The Association for Church Editors (ACE)

Privacy Policy

 

We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.

 

(1) What information do we collect?

 

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

(a) information that you provide to us for the purpose of registering with us as members of ACE (including name, postal and email address, and the name of your church and the publication you help to produce;

(b) information that you provide to us for the purpose of subscribing to our website services, email notifications and/or newsletters;

(c) any other information that you choose to send to us.

 

(2) Cookies

A cookie consists of information 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 “session” cookies on the website.  We will use the session cookies to: keep track of you whilst you navigate the website in order to help us to re-design the site, where necessary, to improve its usability.

Session cookies will be deleted from your computer when you close your browser.

We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website.  Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers.  The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information.  Google's privacy policy is available at: http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.

Our advertisers or sponsors may also send you cookies.

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies.  (For example, in Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, and selecting “Block all cookies” using the sliding selector.)  This will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites, including this one.

(3) Using your personal data

Personal data submitted on 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:

 

(a) administer the website;

(b) improve your browsing experience by personalising the website;

(c) enable your use of the member-only services available on the website;

(d) supply to you services booked or purchased via the website;

(e) send statements and invoices to you, and collect payments from you (e.g., annual subscriptions and workshop fees);

(f) send you general (non-marketing) commercial communications;

(g) send you email notifications which you have specifically requested;

(h) send to you our newsletter and other marketing communications relating to our not-for-profit activities which we think may be of interest to you by post or, where you have specifically agreed to this, by email or similar technology (you can inform us at any time if you no longer require such communications); and

(j) deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website.

Where you submit personal information for publication on our website, we will publish and otherwise use that information in accordance with the license you grant to us.

We will not, without your express consent, provide your personal information to any third parties for the purpose of direct marketing.

 

(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 information about you:

 

(a) to the extent that we are required to do so by law;

 

(b) in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings; and

 

(c) 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).

 

 

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

 

(5) International data transfers

 

Information that we collect may be stored and processed in and transferred between any of the countries in which we operate in order to enable us to use the information in accordance with this privacy policy.

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), information which you provide may be transferred to countries which do not have data protection laws equivalent to those in force in the EEA.

In addition, personal information that you submit for publication on the website will be published on the internet and may be available, via the internet, around the world.

You expressly agree to such transfers of personal information.

(6) Security of your personal data

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.

You are responsible for keeping your password and user details confidential. We will not ask you for your password.

(7) 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.  

 

 (8) Your rights

You may instruct us to provide you with any personal information we hold about you.  Provision of such information may be subject to the payment of a fee (currently fixed at £10.00).

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

(9) Third party websites

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

 

(10) Updating information

 

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

 

(11)  Contact

 

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our treatment of your personal data, please write to us by email to kandmwood@ntlworld.com or by post to: The Membership Secretary, ACE, Carousel,  1  Barrow  Slade, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5JQ.

 

(12) Data controller

 

The data controller responsible for our website is Margaret Wood, Membership Secretary.  

 

 

This website privacy policy is based on a template

created by Template-contracts.co.uk

and distributed by Website-law.co.uk

 

Key Contact:

The Membership Secretary

ACE

Carousel,

1 Barrow Slade Keyworth Nottingham

NG12 5JQ

UK

 

Email:

kandmwood@ntlworld.com