Privacy Policy and Data Protection
Personal Data is any data that identifies you.
We will deal with your personal data in compliance with the current UK data protection legislation. Please note this applies only to dec.org.uk not to other companies' or organisations' websites to which we link.
The use of information will remain under the control of Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) at all times.
We only send email and text messages to you about new appeals which we consider may be of interest to you only if you have given us permission to do so.
DEC's - Privacy Policy
Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. We use the information we collect about you to help us understand more about how our site is used and to be able to send you communications about DEC, and its appeals that may be of interest to you, either electronically or otherwise. The 'personal data' is information that enables us to identify you, such as your email address, name, title, and address.
Please read the following policy to understand how your personal data will be treated. This policy may change from time to time so please check back periodically.
This policy will let you know:
- How does DEC use my information?
DEC uses the information we collect about you to help us with understanding more about how our site is used and to be able to send you communications that may be of interest to you, either electronically or otherwise. - What personally identifiable information does DEC collect from me?
Like many websites, DEC uses cookies in order to provide you with a more personalised web service. A cookie is a text-only string of information that we pass to your computer's hard disk through your web-browser so that the website can remember who you are. Cookies cannot be used by themselves to identify you. A cookie will typically contain the name of the domain from which the cookie has come, the "lifetime" of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number. For more information about cookies, please see www.allaboutcookies.org.
We use two types of cookies on our website:- cookies that remain in the cookies file of your browser until you leave the site; and
- persistent cookies, which remain in the cookies file of your browser for longer (although how long will depend on the lifetime of the specific cookie). These cookies are used to store state information between visits to a site.
For instructions on how to stop cookies being installed on your browser, please see http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies - Who is collecting your information?
When you are on the DEC website and are asked for personal data, you are sharing that information with DEC alone unless stated otherwise. For example, when you are using our secure online donation pages you are going through to a partner company, and it is clear on the donation page when you are going through to the partner company. - With whom does DEC share your information?
As a general rule, DEC will not disclose any of your personal data, except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it. When you are using our secure online donation pages you are going through to a partner company and the information you give such as your credit card number and contact information is provided so that the transaction can take place - What are my choices regarding, collection, use and distribution of my information?
If you indicated that you are interested in receiving regular information about DEC's work or emergency appeals we will send you communications either electronically or otherwise. In addition, we may send you direct mail that we feel may be of interest to you. DEC does not sell or rent user information to anyone. - What is DEC's policy on allowing me to update, correct, or delete my personally identifiable information?
The accuracy of your personal data is important to DEC. We are working on ways to make it easier for you to review and correct the information that DEC maintains about you. In the meantime, if you change email address or any of the other information we hold is inaccurate or out of date, or you wish to delete your personal data please email us at dataprotection@dec.org.uk, or write to The Data Controller, Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), 43 Chalton Street, London NW1 1DU with the details. - How does DEC protect my personal identifiable information?
DEC is committed to taking reasonable steps to protect the personal data that you provide to us. - What security precautions are in place to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of my information?
When you give DEC personal data that information may be stored and processed outside of the UK and we take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal data, DEC cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems. - Access to your information
You may request a copy of your personal data retained by DEC. Please email dataprotection@dec.org.uk or write to the Data Controller,43 Chalton Street, London NW1 1DU - Notification of change of Privacy Policy
Any changes to this policy will be notified by a new date at the bottom of this page together with the previous date change in brackets for a period of one month.
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