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Summary 

-VirtuAule SelfStudy is the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) used by VirtuAule English Language System. It is based on the Moodle 'Course Management System’ (http://vyww.moodle.org), a free open source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities. Moodle is distributed under the GNU General Public License. Summary

Moodle provides a range of features for the delivery, support, administration and participation in teaching and learning activities. The features include content delivery and collaboration between tutors and learners, such as:

• Content creation or upload;
• Discussion forums and chat rooms;
• Messaging tools; Assignments;
• Quizzes;
• and Monitoring of users' online activity.

 VirtuAule SelfStudy Moodle allows authorized users to access educational materials related to quality improvement in e-Learning Environment system. Hereafter it will be referred to as 'VirtuAule SelfStudy'. All users of the Moodle platform must agree to the terms of service outlined below.

Terms of Service

Users will have access to online courses and learning materials. For some courses, access is granted at the request of the program coordinator and may also be revoked at the request of the program coordinator.

Moodle is available online 24-7, except for planned service interruptions for maintenance and upgrades. There may also be unplanned service interruptions that are beyond the control of VirtuAule SelfStudy. In these cases, VirtuAule SelfStudy will strive to have the Moodle site restored as soon as possible.

VirtuAule SelfStudy does not assume responsibility for any loss of information posted in the VirtuAule SelfStudy Moodle site. While in most cases courses are archived, the information may be removed at the discretion of VirtuAule SelfStudy.

The VirtuAule SelfStudy Moodle site allows for tracking activities of all users. This information is used for service improvement.

VirtuAule SelfStudy reserves the right to remove, vary, or amend any of the content which appears on the site at any time and without prior notice.

The VirtuAule SelfStudy Moodle site may contain links to external websites. VirtuAule SelfStudy is not responsible for the content or accessibility of these sites.

User Responsibilities and Code of Conduct

In using the VirtuAule SelfStudy Moodle site users are agreeing to the following guidelines and policies: Moodle is to be used only for the purposes of education and learning, and incidental personal use (for example, participation in social forums). Moodle may not be used for commercial purposes, such as marketing or sales.

Moodle may not be used for uploading, storing, viewing or transmitting any material which is (or may be considered to be) defamatory, inflammatory, discriminatory, obscene, sexist, racist or offensive.

Moodle users must act in a professional manner - being polite and courteous to other Moodle users. Moodle is not to be used to libel, slander, bully or harass other persons.

Users are responsible for ensuring appropriate copyright/fair use of any materials posted or shared through the Moodle site.

Users must not attempt to gain access to unauthorized parts of Moodle. They also must not post materials which contain viruses or other programs which might disrupt service.

Users are responsible for ensuring security of their username and password. This includes: not sharing passwords with others, not leaving logged in session unattended in public area, etc.

Users are responsible for keeping profiles updated. In particular, the account must have an active email account linked to the user. Where a user is leaving an organization and joining another one, he/she should contact VirtuAule SelfStudy to ensure continuity of access. It is at the discretion of VirtuAule SelfStudy as to whether a user will have continued access to the site.

Users who have been granted course editing or moderating privileges also agree to the following:

• Being responsible for moderating discussion forums.
• Viewing only such participant/leamer information as needed for the purpose of facilitating the course.
• Maintaining participant/leamer privacy and confidentiality within the course. For example, content of discussion forums should not be shared outside the course without the express permission of the participant.
• Maintaining the integrity of courses and programs when making any edits or modifications.

User accounts may be suspended or terminated at the discretion of VirtuAule SelfStudy if these policies are violated. VirtuAule SelfStudy reserves the right to update these terms as required.

I agree to abide to the terms outlined above

Full policy

Please read this policy in conjunction with our privacy notice, which sets out additional details on how we use personally identifiable information and your various rights.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the site or a third-party to recognise you and make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you. Essentially, cookies are a user’s identification card for the Moodle servers. Web beacons are small graphic files linked to our servers that allow us to track your use of our site and related functionalities. Cookies and web beacons allow us to serve you better and more efficiently, and to personalise your experience on our site.

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies.

How Moodle uses cookies

When you use and access the site, we may place a number of cookie files in your web browser.

Moodle uses or may use cookies and/or web beacons to help us determine and identify repeat visitors, the type of content and sites to which a user of our site links, the length of time each user spends on any particular area of our site, and the specific functionalities that users choose to use. To the extent that cookie data constitutes personally identifiable information, we process such data on the basis of your consent.

We use both session and persistent cookies on the site and we use different types of cookies to run the site:

• Essential cookies. Necessary for the operation of the site. We may use essential cookies to authenticate users, prevent fraudulent use of user accounts, or offer site features.
• Analytical/performance cookies. Allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around the site when using it. This helps us improve the way the site works.
• Functionality cookies. Used to recognise you when you return to the site. 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. Record your visit to the site, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make the site more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.

Third-party cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Site and refine marketing efforts.

• Tracking cookies. Follow on-site behaviour and tie it to other metrics allowing better understanding of usage habits.
• Optimization cookies. Allow real-time tracking of user conversion from different marketing channels to evaluate their effectiveness.
• Partner cookies. Provide marketing conversion metrics to our partners so they can optimize their paid marketing efforts.

What are your choices regarding cookies?

If you'd like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser. Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use some or all of the features we offer. You may not be able to log in, store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.

Cookies tables

The tables below list some of the internal and third-party cookies we use. As the names, numbers, and purposes of these cookies may change over time, this page may be updated to reflect those changes.

Moodle cookies

Cookie Name	Purpose	Expiration	More Information
MoodleSession	You must allow this cookie into your browser to provide continuity and maintain your login from page to page.	When you log out or close the browser this cookie is destroyed (in your browser and on the server).
MOODLEID	It remembers your username within the browser. This means when you return to this site the username field on the login page will be already filled out for you.		It is safe to refuse this cookie - you will just have to retype your username every time you log in.

Third-party cookies

Cookie Name	Purpose	More Information
__cfduid	Cloudflare: used to identify individual clients behind a shared IP address and apply security settings on a per-client basis	https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200170156-What-does-the-Cloudflare-cfduid-cookie-do-
__utma	Google Analytics: stores the amount of visits (for each visitor), the time of the first visit, the previous visit, and the current visit
__utmb	Google Analytics: used to check approximately how fast people leave: when a visit starts, and approximately ends
__utmc	Google Analytics: used to check approximately how fast people leave: when a visit starts, and approximately ends
__utmt
__utmz	Google Analytics: records whether the visitor came from a search engine (and if so, the search keyword used), a link, or from no previous page (e.g. a bookmark)	https://helpful.knobs-dials.com/index.php/Utma,_utmb,_utmz_cookies