Last updated: March 27th 2022
Welcome, and thank you for your interest in Friends of Wood Recyclability SCIO (“Friends of WoodRecyclability”, “we,” or “us”), our web site at https://fowr.org.uk/ (the “Site”), all related web pages, and other services provided by us and on which a link to this Privacy Policy is displayed, and all other communications with individuals though written or oral means, such as email or phone (collectively, together with the Site, our “Service”).
This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) describes the information that we gather on or through the Service, how we use and disclose such information, and the steps we take to protect such information. By visiting the Site, or by purchasing or using the Service, you accept the privacy practices described in this Policy.
2. THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT ON THE SERVICE
We collect different types of information from or through the Service. The information that we collect is further explained in the section “How We Use the Information We Collect” of this Policy. We may also process data upon your consent, asking for it as appropriate.
2.1 USER-PROVIDED INFORMATION.
When you use the Service, you may provide, and we may collect Personal Data.
Examples of Personal Data include name, email address, mailing address & phone number. Personal Data also includes other information, such as geographic area or preferences, when any such information is linked to information that identifies a specific individual. You may provide us with Personal Data in various ways on the Service.
2.2 “AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED" INFORMATION.
When a User uses the Service, we may automatically record certain information from the User’s device by using various types of technology, including cookies, “clear gifs" or “web beacons.” This “automatically collected" information may include IP address or other device address or ID, web browser and/or device type, the web pages or sites visited just before or just after using the Service, the pages or other content the User views or interacts with on the Service, and the dates and times of the visit, access, or use of the Service. We also may use these technologies to collect information regarding a User’s interaction with email messages, such as whether the User opens, clicks on, or forwards a message. This information is gathered from all Users.
3. HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We use the information that we collect in a variety of ways in providing the Service and operating our business, including the following:
3.1 OPERATIONS
We use the information to operate, maintain, enhance and provide all features of the Service, to provide the services and information that you request, to respond to comments and questions and to provide support to users of the Service.
3.2 IMPROVEMENTS
We use the information to understand and analyse the usage trends and preferences of our User, to improve the Service, and to develop new products, services, feature, and functionality.
3.4 COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
We may use automatically collected information and other information collected on the Service through cookies and similar technologies to:
(i) personalise our Service, such as remembering a User’s information so that the User will not have to re-enter it during a visit or on subsequent visits;
(ii) provide customized advertisements, content, and information;
(iii) monitor and analyse the effectiveness of Service and third-party marketing activities;
(iv) monitor aggregate site usage metrics such as total number of visitors and pages viewed; and
(v) track your entries, submissions, and status in any promotions or other activities on the Service.
You can prevent cookies from being placed in your browser settings, though this may affect the functionality of websites that you visit. Cookies on our website are not essential, but may improve your experience.
If you want to delete cookies in your browser, check this guide.
You can obtain more information about cookies by visiting http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
3.4.1 THIRD PARTY COOKIES
We use Google Analytics to measure and evaluate access to and traffic on the Site and create user navigation reports for our Site administrators. Google operates independently from us and has its own privacy policy, which we strongly suggest you review. Google may use the information collected through Google Analytics to evaluate User’ activity on our Site. For more information, see Google Analytics Privacy and Data Sharing.
We take measures to protect the technical information collected by our use of Google Analytics. The data collected will only be used on a need to know basis to resolve technical issues, administer the Site and identify visitor preferences; but in this case, the data will be in non-identifiable form. We do not use any of this information to identify User.
3.4.2 COOKIES USED ON THIS SITE
Cookie | Information | Expiry |
CookieInformationConsent | Preferences - store user cookie preferences | 1 year |
_Gid | Stats - to store and count page views | 1 day |
_ga | Stats - to store and count page views | 2 years |
_gat_gtag_UA_*_1 | Marketing/Tracking - to store and track conversions | 1 hour |
4. TO WHOM WE DISCLOSE INFORMATION
Except as described in this Policy, we will not intentionally disclose the Personal Data that we collect or store on the Service to third parties without the consent of the User. We may disclose information to third parties if you consent to us doing so, as well as in the following circumstances:
4.1 SERVICE PROVIDERS
We work with third party service providers who provide website, application development, hosting, maintenance, and other services for us. These third parties may have access to, or process Personal Data as part of providing those services for us. We limit the information provided to these service providers to that which is reasonably necessary for them to perform their functions, and our contracts with them require them to maintain the confidentiality of such information.
4.2 NON-PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION
We may make certain automatically-collected, aggregated, or otherwise non-personally-identifiable information available to third parties for various purposes, including
(i) compliance with various reporting obligations;
(ii) for business or marketing purposes; or
(iii) to assist such parties in understanding our Users’ interests, habits, and usage patterns for certain content, services, and/or functionality available through the Service.
