Immunodeficiency UK is committed to protecting the
privacy of all visitors to our website and the confidentiality of the personal
information which our users provide to us by any means.
Our designated Data Protection
Officer/Appointed Person is Dr Susan Walsh, who can be contacted at
Immunodeficiency UK, PO Box 12635, Colchester CO7 5AN.
This policy tells you how we collect and use the
information you give us.
1. Personal Information
2. Our Use of Your Personal Information
3. Acknowledgement
4. Updating, Correcting and Deleting Personal Information
5. Cookies
6. Children
7. Security
8. Email
9. Sensitive Personal Data
10. Website Links
11. Our Contact Details
1. Personal Information
In some areas of our website, we ask you to provide personal
information that will enable us to enhance your site visit or contact you after
your visit. Examples of your personal information include your name,
postal address, phone number and email address.
We may ask for information in a number of different
circumstances, e.g. when you subscribe to our newsletters, provide feedback to
us, complete a registration form, make a donation, purchase merchandise, order
support information or requests additional information from us
2. Our Use of Your Personal Information
The processing of your information by Immunodeficiency UK and
its data processors will be regulated by UK data protection law and the General
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
We use the information we collect about you to help us
understand more about how this site is used and to enable us to send you
communications about Immunodeficiency UK that may be of interest to you, either
electronically or otherwise.
We may process your data ourselves, or we may use a third party
to carry out certain processes on our behalf, e.g. to email our newsletter to
members or to process a donation.
We do not record or retain on our systems any of your bank,
credit card or debit card details which are processed by a third-party when
making a donation or purchasing items from our shop.
We will retain the transaction details for a period of seven
years when you make a donation if you have asked us to claim Gift Aid on that
donation.
In accordance with your preferences, we may use the contact
details we collect to ask for your feedback, keep you informed of news and
developments which may be of interest to you and to notify you occasionally
about important changes or developments to the website or our work.
3. Acknowledgement
This policy may be subject to updates and changes. Please
revisit it each time you consider giving personal information. By using this
website you acknowledge that you have read the terms of this privacy policy and
that you consent to the collection of information from you and use of it as
described in this policy.
4. Updating, Correcting and Deleting Personal
Information
We may add to the details which you give us further
information that we obtain from third parties. You are entitled to see the information
we hold about you. If you would like us to correct or update your
personal details, delete any inaccuracies or change your preferences for the
ways we communicate with you, please email or write to us at the address
indicated at section 11 (Our Contact Details) or simply email us hello@Immunodeficiencyuk.org
5. Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a
web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information
from the browser. Find out more about the use of cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org
We use cookies to identify you when you visit this website and
to keep track of your browsing patterns. By showing how and when visitors
use our site, cookies help us to identify which areas are popular and which are
not, and to understand and improve this website.
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 our website.
6. Children
The protection of children is very important to us. If you
are under 18, please do not provide us with any personal information.
Children should always ask a parent or guardian for permission
before sending personal information to anyone online.
If you provide us information about a child in your role as a
parent or guardian, we will not contact them directly.
7. 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 and by other means.
All data processors, including third parties, operate under
strict agreements based on the same privacy policy that we operate. We will
never sell your data or allow third parties to use your data in a way that has
not been agreed.
8. Email
We cannot guarantee the confidentiality of any messages
transmitted between you and us via email as these are potentially accessible by
the public. We will not be liable to you or anyone else for any loss in
connection with any email message sent by you to us or by us to you.
9. Sensitive Personal Data
When using or subscribing to our services, you may choose to
provide us with information which is defined as Sensitive Personal Data in the
Data Protection Act 2018. Examples of Sensitive Personal Data include details
of your ethnicity or state of health. As with all of the personal information
which you provide to us, we shall use and store this information carefully in
accordance with this privacy policy.
10. Website Links
This website may contain links to other websites which are
outside our control and are not covered by this privacy policy. If you access
other sites using links provided on this site, the operators of these sites may
collect information from you which will be used by them in accordance with
their privacy policy, which will differ from ours. The operators of these sites
may send their own cookies to users, collect data or solicit personal
information. You should read the privacy policy of any site on which you are
sharing personal information.
11. Our Contact Details
All comments queries and requests relating to our use of your
information are welcomed and should be addressed to:
Email: hello@Immunodeficiencyuk.org
Tel: 0800 987 8986
This privacy policy is governed by English Law and the General
Data Protection Regulation.
The data controller of your data under the Data Protection Act
2018 is Immunodeficiency UK
Information on the Data Protection Act 2018 is also
available on the Information Commissioner’s website at https://ico.org.uk/