British ORT

Privacy Policy

Our commitment to your privacy

Your privacy is important to us and the operations and activities of British ORT, including this web site and the use and storage of information, are governed by UK data protection legislation. This privacy policy sets out how and why we collect information and what it will and will not be used for. Any changes to this policy will be posted on the web site.

On certain pages of this web site you may be asked to submit your details to us. Such details as you do supply are taken to have been supplied voluntarily in accordance with our privacy policy and for the purposes stated below. Otherwise, the British ORT web site does not store or capture any personal information, other than logging the user's IP address and session information, such as duration of visit and the type of browser used. This is automatically recognised by the Web Server, and is only used for system administration and to provide statistics that help us understand how the web site is used.

We will use any data that you provide to us only for the following purposes:

* to enable British ORT to carry out its objectives as a registered charity and its administrative functions;
* to enable British ORT to operate this site;
* to provide you with information about British ORT of the type you have requested by email or by other means; and
* to assess and evaluate the use that is being made of this web site.

We do not share any information with third parties except to the extent necessary to process donations or other financial transactions in a secure and confidential manner or to send you information about British ORT of the type you have requested. Such information is never sold, rented, loaned, traded or leased to any third party.

You can register with our web site if you would like to receive news about British ORT including email updates. Information you submit on our web site will not be used for this purpose without your agreement. We never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.

Should you wish to correct the information supplied to us or if you have any questions about our privacy policy, please telephone the British ORT office on +44 20 7446 8520 or e-mail info@britishort.org

Our commitment to Data Security

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

The personal information which we hold will be held securely in accordance with our internal security policy.

We will never collect sensitive information about you without your explicit consent.