This statement applies to the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) web site (www.isla.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. You may, for example, be asked for personal information if you want to take advantage of specific services that we offer, such as membership application. In any case where you provide personal information, we will only use it to deliver the services you have requested.
The ISLA site does not automatically capture or store personal information, other than logging the user's IP address and session information such as the duration of the visit and the type of browser used. This is recognised by the Web server and is only used for system administration and to provide statistics, which ISLA uses to evaluate use of the site. This policy does not cover links within this site to other websites. We do not use cookies for collecting user information from the site.
Summary 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.
IP (Internet Protocol)
All networks connected to the internet speak IP, the technical standard that 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.
IP address
If you are connected to the Internet you have one, for example it may look something like this 198.184.98.9.
Web Server
Delivers (serves up) web pages to your computer
Cookie
Message given to a web browser by a web server. The browser then stores the message 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.