Privacy Policy

We hope that the Volunteer Centre Tameside website provides helpful information about volunteering, our work and our services to other organisations. With many visitors to our website in the last few years, we would like you to know that Volunteer Centre Tameside is committed to safeguarding your privacy online.

The following policy statement explains how your personal information will be treated when you access this website. The policy may change, so please check this page periodically.

What data is being collected and how does Volunteer Centre Tameside use this information?

Volunteer Centre Tameside does not capture or store personally identifying information (such as your email address, name, title, or postal address) without your knowledge when you visit our site. You are always able to choose to provide such information to us. The Volunteer Centre Tameside website uses cookies only to remember your personal choice on the site (i.e. - whether you prefer the normal or text-only version of the site). Cookies are not used for any other purpose by this site. We monitor IP addresses (the domain from which you access the internet) and when the site was visited. This information is collected automatically. It is not linked to any personal data, so browsing is anonymous. We use this information to assess when and how often our site is visited.

Personally identifying information can only be collected on our website if you choose to provide it. This information may be in the form of the online application form or by sending us an email. The information you supply will be used for the purpose specifically designated (for example, responding to your request for information, processing your application, etc) and in accordance with Volunteer Centre Tameside's data protection policy and the UK Data Protection Act 1998. We may use your details to contact you with current and future information about our work, events and activities, or any other features of Volunteer Centre Tameside described on the website. However, you will always have the opportunity to opt out of receiving further information; see the Opt-out section below. For full details of Volunteer Centre Tameside's data protection policy, please contact Irene Platt, Development Worker, responsible for Data Protection or email: office@tamesidevb.org.uk

Who is collecting your information?

When you are on the Volunteer Centre Tameside's website and are required to submit personal information, you are sharing that information with Volunteer Centre Tameside alone, unless otherwise stated.

With whom does Volunteer Centre Tameside share your information?

Except as may be required by law, Volunteer Centre Tameside does not pass your personal data to outside organisations and/or individuals without your express consent. Our supporters are often happy to hear from like-minded organisations with which Volunteer Centre Tameside occasionally shares or exchanges data, but you will always have the chance to opt out. Volunteer Centre Tameside will ensure any data that is used in this way cannot be transferred without Volunteer Centre Tameside's consent.

Opt out or change your personally-identifiable information

Volunteer Centre Tameside's website gives users the opportunity to opt out of receiving more communications from us at the point where we request information from you. This is usually done with a tick box.

You are entitled to know about the personal information Volunteer Centre Tameside holds about you and you also have the right to have your data updated, corrected or deleted. Maintaining accurate and up-to-date information about our enquirers and/or supporters is important to Volunteer Centre Tameside. Please address all your requests and/or queries about our Data Protection Policy to: Irene Platt, Development Worker, Volunteer Centre Tameside, 95-97 Penny Meadow, Ashton-u-Lyne, Lancs, OL6 6EP: (+44) 0161 339 2345; email: office@tamesidevb.org.uk or read Volunteer Centre Tameside's Data Protection Policy Statement.

Security

Volunteer Centre Tameside does not have a secure, encrypted site and so you will always have the option to register by ordinary mail or to telephone the office to make an appointment to discuss volunteering opportunities in person. We do not ask for any financial information online, organisations or individuals wishing to join or make a donation to Volunteer Centre Tameside are asked to forward such donations or to request a membership application form by ordinary mail.

Data Protection Policy Statement.

Volunteer Centre Tameside is committed to meeting its obligations under the Data Protection Act of 1998. Volunteer Centre Tameside will strive to observe the law in all collection and processing of subject data and will meet any subject access request in compliance with the law. Volunteer Centre Tameside will only use data in ways relevant to carrying out its legitimate purposes and functions as a charity in a way that is not prejudicial to the interests of individuals. Volunteer Centre Tameside will take due care in the collection and storage of any sensitive data. Volunteer Centre Tameside staff will do their utmost to keep all data accurate, timely and secure.

All Volunteer Centre Tameside staff, whether permanent or temporary, and voluntary workers, must be aware of the requirements of the Data Protection Act when they collect or handle data about an individual. Volunteer Centre Tameside staff must not disclose data except where there is subject consent, or legal requirement. Data sent to outside agencies must always be protected by a written contract. All collection and processing must be done in good faith.

Volunteer Centre Tameside will keep records of all complaints by data subjects and the follow up. It will also keep a record of all data access requests. There will be a repository of all Volunteer Centre Tameside statements of Data Protection Law compliance and information about any contacts made with the Data Protection Registrar. This information will be available to staff and data subjects on request.

Volunteer Centre Tameside will inform subjects of any processing, disclosure or overseas transfer that does not fall within Volunteer Centre Tameside's purpose in a way that any individual supplying could be expected to understand. Volunteer Centre Tameside will keep registration (now called notification) up to date.

Principles of data protection outlined in the Data Protection Act:

Anyone processing personal data must comply with the eight enforceable principles of good practice. They say that data must be:

• Fairly and lawfully processed
• Processed for limited purposes
• Adequate, relevant and not excessive
• Accurate
• Not kept longer than necessary
• Processed in accordance with the data subjects rights
• Secure
• Not transferred to countries without adequate protection