Chester Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers Privacy Policy
This privacy policy sets out how The Chester Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers uses and protects any information that you give The Chester Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers when you use this website.
The Chester Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers 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, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
The Chester Diocesan Guild of Church Bell Ringers 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 1st January 2018.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
- your name
- one or more email addresses and telephone numbers including mobile telephone numbers
- one or more addresses including postcode
- your home tower
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- We may periodically send emails about bell ringing events or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
- To enable contact from users of the website who may be seeking arrangements to ring at towers in the Guild.
- To contact you with reasonable requests for information about ringers or performances.
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.
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.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page 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 may contain links to other websites of interest. 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.
Controlling your personal information
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write or email the Secretary of the Guild.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email the Guild Secretary as as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.