Our Privacy Policy…
This Policy forms part of the Agreement defined in the Terms of Use and must be construed in conjunction with that Agreement. It should also be read in conjunction with our Cookie Policy.
Privacy Statement
The Stourbridge District Scouts Website (“stourbridgescouts.org”), Stourbridge District Scout Council (“the Council”) and The Scout Association (“TSA”) take the issue of privacy very seriously and we are committed to protecting and respecting our users’ privacy. TSA is registered with the Information Commissioner under the Data Protection Act 1998, and committed to respecting your online privacy. We will apply appropriate protection and management of any personally identifiable information you share with us. The information you submit will be kept confidential and with the highest standards of security once it reaches our server. The information you provide will be entered into a single membership database and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. This data protection and privacy policy statement relates solely to the information provided by you on this web site. This information includes your registration details, any additional information you choose to submit and the information gathered by tracking your movements across this web site. This privacy policy is not intended to, and does not, create any contractual or other legal rights.
Accordingly, we have developed this privacy policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate, disclose and otherwise make use of personal information. We have outlined our privacy policy below.
- We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned.
- Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected.
- We will collect and use personal information solely for fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other ancillary purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law.
- Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
- We will protect personal information by using reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
- We will make readily available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.
- We will only retain personal information for as long as necessary for the fulfilment of those purposes.
We are committed to providing this website in accordance with these principles in order to ensure that the confidentiality of personal information is protected and maintained. Stourbridge District Scouts may change this privacy policy from time to time at Stourbridge District Scouts sole discretion.
Online Privacy Policy Only
This privacy policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website and regarding information shared and/or collected there. This policy does not apply to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
Children’s Information
We believe it is important to provide added protection for children online. We encourage parents and guardians to spend time online with their children to observe, participate in and/or monitor and guide their online activity. stourbridgescouts.org does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian believes that stourbridgescouts.org has in its database the personally-identifiable information of a child under the age of 13, please contact us immediately and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Log Files
Like many other web sites, stourbridgescouts.org makes use of log files. These files merely log visitors to the site – usually a standard procedure for hosting companies and a part of hosting services’s analytics. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user’s movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
User Accounts
Any personal information provided by you to TSA through your registration and use of this web site will only be used for the following purposes by TSA:
- updating and enhancing membership records and those of other related TSA activities;
- defining areas of interest to you and improving the web site to meet users’ habits and requirements and compiling information relating to users’ movements across the web site;
- advising you of scouting related products or services or events, which may be of interest.
By registering with this web site, you consent to the Terms of Use of this web site and to TSA’s processing of your personal data for the purposes set out in this Policy.
We have security measures in place to protect our members database. Access to this database is restricted internally. However, it remains each Member’s responsibility:
- to keep their password secret;
- to protect against unauthorised access to their personal Details;
- to log off from the stourbridgescouts.org Service when not using it;
- to ensure against use by anyone else of the stourbridgescouts.org Service through the machine that Member uses while they are “logged on” to the stourbridgescouts.org Service
User accounts for stourbridgescouts.org are only provided to adults involved in Scouting in the Stourbridge District.
Sharing of data
Any personal information received from you (or collected about you) will be retained by us and not sold, transferred or otherwise disclosed to any third party outside of TSA, unless such disclosure is required by law or other court order and unless such disclosure is required to convey your expressed interest in a specific subject e.g. event registration. We shall also give you the opportunity to remove yourself from any of our mailing lists at any time. We may share data supplied by you (or collected about you) with other parts of The Scout Association e.g. Scout Shops Ltd.
Advertising and External Links
stourbridgescouts.org may include interactive advertising from third parties as part of the site operation. stourbridgescouts.org’s privacy policy is not intended to, and does not apply to any personal information collected or submitted to this interactive advertising or any personal information gathered or collected as a result of the users interaction with such advertising. Users should consult the respective privacy policies of these third-party advertisers for more detailed information on their practices as well as for instructions about how to opt-out of certain practices. This web site may also contain links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage users to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information.
Legal jurisdiction and Disclosure of data
stourbridgescouts.org will endevour to keep all personal information and details held on and processed by computers situated in the United Kingdom.
We reserve the right to communicate a Member’s personal information as we hold to third parties who are empowered by regulation, statute, law or order of court.
Contacting us
If you want to contact us to raise any questions about this privacy statement, or any general matters relating to stourbridgescouts.org, you can contact us using the contact form. Please use this method if you wish to request from us a copy of the personal data we hold about you. Please note that under English law we are entitled to charge you a fee for providing this service.
Consent
By using our website, you hereby consent to our privacy policy and agree to its terms.