DATA PRIVACY POLICY
This policy explains when and why we collect personal information and how we use it and keep it secure and your rights in relation to it.
APG WorldConnect uses and protects any information that you give us when you contact us and when you register to attend our events.
We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and, where applicable, in line with European GDPR legislation as well as other applicable data legislation in other countries. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
We reserve the right to amend this policy from time to time without prior notice. You are advised to check our website from time to time for any amendments.
WHAT WE COLLECT
We collect information to enable us to provide information to you about APG WorldConnect and to register you for our events. The information we need for this purpose is personal data and may include your name, job title, address (es), email address (es), telephone contact numbers, financial information and photographs of you.
HOW WE COLLECT THIS INFORMATION
We collect this information in a variety of ways. For example, you may provide this information on a registration form, via email, visiting our website, or over the telephone or by letter.
WHAT WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE GATHER
We require this information for the purposes of administering you attendance to our events and providing you with applicable information.
HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personal data from loss, misuse or unauthorized alteration or destruction. For any payments which we take from you we will use a recognized online secure payment system.
Information gathered from our website contact form is held on the secure servers of Weebly, our website hosting company, who is responsible for the secure storage of your data and whose privacy policy is available at https://www.weebly.com/uk/privacy. By choosing the opt in option on the website contact form, you are agreeing for us to hold your data and use it for marketing purposes.
WHO ELSE HAS ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE US?
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal data to third parties unless we have your prior consent (which you can withhold) or are required by law to do so except:
We may pass your personal data to third parties who are service providers, agents and subcontractors to us for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf for example print publications. We do this for the purposes of our legitimate interests in the operation of our events. We only disclose the information that is necessary for the third party to deliver the service and we will have a contract in place that requires them to keep your information secure
HOW LONG WILL WE RETAIN YOUR INFORMATION
We will hold your data on our systems until the end of the event and for as long afterwards as is necessary to comply with our legal obligations. We will securely destroy all financial information once we have used it and no longer need it.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze 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.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
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.
YOUR RIGHTS
If any of the information we hold about you is inaccurate or you have any concerns or complaints about the way in which your personal data has been handled, you can write to us at the contact information provided within this website.
Last updated: August 2019
This policy explains when and why we collect personal information and how we use it and keep it secure and your rights in relation to it.
APG WorldConnect uses and protects any information that you give us when you contact us and when you register to attend our events.
We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and, where applicable, in line with European GDPR legislation as well as other applicable data legislation in other countries. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
We reserve the right to amend this policy from time to time without prior notice. You are advised to check our website from time to time for any amendments.
WHAT WE COLLECT
We collect information to enable us to provide information to you about APG WorldConnect and to register you for our events. The information we need for this purpose is personal data and may include your name, job title, address (es), email address (es), telephone contact numbers, financial information and photographs of you.
HOW WE COLLECT THIS INFORMATION
We collect this information in a variety of ways. For example, you may provide this information on a registration form, via email, visiting our website, or over the telephone or by letter.
WHAT WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION WE GATHER
We require this information for the purposes of administering you attendance to our events and providing you with applicable information.
HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have implemented generally accepted standards of technology and operational security in order to protect personal data from loss, misuse or unauthorized alteration or destruction. For any payments which we take from you we will use a recognized online secure payment system.
Information gathered from our website contact form is held on the secure servers of Weebly, our website hosting company, who is responsible for the secure storage of your data and whose privacy policy is available at https://www.weebly.com/uk/privacy. By choosing the opt in option on the website contact form, you are agreeing for us to hold your data and use it for marketing purposes.
WHO ELSE HAS ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE US?
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal data to third parties unless we have your prior consent (which you can withhold) or are required by law to do so except:
We may pass your personal data to third parties who are service providers, agents and subcontractors to us for the purposes of completing tasks and providing services to you on our behalf for example print publications. We do this for the purposes of our legitimate interests in the operation of our events. We only disclose the information that is necessary for the third party to deliver the service and we will have a contract in place that requires them to keep your information secure
HOW LONG WILL WE RETAIN YOUR INFORMATION
We will hold your data on our systems until the end of the event and for as long afterwards as is necessary to comply with our legal obligations. We will securely destroy all financial information once we have used it and no longer need it.
HOW WE USE COOKIES
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze 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.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
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.
YOUR RIGHTS
- You have rights under the GDPR:
- to access your personal data;
- to be provided with information about how your personal data is processed;
- to have your personal data corrected;
- to have your personal data erased in certain circumstances;
- to object or restrict how your personal data is processed;
- to have your data transferred to yourself or to another business in certain circumstances; and
- you have the right to lodge a complaint with the information Commissioner’s Office who may be contacted at www.ico.org.uk.
If any of the information we hold about you is inaccurate or you have any concerns or complaints about the way in which your personal data has been handled, you can write to us at the contact information provided within this website.
Last updated: August 2019