Privacy & Cookies
Privacy & Cookies
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This privacy policy sets out how Wirral Sub Aqua Club uses and protects any information that you give Wirral Sub Aqua Club when using this web site.
Wirral Sub Aqua club is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Wirral Sub Aqua club may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1st February 2018.
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What we collect:
We may collect the following information:
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name and job title
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contact information including email address
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demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
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other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
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What we do with information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
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Internal record keeping.
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We may use the information to improve our products and services.
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We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
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From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
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Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
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How we use cookies
What is a cookie?
A cookie is usually a small piece of data sent from a website and stored in a user’s web browser while a user is browsing a website. When the user browses the same website in the future, the data stored in the cookie can be retrieved by the website to notify the website of the user’s previous activity. Cookies also help analyse web traffic, allow web applications to respond to you as an individual and help website owners improve websites by monitoring how visitors use their site. Websites can also be tailored your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
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How do we use cookies?
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
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Third party cookies
Usage data is collected on our behalf by Google and stored in their cookie. The information about how users more around our site is then available to us via a private log-in to Google.
Please note that our website may on some pages use content embedded from other websites, e.g. YouTube, Twitter, Facebook. These other websites may choose to embed cookies and you should consult the help pages of those websites for more information about how these cookies are used.
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How to delete cookies or control them
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer – the Help function within your browser should tell you how. You could alternatively visit www.aboutcookies.org which has instructions for a wide variety of browsers. In the case of mobile phones you will need to refer to your device’s manual or browser Help section. However, you should be aware that denying the use of cookies may prevent many websites (including this one) from working properly.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
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Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information. Please contact us if you do not wish for us to store your information. ​
If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us via our contact page.
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.
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You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please contact us.
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If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.