Important: By submitting personal data to us and/or by using our website you give your consent that all personal data that you submit may be processed by us in the manner and for the purposes described below.
1. Scope of privacy policy
1.1 Association for Nutrition is committed to the privacy and confidentiality of the information provided by its users. This Privacy Policy describes Association for Nutrition’s current policies and practices with regard to Personal Data collected by Association for Nutrition manually or through their database (www.associationfornutrition.org). The term “personal data” refers to personally identifiable information about you, such as your name, birth date, e-mail address or mailing address.
1.2 Please note that by submitting Personal Data manually or in electronic form to us and/or by using our website or donating to us you give your consent that all Personal Data on each occasion that you submit may be processed by, and/or shared within Association for Nutrition, in the manner and for the purposes described in this privacy Policy.
2. Notification of changes to privacy policy
2.1 We are continually improving and adding new functionality and features to this Web Site and improving and adding to our existing products, services and events. Because of these ongoing changes, changes in the law and the changing nature of technology, our data practices will change from time to time. If and when our data practices change, we will (as soon as practicable) post the changes on our Web Site to notify you of the changes. We encourage you to check this page frequently.
3. Collection of personal data including email addresses
3.1 We collect the information you give us when you use our website. You may use this website to receive information about us or about events, become a member or make a payment. When you register we ask for contact information such as your name, address, telephone and e-mail address.
The information you give us is either stored manually or electronically stored in our databases in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
4. Use of personal data
4.1 We process your Personal Data only for specific and limited purposes. We ask only for data that is adequate, relevant and not excessive for those purposes.
Some of the purposes for which we process your data include the following:
4.1.1 Administering your membership and contacting you regarding renewal;
4.1.2 Responding to your information requests;
4.1.3 Ensuring we know who our donors are; and
4.1.4 Sending you our newsletter and event notices.
5. Unsubscribe
5.1 You may withdraw your permission to collect, use and disclose your personal information at any time, subject to legal and contractual restrictions and reasonable notice.
6. Anonymous data collected through this website
6.1 In addition to the information we collect as described above, we may from time to time use technology to collect information about your use of our website. For example, we may use technology to track which pages of our website our visitors view. We also use technology to determine which Web browsers our visitors use. This technology does not identify you personally; it simply enables us to compile statistic about our visitors and their use of our website.
We use these types of data to improve the content and functionality of our website and our e-mail updates, to better understand our customers and visitors, and to improve the services we offer.
7. Cookies
7.1 In order to collect the anonymous data described above we may use cookies. Cookies are text files placed on your computer to store the above data. For more information about cookies visit:
www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org.
You can set your browser not to accept cookies and the above websites tell you how to remove cookies from your browser.
8. Disclosure of your personal data
8.1 We do not share, sell or distribute your Personal Data with unrelated third parties, except under these circumstances:
8.1.1 Personal Data may occasionally be transferred to third parties who act for us for further processing in accordance with the purposes for which the data was originally collected or for purposes to which you have subsequently consented. (I.e. to handle mailings on our behalf).
8.1.2 We may share or transfer the information in our databases to comply with a legal requirement, for the administration of justice, to protect your vital interests, to protect the security or integrity of our databases or this website, to take precautions against legal liability, or in the event of a corporate sale, reorganisation, dissolution or similar event.
Where possible, before disclosing Personal Data to a third party, we contractually require the third party to take adequate precautions to protect that data.
9. Data Integrity and Security
9.1 We strive to maintain the reliability, accuracy, completeness and currency of Personal Data in our databases and to protect the privacy and security of our databases. We keep your Personal Data only for as long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with any applicable legal or ethical reporting or document retention requirements.
Our servers and databases are protected by industry standard security technology, including encryption and password protection.
10. Data access and corrections
10.1 Upon receipt of your written request and enough information to permit us to identify your Personal Data, we will disclose (subject to exceptions where applicable legislation permits) to you the Personal Data we hold about you, for which we may make a small charge (where applicable legislation permits).
We will also correct, amend or delete any Personal Data that is inaccurate and notify any third party recipients of the necessary changes. No such charge will be levied for this.
Requests to delete Personal Data are subject to any applicable legal and regulatory requirements or document retention obligations imposed on us.
11. Links to other websites
11.1 Our website may contain hyperlinks to other websites which are not operated by us. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only and do not imply any endorsement of the activities of these third party websites or any association with their operators. We do not control these web sites and are not responsible for their data or privacy practices. We urge you to review any privacy policy posted on any link you visit before using the site or providing any Personal Data about yourself.
12. Governing Law
12.1 This privacy policy forms part of our Website Terms of Use and as such shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England. You agree to submit any dispute arising out of your use of this website to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.
13. Feedback
13.1 We welcome feedback about this Privacy Policy, If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or comments, please contact Chief Executive, Association for Nutrition, 28 Portland Place, London W1B 1LY, UK, email secretariat@associationfornutrition.org.