Terms and Conditions for First Mile

Welcome to First Mile. These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of our website, located at www.firstmileeducation.com, and any related services provided by First Mile (“we,” “us,” or “our”).

Please read these Terms carefully. By accessing or using our website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use our website.

Acceptance of Terms

By using this website, you affirm that you are at least 18 years of age or have obtained parental or guardian consent to use this website. You agree to comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding your use of the website. These terms constitute a legally binding agreement between you and First Mile.

Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference, explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand our practices. By agreeing to these Terms, you also agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy.

GDPR and Data Protection

First Mile is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner. We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Data We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

• Identity Data Includes first name, last name, username, or similar identifier.
• Contact Data: Includes billing address, delivery address, email address, and telephone numbers.
• Technical Data: Includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
• Usage Data: Includes information about how you use our website, products, and services.
• Marketing and Communications Data: Includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

How We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.

Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.

Where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

Your Data Protection Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email: tim.newton@firstmileeducation.com

Cookie Policy

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.

How We Use Cookies

We use the following cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies. These are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website.
• Analytical/performance cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
• Functionality cookies. These are used to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
• Targeting cookies. These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests.

Your Consent

By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies. When you first visit our website, you will see a banner asking for your consent to use cookies. You can withdraw your consent at any time by changing your browser settings to refuse cookies. However, if you do not consent to our use of strictly necessary cookies, you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.

Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

General Disclaimer

The information provided on our website is for general informational purposes only. All information on the site is provided in good faith; however, we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information on the site.

No Professional Advice

The information on this website is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as, professional advice. While the employees and/or owners of First Mile are professionals and the information provided on this website relates to issues within our area of professionalism, the information contained on this website is not a substitute for advice from a professional who is aware of the facts and circumstances of your individual situation. We expressly recommend that you seek advice from a professional.

External Links Disclaimer

Our website may contain (or you may be sent through the site) links to other websites or content belonging to or originating from third parties or links to websites and features in banners or other advertising. Such external links are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness by us. We do not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any information offered by third-party websites linked through the site or any website or feature linked in any banner or other advertising.

Fair Use Disclaimer

This website may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorised by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of various issues. We believe this constitutes “fair dealing” with any such copyrighted material as provided for in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

“Fair dealing” in the UK is a more limited exception to copyright than “fair use” in the US. It only applies for specific purposes, and our use of any copyrighted material is intended to fall within these provisions. If you are the copyright owner of content that appears on this website and you believe that our use of it does not constitute fair dealing, please contact us at tim.newton@firstmileeducation.com and we will remove it.

Intellectual Property

All content on this website, including text, graphics, logos, images, and software, is the property of First Mile or its content suppliers and is protected by international copyright laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, or transmit any of the content on this website without our prior written permission.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of United Kingdom, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Changes to These Terms

We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Terms on this page. You are advised to review these Terms periodically for any changes. Changes to these Terms are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at tim.newton@firstmileeducation.com.