INFORMATION SECURITY POLICY
Student Source Limited
Last Updated: December 2025
1. Purpose
This Information Security Policy sets out the measures adopted by Student Source Limited (“Student Source”, “we”, “us”) to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information and systems we operate.
This policy applies to the website www.studentsource.co.uk and associated administrative systems.
2. Nature of Our Service
Student Source operates as a directory and advertising platform for student accommodation providers.
We do not store or retain student enquiry data within our systems.
Where users submit an enquiry, information is transmitted directly to the relevant property provider and is not stored within Student Source databases.
As such, Student Source does not process special category personal data and does not operate a customer records database relating to student applicants.
3. Information Security Principles
Student Source is committed to:
4. Technical Security Measures
Student Source implements proportionate technical safeguards including:
Secure Hosting
The website is hosted with a reputable infrastructure provider maintaining appropriate server-level security controls.
Encryption
All data transmitted via the website is encrypted using HTTPS (SSL/TLS).
Access Controls
Software Maintenance
Website software and associated components are updated regularly to mitigate known vulnerabilities.
Backups
Routine backups are maintained to support system recovery in the event of technical failure.
5. Organisational Security Measures
Student Source maintains:
6. Data Minimisation
Student Source operates a data minimisation model.
We do not maintain or store student enquiry databases. Personal data processed by Student Source is limited to:
Data is retained only for legitimate business and compliance purposes.
7. Data Breach Response
In the event of a suspected data security incident:
8. Third-Party Providers
Where Student Source relies on third-party service providers (e.g., hosting, analytics), we ensure they operate appropriate technical and organisational safeguards consistent with UK data protection standards.
9. Review
This policy is reviewed periodically to ensure it remains appropriate to the scale and nature of our operations.
Terms and Conditions
These Terms and Conditions govern the use of the Student Source website www.studentsource.co.uk Please read them carefully as they affect your rights and liabilities under the law.
If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, please do not register on or use the www.studentsource.co.uk website. If you have any questions on the Terms and Conditions, please contact us via email at [email protected]
By using the Student Source site you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.
We may update these Terms and Conditions from time to time for legal or regulatory reasons or to allow the proper operation of the Site. Please check this page regularly to ensure you are familiar with the current version.
If you do not wish to accept the new Terms and Conditions you should not continue to use the Site. If you continue to use the Site after the change comes into effect, your use of the Site indicates your agreement to be bound by the new Terms and Conditions.
The content of the Site is protected by copyright, trademarks, database rights and other intellectual property rights unless expressly stated to the contrary. You may retrieve, display and print out individual sections of these web pages only if explicitly used for your own personal information and not to be publicly reproduced.
Permanent copying or storage of whole or part of this Site or the information contained in it or reproduction or incorporation of any part of it in any other work or publication whether on paper or electronic media or any other form is expressly prohibited.
We use reasonable efforts to include accurate and up to date information on the Site. Information is for guidance only and is not intended to form any part of a contract and can be subject to change without notice. We shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or cumulative losses or damages arising out of the use or inability to use these pages, any errors, misrepresentations or omissions on the material contained on them.
You agree that any material downloaded or accessed through the use of the Site is obtained entirely at your own risk and that you will be entirely responsible for any resulting damage to software or computer systems and/or any resulting loss of data even if we have been advised of the possibility of any such damage.
You agree that we hold no responsibility or liability in connection with any third party web sites which may be linked or accessible through the Site and we do not endorse or approve the content of any such site.
In relation to a dispute arising out of the Site you the user and we, Student Source, agree to submit exclusively to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
Access to certain areas of the Site is restricted. We reserve the right to restrict access to other areas of our website, or indeed our whole website, at our discretion. If we provide you with a user ID and password to enable you to access restricted areas of the Site or other content or services, you must ensure that the user ID and password is kept confidential.
You accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your user ID or password. We may disable your user ID and password at our sole discretion, if you breach any of the policies or terms governing your use of the Site or any other contractual obligation you owe to us.
These terms and conditions, together with our privacy policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and us in relation to your use of the Site, and supersede all previous agreements in respect of your use of this Site.
Last updated August 22nd 2014