Privacy
Policy
At African Community Involvement Association (ACIA)
we are committed to protecting your privacy. This
statement is made in the light of the requirements
of the Data Protection Act 1998 in order to alert
valued contacts to ACIA’s data processing
practices which will govern the processing of your
data. If you have any queries about this statement
please contact the Data Protection Supervisor at
the Legal Services Department, Justin Plaza 3, Viceroy
Suite 1 341 London Rd Mitcham Surrey CR4 4BE or
email info@acia-uk.org
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 and credit/debit card details.
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. We may need to share your information
with our service providers, associated organisations
and agents for these purposes.
We
may share your information with other organisations
who are supportive of our aims and objectives. When
you provide your details you will be asked if you
do not want this to happen. You can change your
mind at any time by contacting us at the postal
or email address above.
Do
we use 'Cookies' ?
'Cookies'
are small pieces of information sent by an organisation
to your computer and stored on your hard drive to
allow that organisation to recognise the user when
you next visit. We do not currently make use of
them.
How
do we protect personal information?
We
use a secure server when you make a donation 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.
Will
we disclose the information we collect to outside
parties?
As
indicated above, we may pass your information to
our service providers, agents and associated organisations,
and, if you have consented, to other organisations
who may share our objectives.
We
may also need to disclose your information if required
to do so by law.
Your
consent
By
providing us with your personal data, including
sensitive personal data such as on your health,
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.
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.
