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Bank of England Website Privacy Statement

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The statement applies to the Bank of England’s web site (www.bankofengland.co.uk) and describes our policy in relation to the processing of personal information – that is information about you which is personally identifiable like your name, address, email address or phone number. Links to other websites contained within this site are not covered by this policy.

Our site does not automatically capture or store personal information about you, other than logging your IP address (the protocol which allows data to be transmitted between two connections to the internet) and session information such as the duration of your visit and the type of browser you used. This information is purely used for system administration and is anonymised to produce statistical reports that enable us to evaluate the use of our site.

We do not use cookies to collect information about you. A “cookie” is a device used to collect information about you and your visit to a website that then enables that site to be customised for your next visit. The information collected by cookies can also be used for marketing purposes.

You will be asked to provide personal information if you wish to make an application to reproduce bank notes in line with our reproductions policy. This information will only be used for the purpose of administering our policy regarding the reproduction of banknotes.

You may also choose to complete feedback forms which appear in various areas of the site. Any information submitted here will only be used in accordance with the Privacy Policy statement which appears at the bottom of the feedback form.

Bank of England Recruitment Website

This statement applies to the Bank of England's recruitment web site accessed via www.bankofengland.co.uk/about/recruitment (site name: http://www.jobsatthebank.co.uk/main.aspx) and describes our policy in relation to the processing of personal information - that is information about you which is personally identifiable like your name, address, email address or phone number. Links to other websites contained within this site are not covered by this policy.

All personal information that you do submit to us - whether it be via the on-line application forms or the various e-mail accounts contained within this site - will be used by us, or any third-party agent acting on our behalf, for recruitment purposes only.

Our site does not automatically capture or store personal information about you, other than logging your IP address (the protocol which allows data to be transmitted between two connections to the internet) and session information such as the duration of your visit and the type of browser you used. This information is purely used for system administration and is anonymised to produce statistical reports that enable us to evaluate the use of our site.

We do not use cookies to collect information about you. A "cookie" is a device used to collect information about you and your visit to a website that then enables that site to be customised for your next visit. The information collected by cookies can also be used as for marketing purposes.

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