
The Old Shebbearians' Association (OSA) has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate its firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses the information gathering and dissemination practices for this Web site: The Old Shebbearians' Association (OSA)
Privacy Policy
By accessing or using this website, you agree to the terms of this
Privacy Policy. We are committed to respecting the privacy of users
entering this site and we recognise the importance of the
responsible use of information collected on this site. The purpose
of this policy therefore is to explain nature of the information we
record and store about you and the way in which it is used. We
reserve the right to alter the policy from time to time at our sole
discretion.
Data Protection Act
1998
The Data Protection Act defines the legal
responsibilities of data users such as ourselves. The Act governs
the collection, storage, use and transfer of personal data, for
example, name, address, email, age, etc.
Accuracy
We will do our best to maintain the accuracy of the personal
information you supply to us. You have the right to access to see
and correct your personal information at any time and if you wish
to do so please e-mail Hon.
Sec. at
(Please read and type this email
address) or see contact details on our OSA Officers
page.
Registration
Forms
Our site's on-line forms invite site
visitors to give us their contact information (name, email, and
postal address, etc.). Contact information from the registration
forms is used to answer questions, give information about The OSA
and its services and to send occasional announcements. Users may
opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out
section below.
Contact
Details
On the site we do not now show contact
details (name, email, and postal address, etc.) collected via
the Registration Forms or held by the OSA. This is to
avoid unwanted spam, junk mail and phone calls. Contact details are
held for the OSA by the Hon. Sec. David Haley through whom contact
is welcomed. Click here to contact David Haley or
complete the Contact
Us page.
Feedback
On our
website we may provide space for your comments and/or provide a
short survey for you to complete. This is used only to help us
refine the content and relevance of our website. It is not re-used
or re-applied for any other purpose.
Cookies
We may track your visit to our site by giving you a cookie when you
enter. Cookies are pieces of information sent to your browser on a
web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive for
record keeping purposes. We use Cookies to make visiting our site
easier. Cookies allow us to save passwords for you so that you will
not have to re-enter them the next time you visit. Cookies cannot
be used to obtain other information from your hard disk. The Cookie
is used to collect statistical information and is not used to
identify individuals.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept Cookies. If you prefer you can reset your browser either to notify you when you have received a Cookie or to refuse to accept Cookies.
It is important to note that if you
choose not accept Cookies, or you set your browser not to accept
Cookies, you may not be able to use certain features on our
site.
Aggregate Data
In general, our service automatically gathers certain usage
information about the numbers and frequency of visitors to our
website. We only use such data as aggregate. This collected data
helps us to determine how much our customers use parts of the site,
so we can improve our site for your us
IP Address
We may
collect and track traffic by IP address. An IP address is a number
assigned to your computer when you use your browser on internet. We
log this information, but this information is never linked to any
personally identifying information. It is used to audit the number
of visitors coming to our website.
Surveys
If we have online surveys we may ask visitors for contact
information (like email address). Contact and other information
from a survey may be used for purposes described in a specific
survey. This information is also used to make improvements to our
web sites and to build up bodies of knowledge about an effective
Internet presence.
External Links
This site contains links to other sites. The OSA is not responsible
for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
Security
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss,
misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.
Choice/Opt-Out
Please advise the Hon. Sec.
by e-mail
(Please read and type this email
address) or by post, fax or phone if you do not wish to
receive information by e-mail or any other means.
Data
Quality/Access
This site gives users the following options for changing and
modifying information previously provided. Please advise the
Hon. Sec. by
any of the methods in Choice /Opt-Out
(above)
Contacting the Web
Site
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the
practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site,
Please contact the Hon. Sec. by any of
the methods in Choice /Opt-Out (above)