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The British Council will use the information you are providing in connection with processing your account registration such as allowing access to your account and selecting relevant content and to send you updates and marketing communications which are relevant for students preparing for Cambridge exams. The legal basis for processing your information is acceptance of the Terms of Use. You may contact us to delete your account at any time and you may unsubscribe to the updates and marketing communications by following the unsubscribe link at any time.
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Further information and disclaimer
The British Council will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that all information on the platform is accurate. The platform and material available on the platform are provided as links, general advice, tips and practice exercises for the Listening, Reading and Use of English, Writing and Speaking papers for Cambridge exams. The British Council is not responsible for your success in your Cambridge exam as a result of using this platform.
Feedback in the Listening, Reading and Use of English sections is automated. In the Writing and Speaking sections there are specified tasks that involve feedback from a British Council tutor.
All feedback given is intended to help candidates to improve their performance and under no circumstances is to be understood as a predictor of what mark you will receive in the official examination.
You acknowledge that we are not responsible for disrupted or failed delivery of the writing and speaking feedback on the Website due to technical or other such related reasons.
You acknowledge that each candidate is able to submit up to two writing and speaking tasks for feedback only, and that the British Council has no obligation to provide feedback on more than this number of tasks.
