Privacy and Acceptable Use Policy

How is your data collected and used?

Contact information will only be used for the purpose of sending you periodic emails, newsletters, and reminders of meetings, events or membership. You may opt out of receiving this at any time by emailing friends.dhp@gmail.com with STOP in the subject line. Personal data is held in the MemberMojo database, This is secure and UK-GDPR compliant. Members can access their own personal data online by logging into MemberMojo. It is the responsibility of each individual member to ensure their own personal data is accurate and up to date. We cannot be held responsible for errors in the accuracy of any data provided by the member.Your data is accessible only by you via a password or e-mail link, or on password protected computers of the secretary/administrative team.

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties.Your personal information will never be disclosed to other parties without your express permission.

For your security and to prevent spam, recommend that you do not complete the box asking for your name and email address when you submit comments on blog posts, but it is recommended that you add your first name or nickname to your post to aid discussion. Please also see the Privacy Notice of the service provider for this WordPress website.

Data – your rights

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of data stored in text files that are saved on your computer, smartphone or other devices when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to remember you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a “session cookie”) or for multiple repeat visits (using a “persistent cookie”). A guide to understanding and managing cookies can be found here https://internetcookies.com.

Session cookies are temporary cookies that are used during the course of your visit to the website, and they expire when you close the web browser. Persistent cookies are used to remember your preferences within our Website and remain on your desktop or mobile device even after you close your browser or restart your computer. They ensure a consistent and efficient experience for you while visiting the website.

Cookies may be set by the Website (“first-party cookies”), or by third parties, such as those who serve content or analytics services on the Website (“third party cookies”). These third parties can recognize you when you visit our website and also when you visit certain other websites.

This site uses cookies that are necessary to offer you the best possible experience when accessing and navigating through our Website and using its features. If you don’t like the idea of cookies or certain types of cookies, you can change your browser’s settings to delete cookies that have already been set and to not accept new cookies. To learn more about how to do this, visit the Internet Cookies site. However, please note that if you delete cookies or do not accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features the Website and Services offers. Please see the Cookies Policy of the service provider for this WordPress website.

Comments – acceptable use

We welcome your contribution to discussion by submitting comments on blog posts. We want to share the views of our community. We simply ask that you are polite and respectful of others’ views.

  • Comments deemed to be spam or solely promotional in nature will be deleted.
  • Comments including a link to relevant content on other websites is permitted, but this material should be directly relevant to the post topic. We are not responsible for the content of other sites.
  • Comments including profanity will be deleted.
  • Comments containing language or concepts that could be deemed offensive will be deleted. This may include abusive, threatening, pornographic, offensive, misleading or libelous language.
  • Comments that are considered to harass or directly attack an individual will be deleted.
  • We reserve the right to redact, edit or delete any comments submitted to the blog without notice.

Changes and amendments

We reserve the right to modify this Policy or its terms related to the Website and Services at any time at our discretion. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page. We may also provide notice to you in other ways at our discretion, such as through the contact information you have provided. An updated version of this Policy will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Policy unless otherwise specified. Your continued use of the Website and Services after the effective date of the revised Policy (or such other act specified at that time) will constitute your consent to those changes.

Contacting us

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding our policy, we encourage you to contact us by email to friends.dhp@gmail.com

Your consent

By using our website, you consent to our privacy policy.

This document was last updated on 5 May 2023