Privacy Policy

Key details

This website privacy policy sets out how Milford and District U3A protects and makes use of the information you give the company when you use this website.

Milford and District U3A 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.

Milford and District U3A 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 website privacy policy was modified on 18 May 2018.

If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us.

We gather and use certain information about individuals in order to provide products and services and to enable certain functions on this website. We also collect information to better understand how visitors use this website and to present timely, relevant information to them.

What data we gather

You can use this website without disclosing any personal information. We only collect personal data from you when you apply for membership, sign-up to our mailing list or provide feedback or content for our website. You can opt-out at any time.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

Name
Contact information including address, postcode, telephone and email address
Demographic information such as preferences and interests
Other information relevant to newsletter sign-ups, surveys and feedback

How we use this data

We require this information to manage your membership, understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

Membership registration and management
Internal record keeping
We may periodically send promotional email about events, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.

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. We do however provide membership information, but not email addresses, to the national office for their records.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the General data Protection Regulation 2018. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please contact our Membership Secretary.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small file placed on your computer’s hard drive. It enables our website to identify your computer as you view different pages on our website.

Cookies allow websites and applications to store your preferences in order to present content, options or functions that are specific to you. They also enable us to see information such as how many people use the website and what pages they tend to visit.

We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Untick the box to decline cookies.

How we use cookies

We may use cookies to:

Analyse our web traffic using an analytics package. Aggregated usage data helps us improve the website structure, design, content and functions.
Identify whether you are signed in to our website. A cookie allows us to check whether you are signed in to the site.
Store information about your preferences. The website can then present you with information you will find more relevant and interesting.
To recognise when you return to our website. We may show your relevant content, or provide functionality you used previously.

Cookies do not provide us with access to your computer or any information about you, other than that which you choose to share with us.

Controlling cookies

Your web browser will let you specify which cookies you want to keep on your computer. Most browsers allow you to ‘trust’ certain websites by accepting cookies from them, while avoiding cookies from other sites. The All About Cookies website has a handy guide which explains how to mange your cookies. Our website will not issue cookies when you visit it until you have confirmed that you are happy to allow cookies. Just click the ‘Allow cookies‘ in the ribbon at the top of the page. Please note that not allowing cookies may affect how our website functions. Some pages and services may become unavailable to you and you will not be able to log-in or register to use parts of our website. To make it easy for you to change your mind, the ‘Cookie policy’ button will always be available at the top left hand side of the page.

Log files

Every time our web site is accessed an entry is made in the web server’s log file. This tells us broadly where an access is coming from, when it was made, which file was requested and whether the request was successful or not. It usually does not allow us to identify individual users. The data is used to assess usage levels and spot technical problems

Controlling information about you

When you apply for membership either online or by post you will see several tick boxes allwing you to opt-in to receive news and information from us via email, bulletin via email or the Third Age Trust magazine via post. If you want to change your preferenses for any of these options please contact our membership secretary.

Any personal information we hold about you is stored and processed under our data protection policy, in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), 25 May 2018.

You can read our full privacy and data protection documents here:

Security

We will always hold your information securely. To prevent unauthorised disclosure or access to your information, we have implemented strong physical and electronic security safeguards. We also follow stringent procedures to ensure we work with all personal data in line with the new GDPR.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. 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. Furthermore, the inclusion of a link to an external website should not be understood to be an endorsement of that website, the site’s owners or their products/services.

Always be wary when submitting data to websites. Read the site’s data protection and privacy policies fully.

Further information on your rights under the new GDPR 2018 can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website.