4.3 LAW ENFORCEMENT, LEGAL PROCESS AND COMPLIANCE
We may disclose Personal Data or other information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with applicable laws, in response to a facially valid court order, judicial or other government subpoena or warrant, or to otherwise cooperate with law enforcement or other governmental agencies.
We also reserve the right to disclose Personal Data or other information that we believe, in good faith, is appropriate or necessary to
(i) take precautions against liability,
(ii) protect ourselves or others from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful uses or activity,
(iii) investigate and defend ourselves against any third-party claims or allegations,
(iv) protect the security or integrity of the Service and any facilities or equipment used to make the Service available, or
(v) protect our property or other legal rights, enforce our contracts, or protect the rights, property, or safety of others.
5.1 ACCESS, CORRECTION, DELETION
We respect your privacy rights and provide you with reasonable access to the Personal Data that you may have provided through your use of the Services. If you wish to access or amend any other Personal Data we hold about you, or to request that we delete or transfer any information about you that we have obtained from an Integrated Service, you may contact us as set forth in the “How to Contact Us” section. At your request, we will have any reference to you deleted or blocked in our database.
You may decline to share certain Personal Data with us, in which case we may not be able to provide to you some of the features and functionality of the Service.
At any time, you may object to the processing of your Personal Data, on legitimate grounds, except if otherwise permitted by applicable law. If you believe your right to privacy granted by applicable data protection laws has been infringed upon, please contact Friends of WoodRecyclability SCIO’s Data Protection Officer at info@fowr.org.uk. You also have a right to lodge a complaint with data protection authorities.
5.2 NAVIGATION INFORMATION
You may opt out from the collection of navigation information about your visit to the Site by Google Analytics by using the Google Analytics Opt-out feature.
5.3 OPTING OUT FROM COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS
If you receive commercial emails from us, you may unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions contained within the email or by sending an email to the address provided in the “How to Contact Us” section. Users are able to view and modify settings relating to the nature and frequency of promotional communications that they receive from us by accessing the “Account functionality” tab on the Service. Please be aware that if you opt-out of receiving commercial email from us or otherwise modify the nature or frequency of promotional communications you receive from us, it may take up to ten (10) business days for us to process your request.
These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Scotland.
The Service may contain features or links to web sites and services provided by third parties. Any information you provide on third-party sites or services is provided directly to the operators of such services and is subject to those operators’ policies, if any, governing privacy and security, even if accessed through the Service. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of third-party sites or services to which links or access are provided through the Service. We encourage you to learn about third parties’ privacy and security policies before providing them with information.
7. MINORS AND CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
Protecting the privacy of young children is especially important. Our Service is not directed to children under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 18 without obtaining parental consent. If you are under 18 years of age, then please do not use or access the Service at any time or in any manner. If we learn that Personal Data has been collected on the Service from persons under 18 years of age and without verifiable parental consent, then we will take the appropriate steps to delete this information. If you are a parent or guardian and discover that your child under 18 years of age has obtained an Account on the Service, then you may alert us at info@fowr.org.uk and request that we delete that child’s Personal Data from our systems.
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. We maintain appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect Personal Data against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, unauthorized alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access, misuse, and any other unlawful form of processing of the Personal Data in our possession. This includes, for example, firewalls, password protection and other access and authentication controls. We use SSL technology to encrypt data during transmission through public internet, and we also employ application-layer security features to further anonymize Personal Data.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. We cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or store on the Service, and you do so at your own risk. We also cannot guarantee that such information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards. If you believe your Personal Data has been compromised, please contact us as set forth in the “How to Contact Us” section.
If we learn of a security systems breach, we will inform you and the authorities of the occurrence of the breach in accordance with GDPR law.
We only retain the Personal Data collected from a User for a limited period of time as long as we need it to fulfil the purposes for which we have initially collected it, unless otherwise required by law. We will retain and use information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Although we may allow you to adjust your privacy settings to limit access to certain Personal Data, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable. We are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures on the Service. Additionally, we cannot control the actions of other users with whom you may choose to share your information. Further, even after information posted on the Service is removed, caching and archiving services may have saved that information, and other users or third parties may have copied or stored the information available on the Service. We cannot and do not guarantee that information you post on or transmit to the Service will not be viewed by unauthorized persons.
11. CHANGES AND UPDATES TO THIS POLICY
Please revisit this page periodically to stay aware of any changes to this Policy, which we may update from time to time. If we modify the Policy, we will make it available through the Service, and indicate the date of the latest revision, and will comply with applicable law. Your continued use of the Service after the revised Policy has become effective indicates that you have read, understood and agreed to the current version of the Policy.
Please contact us with any questions or comments about this Policy, your Personal Data, our use and disclosure practices, or your consent choices by email at hello@fowr.org.uk.
If you have any concerns or complaints about this Policy or your Personal Data, you may contact Friends of Wood Recyclability SCIO by email at hello@fowr.org.uk.
