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Privacy

Our privacy statement is this, ‘we respect your privacy’. We won’t give any of your information to anyone else, for any reason, ever. End of.

The BeThatChange website will contain cookies but that’s about making your experience more relevant to your needs. Equally, we’ll get in touch to tell you about the things you’re most interested in and passionate about but you’ll always be able to tell us if it gets too much or want to opt out. This is a collaboration as equals around a shared goal – our future – so we always want to have an open and honest dialogue.

Bottom line, we will always treat your information as we’d wish ours to be treated.

We are BETHATCHANGE("we", "us", "our") We take your privacy rights very seriously and this privacy policy ("Privacy Policy") explains in simple terms how certain information about you may be processed.

1 Your Data
"Your Data" means any information about you from which you may be personally identified including your name, address, email address and any other information from which you can be identified and which you may disclose to us on our website, or otherwise at any time.

2 When do we collect your data?
2.1 We collect Your Data from you when you:
2.1.1 sign up to participate in, support, or receive information about BETHATCHANGE, whether through our website, or by any other means
2.1.2 choose to post Your Data when using any blogs or forums through our website;
2.1.3 make a complaint or enquiry or provide other feedback to us; or
2.1.4 otherwise disclose Your Data to us through our website or otherwise at any time.

3 How do we use your DATA?
3.1 We use Your Data to:
3.1.1 publicise you as a participant on our website, but only where you have agreed to this;
3.1.2 monitor, develop, run and improve the website ;
3.1.3 process any requests from you to participate in, support, or receive information about BETHATCHANGE;
3.1.4 if you have ticked the relevant box on sign up, send you information by email about BETHATCHANGE and other climate change campaigns and information from time to time, including tips and ideas to help you meet your targets;
3.1.5 process and deal with any complaints or enquiries made by or about you; and
3.1.6 monitor and investigate any suspected breach by you (or otherwise relating to you) of this Privacy Policy or terms and conditions relating to the website or BETHATCHANGE.

4 Will we pass on Your Data to third parties?
4.1 We will never sell or pass on Your Data to third parties for marketing purposes. We only pass on Your Data to third parties as follows:
4.1.1 we may pass Your Data to our employees, agents, subcontractors, and partner organisations to help administer BETHATCHANGE and provide relevant information to you;
4.1.2 in some cases we may use a technical partner to conduct some processing of Your Data on our behalf, but this is always subject to strict contractual control and in compliance with UK data protection legislation;
4.1.3 in exceptional circumstances we may need to disclose Your Data to the police, regulatory bodies or legal advisers in connection with any alleged criminal offence or suspected breach by you (or otherwise relating to you) of this Privacy Policy or any terms and conditions or pursuant to a court order.
4.2 In addition, some general statistical information about our user base may be passed on to reputable third parties for research purposes but these details will never include information personally identifying you.
4.3 Remember that if you are using a blog or forum on our website, any information about you which you choose to post will be available for others to see and we can't control how they may use it. Please therefore exercise real caution and think carefully before posting any personal information. Likewise, we require that you don't post any personal information about other people without first obtaining their express consent to do so.

5 Data Security, LINKS and international transfers
5.1 We will take all reasonable steps to protect Your Data. All the Data collected by us is stored on a secure server. The secure server software encrypts all information you input before it is sent to us.
5.2 Please act with caution when using blogs and forums as set out in 4.3 above.
5.3 Please be aware that our website may link to other web sites which may be accessed by you. We are not responsible for the privacy policies, content or security of those linked web sites.

6 Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. We use cookies to allow us to understand who has seen which pages, to determine how frequently particular pages are visited and to determine the most popular areas of out website. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, though you do not have to. We do not control the use of cookies by third parties. If you wish to disable cookies then you can do so by readjusting your browser settings although please note that by disabling cookies you may not be able to use all features of the website. For more information on cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information provided by the Interactive Advertising Bureau at www.allaboutcookies.org.

7 Contact us about privacy
7.1 If you have any comments or queries or complaints in connection with our Privacy Policy, would like to access Your Data or need to send us updated or corrected information, please contact us by email at info@bethatchange,com or write to us at 15 York Gardens, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4LL
7.2 More information about data protection and your rights of privacy can be obtained from the Information Commissioner's Office at www.ico.gov.uk

8. Access to your personal information
8.1 You have the right under the Data Protection Act 1998, to request details from us of personal information which we hold about you.
8.2 You can make such a request by email or by post using the above contact information.
8.3 We will take steps to confirm your identity before releasing any information to you.
8.4 We have the right to charge a small fee for complying with your request.
8.5 We will respond to your request within 40 days, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

9. Acceptance
9.1 By using our sites, you consent to the collection and use of information by BETHATCHANGE in accordance with our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this Policy, please do not use our Website.

10. Privacy Policy and Minors
10.1 The protection of children is very important to us. If you are under 18, please do not provide us with any personal information.
10.2 Children should always ask a parent or guardian for permission before sending personal information to anyone online.

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 14th September 2009.