PRIVACY POLICY
Verity: The Polycystic Ovaries Self Help Group (herein "Verity") take your privacy very seriously. We are committed to taking all reasonable steps to process and protect any personal data that you provide us in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
How do we collect information?
We will obtain personal information from you when you enquire about our activities, register with us, send or receive an e-postcard, make a donation to us or otherwise provide us with personal information. We may also receive information about you from third parties, for example from a friend who wants to tell you about the website.
What information do we collect?
The types of information collected might include names, date of birth, e-mail address, postal address, telephone number, fax number. In addition, it may include health details in as far as to the extent that you disclose them to us.
If you make a payment through our website, your credit/debit card details are provided to PayPal, our payment service provider. Verity do not, and will not store your financial information and they are not shared with any third parties.
How do we use this information?
We will use your personal information to provide you with the services, products or information you have requested, for administration purposes and to further our charitable aims, including for fundraising activities. If you do not wish to receive any further information from Verity please tick the box indicated on relevant forms, by logging into My Profile to update your details or let us know when you contact us.
We promise we will not pass your details to other organisations without your prior and written consent, unless required to do so by law. For example, we reserve the right to provide your personal details to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for Gift Aid purposes.
How do we protect personal information?
We use a secure server when you make a payment via our website. We also take appropriate measures to ensure that the information disclosed to us is kept secure, accurate and up to date and kept only for so long as is necessary for the purposes for which it is used.
If you use email to communicate with Verity, including email links and email forms on this website, this will not be secure and you should be aware that we cannot guarantee that it remains confidential whilst in transit. We will only retain details provided in your email(s) for the purposes of dealing with your enquiry, unless we have clearly indicated the purposes of collecting personal data.
Your consent
By providing us with your personal data, you consent to the collection and use of any information you provide in accordance with the above purposes and this privacy statement.
You also consent to our transferring your information to countries or jurisdictions which do not provide the same level of data protection as the UK, if necessary for the above purposes. If we do make such a transfer, we will, if appropriate, put a contract in place to ensure your information is protected.
Right of access
You have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you (for which we may charge a small fee) and to have any inaccuracies in your information corrected.
Changes
If your personal details change, please help us to keep your information up to date by notifying us at the above address or by updating your details through the My Profilesection of the Verity website.
We reserve the right to amend this privacy statement. If we do so, we will post notice of the change on our website and you will be deemed to have accepted such changes.
This statement does not cover external websites that we link to from this site, we refer you third party websites that provide relevant and useful information for people living with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and related conditions.
Do we use 'Cookies' ?
'Cookies' are small pieces of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information from the browser. Essentially it takes the form of a small text file deposited on your computer's hard drive.
Verity uses cookies to ensure that you can interact with our web sites successfully, to identify you when you visit our website and to keep track of your browsing patterns. The use of cookies does not give us access to the rest of your computer and it does not collect personal details from your Internet Service Provider with the exception of recording your IP (internet protocol) address.
If you want to prevent our cookies being stored on your computer in future, you may do so by referring to your internet browser's instructions. You can do this by clicking on the "Help" menu. Please note however that if you disable our cookies you may not be able to access certain services or facilities on our sites and your use of our site may be restricted.
If you have any questions regarding any points of this privacy policy, you should email[email protected]
How do we collect information?
We will obtain personal information from you when you enquire about our activities, register with us, send or receive an e-postcard, make a donation to us or otherwise provide us with personal information. We may also receive information about you from third parties, for example from a friend who wants to tell you about the website.
What information do we collect?
The types of information collected might include names, date of birth, e-mail address, postal address, telephone number, fax number. In addition, it may include health details in as far as to the extent that you disclose them to us.
If you make a payment through our website, your credit/debit card details are provided to PayPal, our payment service provider. Verity do not, and will not store your financial information and they are not shared with any third parties.
How do we use this information?
We will use your personal information to provide you with the services, products or information you have requested, for administration purposes and to further our charitable aims, including for fundraising activities. If you do not wish to receive any further information from Verity please tick the box indicated on relevant forms, by logging into My Profile to update your details or let us know when you contact us.
We promise we will not pass your details to other organisations without your prior and written consent, unless required to do so by law. For example, we reserve the right to provide your personal details to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for Gift Aid purposes.
How do we protect personal information?
We use a secure server when you make a payment via our website. We also take appropriate measures to ensure that the information disclosed to us is kept secure, accurate and up to date and kept only for so long as is necessary for the purposes for which it is used.
If you use email to communicate with Verity, including email links and email forms on this website, this will not be secure and you should be aware that we cannot guarantee that it remains confidential whilst in transit. We will only retain details provided in your email(s) for the purposes of dealing with your enquiry, unless we have clearly indicated the purposes of collecting personal data.
Your consent
By providing us with your personal data, you consent to the collection and use of any information you provide in accordance with the above purposes and this privacy statement.
You also consent to our transferring your information to countries or jurisdictions which do not provide the same level of data protection as the UK, if necessary for the above purposes. If we do make such a transfer, we will, if appropriate, put a contract in place to ensure your information is protected.
Right of access
You have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you (for which we may charge a small fee) and to have any inaccuracies in your information corrected.
Changes
If your personal details change, please help us to keep your information up to date by notifying us at the above address or by updating your details through the My Profilesection of the Verity website.
We reserve the right to amend this privacy statement. If we do so, we will post notice of the change on our website and you will be deemed to have accepted such changes.
This statement does not cover external websites that we link to from this site, we refer you third party websites that provide relevant and useful information for people living with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and related conditions.
Do we use 'Cookies' ?
'Cookies' are small pieces of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information from the browser. Essentially it takes the form of a small text file deposited on your computer's hard drive.
Verity uses cookies to ensure that you can interact with our web sites successfully, to identify you when you visit our website and to keep track of your browsing patterns. The use of cookies does not give us access to the rest of your computer and it does not collect personal details from your Internet Service Provider with the exception of recording your IP (internet protocol) address.
If you want to prevent our cookies being stored on your computer in future, you may do so by referring to your internet browser's instructions. You can do this by clicking on the "Help" menu. Please note however that if you disable our cookies you may not be able to access certain services or facilities on our sites and your use of our site may be restricted.
If you have any questions regarding any points of this privacy policy, you should email[email protected]