Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using any of our websites then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd may change this policy from time to time. Changes to our policy will be updated on our web sites only. You should check our policy from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any modifications. This policy was last updated on 23 April 2009.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
Name and job title
Contact information including email address
Demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
Other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers, and registrations to our events and products
All data collected by QS is stored in a one database environment, regardless of which QS site you contacted us through.
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
Internal record keeping
We may use the information to enhance our products and services
We may periodically send promotional email about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided
From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to demographic interests
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we safeguard and secure the information we collect online via electronic and managerial procedures.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our websites may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
When you are asked to fill in a form on any of our websites, look for the tick box that indicates you do not want the information to be for direct marketing purposes
If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by sending an email to onlinesupport@qs.com and stating that you would like to be removed from our marketing lists
We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about services we offer and third parties which we think you may find of value.
To remove yourself from email communications, please send an email to onlinesupport@qs.com.. stating that you would like to be removed from our marketing lists
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to onlinesupport@qs.com.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
You may also write to us with any questions or concerns. Our contact details are:
QS Headquarters:
1 Tranley Mews Fleet Road
London, NW3 2DG
United Kingdom
What we use cookies for
QS use cookies to check whether or not you are logged in and to identify which of our high availabilty servers you are looking at. We also use cookies to help collect analytics data to constantly improve your on-site experience. It is your legal right to opt-out of this data collection if you so wish.
Analytics
We use two analytics packages in order to constantly improve your browsing experience on TopMBA.com and TopUniversities.com
These packages are:
To opt out of Google Analytics data collection, you will need to remove all cookies which begin with two underscore characters. Examples include:
Removing a cookie
Removing a cookie varies depending on which browser you are using.
Firefox
To remove a cookie, Right Click on the page you are looking at and select 'View Page Info'. A dialogue window will then open. Choose the security tab from the top of the window and then choose 'View Cookies'. You are then able to remove any cookies you wish from your machine. To prevent coookies from being set on your machine, chose 'Menu->Options'. A dialogue window will open. Choose 'Privacy' from the tabs at the top and choose the checkbox that says 'Do not allow sites to track'.
Internet Explorer
To prevent a current page from tracking choose 'Tools -> Safety -> Tracking Protection' from here you can set your preferences for analytics tracking. Choose 'Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy' From here you can set your preferences for the types of cookies that you will accept and from where.
Safari
To prevent tracking if you are using Safari choose 'Tools -> Preferences -> Security' and then choose your preferences from the 'Accept Cookies' section.
Chrome To manage your cookie options in Google Chrome choose 'Tools -> Settings -> Advanced Options -> Privacy -> Content Settings'. Then choose the options that you would like for cookies on your machine and then select 'Ok' to save.
