The Vale Community Hospital League of Friends Ltd - Privacy Policy
This privacy policy sets out how The Vale Community Hospital League of Friends Ltd uses and protects any
information that you give when you use this website.
The Vale Community Hospital League of Friends Ltd is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected.
Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be
identified when using this website, you can be assured that it will
only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
The Vale Community Hospital League of Friends Ltd may change this policy from time to time by updating this page.
You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy
with any changes. This policy is effective from 29 September 2010.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your postal address (only if you make a donation or purchase)
- Other information relevant to donations, purchases and/or offers
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better
service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- Internal record keeping
- We may use the information to improve our services
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We may periodically send promotional emails about news items,
special offers or other information which we think you may find
interesting using the email address you have provided
- We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure.
In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have
put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures
to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
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How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard
drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic
or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications
to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations
to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about
your preferences.
Our cookies remain on your computer only during your visit to our site. As
soon as you close your browser the cookie will be deleted. Unless you tick the box
asking the site to remember you for future visits.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us
analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it
to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes
and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor
which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access
to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to
share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept
cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you
prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website contains links to other websites. However, once you have
used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control
over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection
and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and
such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution
and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
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Controlling your personal information
You may delete all your personal information held by visiting the 'unregister' page
If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information
for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by
writing to or emailing us at admin@friendsofvalehospital.org.uk.
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties
unless we are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to
send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find
interesting, only if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under
the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a
copy of the information held on you please write to:
The Vale Community Hospital League of Friends Ltd
May Lane Surgery
Dursley
Gloucestershire
GL11 4JN
UK
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect
or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible at the
above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
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