Privacy Policy
Who we are
In this privacy policy references to "we", "us" and "our" are to Ddeaf Equality Forward (DdEF). References to "our Website" or "the Website" are to www.ddeaf.org.uk
What information we collect and how
The information we collect via the Website may include:
- Any personal details you knowingly provide us with through forms and our email, such as name, address, telephone number etc.
- In order to effectively process credit or debit card transactions it may be necessary for the bank or card processing agency to verify your personal details for authorisation outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Such information will not be transferred out of the EEA for any other purpose. Under no circumstances will we hold sensitive payment details such as your card number, expiry date and security code. All transactions are handled through our accredited payment bureau, Nochex Ltd. For more information on Nochex Ltd's privacy policy please refer to the Nochex Privacy Policy
- Your preferences and use of email updates, recorded by emails we send you (if you select to receive email updates on DdEF and our events).
- Your IP Address. This is a string of numbers unique to your computer that is recorded by our web server when you request any page or component on the Website. This information is used to monitor usage of the Website.
- Data recorded by the Website which allows us to recognise you and your preferred settings, this saves you from re-entering information on return visits to the site. Such data is recorded locally on you computer through the use of cookies. A cookie is a small text file that our Web server places on a user's computer hard drive to be a unique identifier. Most browsers can be programmed to reject, or warn you before downloading cookies, information regarding this may be found in your browsers ‘help’ facility.
What we do with your information
Any personal information we collect from this website will be used in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and other applicable laws. The details we collect will be used:
- To process registrations for our training and other events (we may in some circumstances pass your details to another organisation to supply/deliver products or services);
- In certain cases we may use your email address to send you information on our other activities and services. In such a case you will be offered the option to opt in/out before submitting your details;
- To provide monitoring reports on the use of our services to our funders. Any information which would uniquely identify you is removed from this data.
We may need to pass the information we collect to other companies for administrative purposes. We may use third parties to carry out certain activities, such as processing and sorting data, monitoring how people use the Website and issuing our emails for us. Third parties will not be allowed to use your personal information for their own purposes.
Your Rights
You have the right to request a copy of any information that we currently hold about you. In order to receive such information please send your contact details including address and payment of £10 to cover administration expenses to the following address:
Privacy
Ddeaf Equality Forward
c/o 44 Park Road
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S40 1XZ
Other Websites
This privacy policy only covers this website. Any other websites which may be linked to by our website are subject to their own policy, which may differ from ours.
