This is recognised by the Web Server and is only used for system administration and to provide statistics which KFRS uses to evaluate use of the site.
We do not use cookies for collecting user information from the site.
You may be asked for personal information if you want to take advantage of specific services we offer such as online Home Fire Safety Checklist, Job Applications, online surveys, subscription to our newsletter, download photos and Hazard House ll. In each case we will only use the personal information you provide to deliver the services you have told us you wish to take part in.
We will not rent or sell your name or personal information to any third party without your permission.
Other sites to which this site is linked have similar policies, but you should check their policy statements before supplying further personal information on their site.
We may share statistical or demographic information with our marketing partners, advertisers, or other third-parties. This information is in the form of statistics or purchase demographics and is never connected to an individual person.
Since offerings and technologies change, we reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of our policy at any time. If policy changes are substantial, we will notify each of our customers individually through e-mail, and provide an opportunity to delete or amend account details. Please check back here for changes.
All comments, queries and requests relating to the use of your information are welcomed and should be addressed to
dataprotection@kent.fire-uk.org| or alternatively please use our contact form.
Glossary of Terms
Browser
Used to locate and display Web pages via a software application. The most popular ones are Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Cookie
Message given to a web browser a web server. The message is then stored by the browser in a text file called cookie.txt. Each time the browser requests a page from the server, this message is sent back. A cookie's main objective is to identify users and personalise their visit by customising web pages for them for example by welcoming them by name next time they visit the same site. A site using cookies will usually invite you to provide personal information such as your name, e-mail address and interests.
IP address (Internet Protocol)
All networks connected to the internet speak IP, the technical standard which allows data to be transmitted between two devices. TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is responsible for making sure messages get from one host to another and that the messages are understood. If you are connected to the Internet you have one, for example it may look something like this 217.33.114.185 – which is the IP address of this website.
Web Server
Delivers (serves up) web pages to your computer.
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