Privacy Statement
This privacy statement sets out how the National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers (hereafter National Federation) uses and protects any information that you give the National Federation when you use this website.
The National Federation 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, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. The National Federation 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.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
✓ Name and contact information including email address (when you provide this to us)
✓ Other information that you choose to impart to us
When we collect this information
We may collect personal information when you:
- visit this website
- join a National Federation Group
- take part in an National Federation event
- attend a meeting with us and provide us with information
- contact us in any way including online, email, phone, SMS, social media or post
- open an email sent from this website
Why we gather information
Where we gather information we do so to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
✓ Internal record keeping
✓ We may use the information to improve our products and services
✓ For legitimate contact purposes in connection with our work
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics to help analyse how users use the site. The tool uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer, to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including IP address) is transmitted to Google. This information is then used to evaluate visitors’ use of the web site and to compile statistical reports on web site activity for The National Federation.
We will never (and will not allow any third party to) use the statistical analytics tool to track or to collect any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of visitors to our site. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Neither we nor Google will link, or seek to link, an IP address with the identity of a computer user. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any PII from any source, unless you explicitly submit that information via a fill-in form on our website.
Please see this page for more information:https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed only our website’s records . Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. A cookie is a piece of data from a website that is stored within a web browser that the website can retrieve at a later time. Cookies are used to tell the server that users have returned to a particular website. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
You may choose to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically default to accept them, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. If you reject cookies by changing your browser settings then be aware that this may disable some of the functionality on our website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. 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.
Controlling your personal information
We will not sell, distribute or lease your contact information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.