Ltd is not responsible for the privacy practices or content on these sites, including those sites that may indicate a relationship with IPS-International Ltd. Even though IPS-International Ltd offers links to other sites, it does not imply that IPS-International Ltd is responsible for or endorses the privacy policies of those sites.
Security
The IPS-International Ltd Website has security measures in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of our information.
Changes in Privacy Policy
IPS-International Ltd reserves the right to change this policy statement at any time. Please review this page periodically for updates in this policy.
Marketing Material
Our website marketing provider hibu (UK) Limited have a pixel on our website which enables cookies to be dropped onto website user’s machines. These cookies may be used to target those users on third party websites within the Yell network. The following link to www.youronlinechoices.com provides information which will explain behavioural targeting in more detail, and allows website users to opt-out of being targeted for any behavioural advertising by any member of the Internet Advertising Bureau, including hibu (UK) Limited.
Cookie Policy
Scope
This text describes the cookies policy for IPS International, and how we may use cookies to monitor usage patterns across the IPS Apprenticeships and IPS International websites.
What is in a cookie?
A cookie is a simple text file that is stored on your computer or mobile device by a website's server. Only that server will be able to retrieve or read the contents of that cookie. Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will contain some information such as a unique identifier and the site name and some digits and numbers. It allows a website to remember things like your preferences or whether you are logged into a site to protect your privacy.
Types of cookies
We use the following types of cookies:
Essential cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with the services available through our website and we will automatically enable and use cookies for this purpose.
Non-essential cookies
Performance and functionality cookies
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable. We will ask you to accept these types of cookies before processing them.
Analytics and customisation cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate to help us understand how our websites are being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customise our website for you. We will ask you to accept these types of cookies before processing them.
Advertising/marketing cookies
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing. We will ask you to accept these types of cookies before processing them.
Social networking cookies
These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our website through third party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes too. We will ask you to accept these types of cookies before processing them.
What to do if you do not want non-essential cookies to be processed
Some people find the idea of a website storing any information on their computer or mobile device intrusive, particularly when this information is stored and used by a third party without their knowledge. Although IPS International cookies are quite harmless, you may not want us to process them.
If you wish to restrict or block web browser cookies which are set on your device then you can do this through your browser settings; the Help function within your browser should tell you how. Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org, which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of desktop browsers.
The IPS International website will work without cookies, but you will lose some features and functionality if you choose to disable cookies. For example, you won't be able to see the homepage banner, which often showcases customer promotions and discounts.
This website uses cookies. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you've provided to them or that they've collected from your use of their services.
Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user's experience more efficient.
The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies we need your permission.
This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on our pages.
You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website.
Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.
Please state your consent ID and date when you contact us regarding your consent.
Your consent applies to the following domains: ips-international.com
Necessary (16)
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| __stripe_mid | Stripe | This cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online transactions without storing any credit card information. | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| __stripe_sid | Stripe | This cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online transactions without storing any credit card information. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| _ab | m.stripe.com | This cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online transactions without storing any credit card information. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| _grecaptcha | ips-international.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| _GRECAPTCHA | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie | |
| _mf | m.stripe.com | This cookie is necessary for making credit card transactions on the website. The service is provided by Stripe.com which allows online transactions without storing any credit card information. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| BIGipServer# | thejournal.com | Used to distribute traffic to the website on several servers in order to optimise response times. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| CONSENT | YouTube | Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDPR-compliance of the website. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie |
| CookieConsent | ips-international.com | Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain | 1 year | HTTP Cookie |
| id | m.stripe.com | Pending | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| m | Stripe | Determines the device used to access the website. This allows the website to be formatted accordingly. | 400 days | HTTP Cookie |
| rc::a | ips-international.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| rc::b | ips-international.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| rc::c | ips-international.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| wc_cart_hash_# | ips-international.com | Pending | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| wc_fragments_# | ips-international.com | Pending | Session | HTML Local Storage |
Statistics (5)
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
| _ga_# | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | 2 years | HTTP Cookie | |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie | |
| 1 | m.stripe.com | Registers data on visitors' website-behaviour. This is used for internal analysis and website optimization. | Session | HTML Local Storage |
Marketing (18)
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Used to track user's interaction with embedded content. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| LogsDatabaseV2:V#||LogsRequestsStore | YouTube | Pending | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| rc::f | ips-international.com | This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| remote_sid | YouTube | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| ServiceWorkerLogsDatabase#SWHealthLog | YouTube | Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video-content on the website. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| TESTCOOKIESENABLED | YouTube | Used to track user's interaction with embedded content. | 1 day | HTTP Cookie |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos. | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube | Pending | 180 days | HTTP Cookie |
| YSC | YouTube | Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. | Session | HTTP Cookie |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| YtIdbMeta#databases | YouTube | Used to track user's interaction with embedded content. | Persistent | IndexedDB |
| yt-remote-cast-available | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Persistent | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-session-app | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
| yt-remote-session-name | YouTube | Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video | Session | HTML Local Storage |
IPS has a responsible attitude to Corporate Social Responsibility aiming to be ethical and fair in our dealings with employees, customers, suppliers and the local community.
IPS International Limited is a training organisation that contracts with the ESFA, accessing public funds to deliver Apprenticeships and uses subcontractors to extend its own Apprenticeship delivery to meet the needs of employers and add real value to the young people and Apprentices being trained. IPS only subcontracts where this complies with ESFA contracts and funding rules and other policy documents issued from time to time and ensures correct and proper use of ESFA funds.
IPS International is a signatory to the Association of Employment and Learning Providers Common Accord guiding principles.
Subcontractor Policy Common AccordOur Health and Safety policy sets out how we ensure the safety and wellbeing of our staff and learners.
IPS fully recognises its responsibilities for child protection, Safeguarding and Prevent. We have Designated Safeguarding and Prevent Officers and all staff are trained in Safeguarding and Prevent and the promotion of British values.
IPS is committed to ensuring that learners and staff have all opportunities available to them whatever their age, race, religion, sex or disability. We work with honesty and integrity and do not support or tolerate any form of discrimination.
IPS is committed to open and transparent business interactions and continually reviews and updates our fees and charges policies to ensure it remains in line with current funding guidelines, IPS International costs and prevailing market conditions.
If you have a compliment or a suggestion please get in touch using our contact us page. We will respond promptly to your feedback.
Our aim at IPS is to ensure that any complaint, compliment, suggestions, or examples of good practice are recorded and dealt with fairly and proportionately.
IPS International Pride ourselves on our excellent customer satisfaction and the rigorous external assurance processes we undertake to maintain our quality and integrity.
For the most up to date Ofsted inspection report please click here for their website.