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Privacy Policy
YORK & NORTH YORKSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ASSURED PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMME - ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY
York & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce (YNYCC) operates this website (www.ynyccsupport.com). The website provides information about the YNYCC Support from Assured Professionals Programme (the Programme) which is a support programme aimed at assisting small and medium sized businesses in the areas of upland and coastal North Yorkshire to assess their requirements in respect of legislation which may affect them.
We regard the privacy of users of this website as very important. We have created this Privacy Policy to explain to you what information we may collect from you and the purposes for which such information may be used.
YNYCC is a non-profit private business organization serving the needs of businesses throughout the City of York and North Yorkshire. Its address is Arabesque House, Monks Cross Drive, Huntington, York YO32 9WU. We are a data controller under the United Kingdom's Data Protection Act 1998 in respect of any processing of personal data which you may provide to us. In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 we have notified the Office of the Information Commissioner of our data processing activities: our registration number is [number - please insert once you have the notification number].
By submitting personal information about you to us you consent to our collection and use of the information as set out in this Privacy Policy.
1. INFORMATION COLLECTED
We collect information from visitors to this website through the use of on-line forms and whenever you email us. The information we collect includes contact details of firms and individuals who register as users of this website (such as name, address and/or e-mail address) and of those who make on-line bookings to attend events run as part of the Programme.
2. USE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED
We process personal information collected via this website to take and administer bookings for events run as part of the Programme, to deal with enquiries and requests and to provide registered users with information about the Programme, including newsletters. We do not retain information about non-registered users who use our on-line events booking facility except insofar and as long as is necessary to administer any such booking made by them.
3. DISCLOSURE OF DATA
3.1 YNYCC Members
The information from our member database is made available to other members of YNYCC for use by them for marketing and other purposes related to their businesses, for the purpose of identifying potential trading partners and for matters which may be of relevance to other YNYCC members. Information from our member database may also be made available to other third parties for the purpose of providing services to members on behalf of the YNCC or identifying potential trading partners. It is possible that YNYCC members may be contacted by other members of YNYCC and other recipients of such database information.
3.2 Registered Users of this Website
The database of registered users of this website may also be supplied to providers of professional services identified by YNYCC for the purposes of the Programme.
3.3 Non-registered users of this Website
We do not make available information to third parties about any non-registered users of this website except as may be necessary in relation to a booking made by them in respect of an event run as part of the Programme.
3.4 Other disclosures
We may also disclose personal information collected by us to third parties to prevent fraud or crime or where we are required to disclose the information to comply with a regulatory or legal process. We may also disclose personal information where we believe that such disclosure is needed to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing damage to, or injuring or interfering with the rights and/or property of YNYCC, its members, users of this website or anyone else that may suffer harm as a result of such activities.
We do not sell or lease personal information about members of YNYCC or visitors to this website to any third parties.
4. OPT-OUT
You may opt-out of receiving information mailings from us at any time. If at any time in the future you wish to cease receiving information from us just send an e-mail to annie.christie@ynycc.com stating your wish to be removed from the mailing list.
5. YOUR RIGHT TO ACCESS INFORMATION WE HOLD ABOUT YOU
By law individuals have a right to access the personal information we hold about them. To obtain a copy of the personal information we hold about you please write to Annie Christie, Policy & Operations Manager at YNYCC, Arabesque House, Monks Cross Drive, Huntington, York YO32 9WU together with a cheque or postal order payable to YNYCC for £10 to cover our administration costs. As soon as we are satisfied as to your identity we will send you, within 40 days of receipt of your written request and the fee, a copy of all the personal information we hold about you which we are legally required to disclose. Please contact the Policy & Operations Manager - Annie Christie at the same address if you have any reason to believe the data we hold on you is inaccurate.
6. SECURITY
In accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 we keep secure records which contain personal information about individuals. Although we employ appropriate encryption techniques for transmission of personal information, the Internet is global and no data transmitted via the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure during transmission. Therefore, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us before we receive it. Please note that in accordance with our security procedures we may also request proof of your identity before disclosing certain information to you.
Registered users of this Website are reminded that it is their responsibility to protect their password and that they must not share with or disclose to any third party their password.
7. USE OF COOKIES
Cookies are small pieces of information sent by a web server (such as that used to run this website) to an individual's computer which are then stored on that computer's hard drive. Cookies are used by us to identify when a user visits this website and to keep track of your browsing patterns. These cookies are restricted for use only on this website and are not used to transfer any personal information to any third party which is not directly connected with the operation of this website. Most browsers allow you to prevent cookies being stored on your computer. If you want to know how to do this please look at the help menu on your browser. Please note that doing so may restrict your use of this website.
8. LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
This website contains links to other websites which are outside our control and are not covered by this Privacy Policy. If you access other websites using the links provided, the operators of those websites may collect information from you which will be used in accordance with their respective Privacy Policies which you should read. We are not liable for the practices of such third party website operators in respect of personal information.
9. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time by placing an updated version on this page. You should regularly review this Privacy Policy so you are always aware of the information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may share it with third parties.
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