Your Privacy With Us

Our commitment to protecting your privacy is paramount at the Akamba Aid Fund (AAF). The following statement describes how AAF collects and uses information about people who visit our website.

If you have any queries about this statement, please contact us at 69 St Michael’s Avenue, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 4LJ or email: info@akambaaidfund.org

Collecting Information

We will collect personal information from you when you enquire about our activities, register with us, make a donation to us, or otherwise provide us with personal information.

We may also receive information about you from other people, if a friend or colleague refers you to our website.

We will also gather general information regarding the use of our website, such as which pages are visited most frequently. Only anonymous information and statistics will be used which do not identify individual visitors.

This information helps us to improve the services and information we offer on our website.

Personal Information

The types of personal information collected might include name, date of birth, email address, postal address, telephone number, and credit/debit card details if you make a donation. We can also collect your opinions about our charity.

How do we use this information?

We will use your personal information to provide you with events, services, products or information you have requested, for administration purposes and to further our charitable aims, including future fundraising activities.

We will use your personal information for our own marketing purposes unless you have indicated that you do not wish to be contacted. You can opt out of receiving any marketing materials at any time by contacting the charity at info@akambaaidfund.org

Privacy and Security

Cookies are small pieces of information sent by a web server to a web browser, which enable the server to collect information from the browser. Essentially it takes the form of a small text file deposited on your computer’s hard drive.

The only cookies that are used on this site are ones that anonymously track visitors or enhance your experience of the site.

The use of cookies does not give us access to the rest of your computer or to personal information about you.

If you’re not happy with this, please follow this external link to learn how to change your browser settings to not accept cookies at all.

Personal Detail Protection

Information that you submit in a registration or enquiry form is encrypted and stored on a secure server. We also use encryption and a secure server when you make a donation via our website. However the transmission of information over the Internet is never 100% secure so while we try to protect your personal information, we can’t guarantee the security of any information you submit to us via our website.

We also take appropriate measures to ensure that that the information we receive is kept secure, accurate and up to date, and kept only for so long as is necessary for the purposes for which it is used. All access to our secure server is restricted only to authorized staff.

Legal Compliance

AAF may need to disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to a court order or, in exceptional circumstances, where we think someone is at serious risk of being harmed, we may contact the police or a local authority safeguarding team.

Consent

By providing us with your personal information, you consent to the collection and use of that information for the purposes and in the manner described in this Privacy Policy.

Links

Our website may include links to websites run by other organisations. AAF is not responsible for the privacy practices of other organisations’ websites, so you should read their privacy policies carefully.

Data Protection (Rights of Access)

You have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you, and to have any inaccuracies in your information corrected.

If you wish to exercise these rights, please contact us at 69 St Michael’s Avenue, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 4LJ or email info@akambaaidfund.org

AAF reserves the right to amend this privacy statement. The most up to date version will always be available on our website, so please check from time to time, by continuing to use our website you will be deemed to have accepted any changes.