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INTRODUCTION

Last updated: 27 October 2026

Thank you for choosing to be part of our community at the King’s College London Centre for Military Ethics (“company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at admin@militaryethics.uk.

When you visit our website [http://militaryethics.uk] (“Site”) and use our services, you trust us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy notice, we describe our privacy policy. We seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important. If there are any terms in this privacy policy that you do not agree with, please discontinue use of our site and our services.

This privacy policy applies to all information collected through our “Site”.

Please read this privacy policy carefully as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your personal information with us.

Table of contents

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
3. WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?
4. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
5. WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
10. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
11. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?
12. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us  

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us such as name, contact information and passwords.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when registering on the Site or contacting us.

The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Website, the choices you make and the features you use. The personal information we collect can include the following:

Name and Contact Data. We collect your first and last name and email address.

Credentials. We collect the password you choose. We only store it in a scrambled (hashed) form, so we cannot read it.

Profile information. After you register we ask a few short questions: your country, your gender and whether you are studying privately or professionally. You can also add a title in your profile. This helps us understand who uses the course. You can choose "Prefer not to say" for gender.

Course activity. We record your progress through the course, your answers to quiz questions, any certificate issued to you, and when you last signed in.

Email confirmation. When you register we send a link to your email address which you must follow to activate your account. If you do not follow it within seven days we delete the account.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.  

Information automatically collected

In Short: Some information – such as IP address and/or browser and device characteristics – is collected automatically when you visit our websites.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or navigate the Site. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Site and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Site, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Like many non-profit organisations, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

Information collected from other Sources

In Short: We do not collect any data from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms, and other outside sources.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We process your information for purposes based on legitimate interests, the fulfillment of our contract with you, compliance with our legal obligations, and/or your consent.

We use personal information collected via our Site for a variety of purposes described below. We process your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate interests ("Purposes"), in order to enter into or perform a contract with you ("Contractual"), with your consent ("Consent"), and/or for compliance with our legal obligations ("Legal Reasons"). We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.  

We use the information we collect or receive:  

• To run your account and the course: to sign you in, confirm your email address, send you password reset emails and certificates you ask for, and keep track of your progress.
• To understand how the course is used: we produce statistics about the people using the course and how they get on. This reporting does not name individuals.
• To send administrative information to you: We may use your personal information to send you service and new feature information and/or information about changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
• To protect our Site:  We may use your information as part of our efforts to keep our Sites safe and secure (for example, for fraud monitoring and prevention).
• To enforce our terms, conditions and policies.
• To respond to legal requests and prevent harm: If we receive a subpoena or other legal request, we may need to inspect the data we hold to determine how to respond.

WILL YOUR INFORMATION BE SHARED WITH ANYONE?

In Short: We only share information with your consent to comply with laws.

We only share and disclose your information in the following situations:

King’s College London. The Centre for Military Ethics is part of King’s College London, and staff who run the course can see the account and course information described above.

Service providers. We use Amazon Web Services, in its UK (London) region, to host this site and to send and receive email on our behalf. They process information only to provide those services to us.

Compliance with Laws. We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process, such as in response to a court order or a subpoena (including in response to public authorities to meet national security or law enforcement requirements).

DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Policy.

WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?

In Short: We are not responsible for the safety of any information that you share with third-party providers who advertise, but are not affiliated with, our websites.

The Site may contain links to third parties that are not affiliated with us and which may link to other websites, online services or mobile applications. We cannot guarantee the safety and privacy of data you provide to any third parties. Any data collected by third parties is not covered by this privacy policy. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties, including other websites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Sites. You should review the policies of such third parties and contact them directly to respond to your questions.

HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We keep your account while you use it. If you do not sign in for two years we anonymise it. Accounts that never get started are deleted sooner.

We only keep your personal information for as long as it is needed for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law. In practice:

• Unconfirmed sign-ups. If you register but never confirm your email address, we delete the account after seven days.
• Accounts that were never used. An account that has never been signed in to, has no course activity, and has been inactive for two years (24 months) is deleted.
• Accounts not used for two years. If you have not signed in for 24 months, we anonymise your account. We remove your name, title, gender, phone number, email address, username, biography, languages, country and study details, and make your password unusable. Your course progress and quiz answers stay in the system with nothing that identifies you, so that we can keep reporting on how the course is used. An anonymised account cannot be signed in to or recovered. You are welcome to register again.
• Accounts that are exempt. Accounts belonging to administrators and staff of the Centre, and accounts that use a King’s College London email address, are not anonymised automatically.
• Other records. Files used to import students, expired sessions and old password reset requests are removed once they are no longer needed.
• Backups. Backup copies of our database are kept for 30 days and then overwritten. Personal information that you ask us to delete will disappear from backups when they expire.

You can ask us to delete or anonymise your account at any time (see “What are your privacy rights?” below).

HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, please, also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Site is at your own risk. You should only access the services within a secure environment.

DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 18 years of age.

We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age.  By using the Sites, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Site.  If we learn that personal information from users less than 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records.  If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at admin@militaryethics.uk.

WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area, you have rights that allow you greater access to and control over your personal information. You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time.

In some regions (like the European Economic Area), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws.  These may include the right (i) to request access and obtain a copy of your personal information, (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) if applicable, to data portability. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. To make such a request, please use the contact details provided below. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.  

If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Please note however that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal.

If you live in the United Kingdom and are unhappy with how we have handled your information, you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk).

If you are resident in the European Economic Area and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.

Account Information

You may at any time review or change the information in your account or terminate your account by:

• Logging into your account settings and updating your account
• Contacting us using the contact information provided below

Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information from our active databases. However, some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, and/or comply with legal requirements.

Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Site.

DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: Yes, if you are a resident of California, you are granted specific rights regarding access to your personal information.

California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the “Shine The Light” law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us using the contact information provided below.

If you are under 18 years of age, reside in California, and have a registered account with the Site, you have the right to request removal of unwanted data that you publicly post on the Site. To request removal of such data, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and include the email address associated with your account and a statement that you reside in California.  We will make sure the data is not publicly displayed on the Site, but please be aware that the data may not be completely or comprehensively removed from our systems.

DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?

In Short: Yes, we will update this policy as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Revised” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. If we make material changes to this privacy policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?

If you have questions or comments about this policy, email us at admin@militaryethics.uk.