People & Planet is committed to protecting your online privacy. This document sets out how we use personal data on this website and how we safeguard your privacy. We may update this document from time to time.
What information do we collect about you?
When you register at peopleandplanet.org
We will ask you for your name, address, phone number, school/college/university, occupation, email address and campaigning groups you’re involved with.Data collected through other activities
We collect other information as is necessary for activities that you do with us, such as booking for or attending an event that we have organised, or taking part in an online action.Financial information
If you have supported us financially (thanks!) then we will have information about those transactions. This may include your bank account details. Credit/debit card details that you supply to make a payment/donation to People & Planet are processed by Secure Trading Ltd. and are never accessible by People & Planet.Automatically collected data
We also collect broad traffic and usage data so that we can see which pages on the site are most popular. This data helps us make peopleandplanet.org a better website.
How your personal information is used
- Your information is used to communicate with you, as well as to help us to monitor and understand our network better.
- If you have opted in to any of our mailing lists (eg. e-active or e-supporter) each email will include contact and unsubscribe details.
Who sees your personal information?
- All People & Planet staff are given training in the Data Protection Act before being given access to personal information.
- We will only disclose your personally identifiable information to third parties with your permission, or if we are legally required to do so.
Security and transfer of information to other countries
- We are committed to keeping your personal information secure and will use our best efforts to do so.
- Your information is stored securely in our database.
- When your information is transmitted across the Internet, it is strongly encrypted.
- No information from our database will leave the UK.
Cookies and IP addresses
- Cookies are files that your web browser places on the hard drive of your computer when you visit a website.
- We use cookies to help us keep track of your visit to the website. This helps us to make your visit to peopleandplanet.org better and more personalised.
- We do not store any personally identifiable information in cookies.
- We collect Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. These are numbers that enable two computers to communicate with each other over the Internet.
- We use IP addresses for the system administration of our website and to gather broad demographic information, such as how many visitors peopleandplanet.org has had from various locations.
External websites
- Our website has many links to other websites, including those of our affiliates and partners.
- These other websites are governed by their own privacy policies and information collection practices, which may be substantially different from ours.
- We encourage visitors to other websites to review the privacy policies and information collection practices of those websites.
Other ways of ensuring your privacy
- You can correct any incorrect information that we hold about you online.
- You have a right to see any personally identifiable information that we hold about you. We will provide you with an electronic copy of this information on request (see below for contact details). Should you wish to receive a paper copy, you will need to send us a stamped addressed envelope.
- We will remove all your personally identifiable data from our database if you ask us to, as long as there are no legal requirements that we keep it.
- You can ask for a copy of our Data Protection and Freedom of Information Policy by sending us a stamped addressed envelope, or by emailing us at the address below.
Contacting People & Planet
If you have any questions, concerns or comments regarding peopleandplanet.org, please contact:
IT Officer,
People & Planet,
51, Union Street,
Oxford.
OX4 1JP
This statement is effective as of 19 February 2007.