Privacy & cookies
This Privacy Policy applies between you, the user of this website and the History of Education Society (HES), the owner and provider of this website. It explains what personal information we collect and how we use it.
If you have any comments or questions about this, feel free to contact us at [email protected]
- Personal data that we process
|
Purpose |
Data (key elements) |
Basis |
|
Enquiring about our organisation and its work |
Name, email, message |
Legitimate interests – it is necessary for us to read and store your message so that we can respond in the way that you would expect. |
|
Subscribing to email updates about our work |
Name, email |
Consent – you have given your active consent. |
|
Website functionality |
Website activity collected through cookies |
Legitimate interests – it is necessary for us to store a small amount of information, usually through cookies, to deliver functionality that you would expect. |
- How we use your data
We will only use your data in a manner that is appropriate considering the basis on which that data was collected, as set out in the table at the top of this policy.
For example, we may use your personal information to:
- reply to enquiries you send to us;
- where you have specifically agreed to this, send you marketing communications by email relating to our work which we think may be of interest to you.
- When we share your data
We will only pass your data to third parties in the following circumstances:
- you have provided your explicit consent for us to pass data to a named third party;
- we are using a third party purely for the purposes of processing data on our behalf and we have in place a data processing agreement with that third party that fulfils our legal obligations in relation to the use of third party data processors; or
- we are required by law to share your data.
- How long we keep your data
We only ever ask for the minimum amount of data for the associated purpose and delete that data promptly once it is no longer required.
- Rights you have over your data
You have a range of rights over your data, which include the following:
- Where data processing is based on consent, you may revoke this consent at any time and we will make it as easy as possible for you to do this.
- You have the right to ask for rectification and/or deletion of your information.
- You have the right of access to your information.
- You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner if you feel your rights have been infringed.
A full summary of your legal rights over your data can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website here: https://ico.org.uk/
If you would like to access the rights listed above, or any other legal rights you have over your data under current legislation, please get in touch with us.
- Cookies & usage tracking
A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is downloaded on to your computer when you visit a website.
We use cookies that help us collect anonymous information about how people use our website. We use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website usage by means of cookies, which are stored on users’ computers. The information collected by Google Analytics about usage of our website is not personally identifiable. The data is collected anonymously, stored by Google and used by us to create reports about website usage. Google’s privacy policy is available at http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.
- Modifications
We may modify this Privacy Policy from time to time and will publish the most current version on our website. If a modification meaningfully reduces your rights, we’ll notify people whose personal data we hold and is affected.
You may contact HES by email at [email protected].
19 November 2018