PRIVACY POLICY

11th March 2023

This privacy policy applies to the use of www.chesterfordhistory.org.uk

We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information. Our website uses cookies. By using our website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) is a regulation that replaces the Data Protection Regulation (Directive 95/46/EC). The Regulation aims to harmonise data protection legislation across EU member states, enhancing privacy rights for individuals and providing a strict framework within which commercial organisations can legally operate. Even though the UK is no longer part of the EU, GDPR became applicable in the UK from 25/5/2018. The Government is continuing with GDPR in UK law post-Brexit and has introduced a Data Protection Bill to replace the current Data Protection Act.

 

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

We may collect, store and use the following kinds of personal information:

  • information about your computer and about your visits to and use of this website (including your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation);
  • information that you provide to us for the purpose of enquiring with us (including personal contact information such as your name, email address, telephone number and address);
  • any other information that you choose to send to us.

 

2. COOKIES

A cookie consists of a piece of text sent by a web server to a web browser, and stored by the browser. The information is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables the web server to identify and track the web browser.

We may use both “session” cookies and “persistent” cookies on this website.  We will use the session cookies to: keep track of you whilst you navigate the website; and to allow such functions that require you to login to access additional functionality.  We will use the persistent cookies to: enable our website to recognise you when you visit.

Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser. Persistent cookies will remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach a specified expiry date.

Most browsers allow you to reject all cookies, whilst some browsers allow you to reject just third party cookies. Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including this one.

3. USING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Personal information submitted to us via this website will be used for the purposes specified in this privacy policy or in relevant parts of the website.

We may use your personal information to:

  • supply to you services/products purchased or ordered via the website;
  • send statements and invoices to you, and collect payments from you;
  • send you general (non-marketing) commercial communications;
  • send you email notifications which you have specifically requested;
  • send to you marketing communications relating to our business or the businesses;
  • provide third parties with statistical information about our users – but this information will not be used to identify any individual user;
  • deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website.

Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected. We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfilment of those purposes.

We will collect and use personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law (see below). We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards, as well as unauthorised access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.

We also collect personal data from you if you contact us via our social media sites. Contact will only be made via these sites when you actively engage with us.

If you contact us via email, this information is stored electronically. By sending us an email, we take this as an instruction and permission to reply in relation to the query raised by any communication method you have provided until advised otherwise.

Our site has SSL certification which means that any information sent to us (e.g. via forms) is encrypted and private.

 

4. DISCLOSURES

We may disclose information about you to any of our employees, officers, agents, suppliers or subcontractors insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes as set out in this privacy policy.

In addition, we may disclose your personal information:

  • to the extent that we are required to do so by law;
  • in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings;
  • in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk);
  • to the purchaser (or prospective purchaser) of any business or asset that we are (or are contemplating) selling; and
  • to any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.

Except as provided in this privacy policy, we will not provide your information to third parties.

5. SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information.

Of course, data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet. 

6. POLICY AMENDMENTS

We may update this privacy policy from time-to-time by posting a new version on our website.  You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are happy with any changes.
 

7. YOUR RIGHTS

You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you.  Provision of such information will be subject to:

  • the payment of a fee (currently fixed at £10.00); and
  • the supply of appropriate evidence of your identity (for this purpose, we will usually accept a photocopy of your passport certified by a solicitor or bank plus an original copy of a utility bill showing your current address).

We may withhold such personal information to the extent permitted by law.

You may instruct us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes, by sending an email to us.  In practice, you will usually either expressly agree in advance to our use of your personal information for marketing purposes, or we will provide you with an opportunity to opt-out of the use of your personal information for marketing purposes.
 

8. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

This website is hosted by LCN. www.lcn.com

The website contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites.

9. UPDATING INFORMATION

Please let us know if the personal information which we hold about you needs to be corrected or updated.

10. CONTACT

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal information, please write to us via our contact page https://chesterfordhistory.org.uk/contact/ 


11. DATA CONTROLLER

The data controller responsible in respect of the information collected on this website is John French.

 

March 2023