Privacy and Data Protection Policy

Introduction

This Web Site is a service of Down Syndrome Education International, a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (registration no. 1062823). For tax reasons, the charity's Internet services are operated by the Trust's wholly owned subsidiary company, DownsEd Limited. Both Down Syndrome Education Internationaland DownsEd Limited are registered with the United Kingdom Information Commissioner. Under English and European law, we must comply with the Principles of Data Protection that state that [1]:

"...anyone who processes personal information must comply with the eight principles, which make sure that personal information is:

  • fairly and lawfully processed;
  • processed for limited purposes;
  • adequate, relevant and not excessive;
  • accurate and up to date;
  • not kept for longer than is necessary;
  • processed in accordance with your rights;
  • secure;
  • not transferred to countries without adequate protection."

We are committed to respecting your rights to privacy and protecting any personal information that you provide to us from unauthorised access.

This Privacy Policy Statement explains the data processing practices of Down Syndrome Education InternationalWeb Sites. If you have any requests concerning your personal information or any queries with regard to these practices please e-mail privacy@downsed.org.

Information collected

We collect personal information from you through the use of enquiry and registration forms on our Web Sites and every time you e-mail us your details.

We also collect information automatically about your visit to our site. The information obtained in this way, which includes demographic data and browsing patterns, is only used in aggregate form.

Use of personal information

We process personal information collected via our Web Sites for the purposes of:

  • providing a personalised service
  • providing you with information about products and services we offer

If you do not wish to receive information about our products or services, or the products or services offered jointly with or on behalf of other organisations, please tick the appropriate box on the registration form.

We also use information in aggregate form (so that no individual user is identified):

  • to guide the future development of our Internet services
  • to provide information about general levels of use in applications for charitable grant funding or sponsorship of our Web Sites
  • to audit usage of our Web Sites.

Use of cookies

We use "cookies" to identify you when you visit our Web Sites. A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enables the server to collect information back from the browser. Our use of cookies also allows registered users to be presented with a personalised version of the site.

Disclosures

We will not disclose any information we keep about you to any third parties without your prior permission.

Internet-based transfers

Using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data on an international basis. Therefore, by browsing our Web Sites and communicating electronically with us you acknowledge and agree to our processing of personal data in this way.

Reference

  1. Principles of Data Protection. Information Commissioner. Available: http://www.ico.gov.uk/what_we_cover/data_protection/the_basics.aspx