Privacy Notice

Respecting your privacy

Latest update: 31 July, 2023

We respect privacy and your rights to control your personal data. Our principle guidelines are simple. We will be clear about the data we collect and why. Your data is sacredly protected by us. We do not and will not sell your data to third parties.

This Privacy Notice (the ‘Statement’) explains the personal information we collect from you, either directly or indirectly, and how we will use it. The Statement also covers the choices you can make about the data we collect, and how you can control these decisions.
We also give more detail about:

How we use personal information, Sharing and disclosure, How to access and control your personal information, Other important privacy information, and How to contact us regarding your information.

The Personal Information We Collect

As you gather more information about Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce, you may virtually or physically visit a site that we own. Examples include browsing our website, contacting our administrators or attending Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce meeting and events. To learn more about our services, you may voluntarily provide personal information, such as your name and email address during these interactions. You may also provide information online via cookies or similar technologies when you visit our websites.

We collect: name, business name, business address, email address, telephone number, website URL, IP address, and information provided by cookies or similar technology.

Why? We use this information to publish our Members’ details in our Members’ Directory and share information and news about events, products, and services offered by Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, the IP address helps us to understand geographic information about our website visitors so that we can improve our website for everyone.

How We Use Personal Information

Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce uses the data we collect to provide you with information and the services we offer. We also use the data to communicate with you, for example, informing you about forthcoming meetings and events, new Products or Services available, security and other types of updates.

Sharing & Disclosure

Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce does not and will not sell personal information about our customers. We only disclose your data as authorised in this Statement. We do not share information with third parties without first obtaining your express permission.

How To Access & Control Your Personal Information

You can request that we review, edit or delete your personal data by contacting us directly at secretary@hailshamchamber.co.uk

Other Important Privacy Information

Our Policy Towards Children

Websites operated by Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce do not target and are not intended to attract children. Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce does not knowingly solicit personal information from children or send them requests for personal information.

Although visitors of all ages may navigate through our website we do not intentionally collect personal information from those under the age of sixteen. If, following a notification by a parent or guardian, or discovery by other means, a child under sixteen has been improperly registered on this site by using false information, we will delete the child’s personal information from our records.

Where We Store & Process Personal Data

Personal data collected by Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce may be stored and processed in locations where Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce or its service providers maintain facilities. Currently, Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce stores and maintains data on storage devices located within the United Kingdom.

All information you provide may be transferred or accessed by entities around the world as described in this Statement.

Our Retention of Personal Data

Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce retains personal data for as long as necessary to provide services and fulfil the transactions you have requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying with our legal obligations, and resolving disputes and enforcing our agreements. Because these needs can vary for different data types in the context of different services, actual retention periods can vary significantly.

Changes to Our Privacy Statement

Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce may modify or update this statement when necessary to reflect customer feedback and changes in our service; so, please review it regularly. When we update this statement, we will revise the ‘Latest Update’ date at the top of the statement. If there are material changes to the statement or in how we use your personal data, we will notify you either by posting a notice of such changes before they take effect or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to regularly review this statement to learn more how Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce is using and protecting your information. Your continued use of our services after any modification to this statement will constitute your acceptance of such modification and updates.

How To Contact Us Regarding Your Information

If you have any questions about the use of your personal information, please send us an email to secretary@hailshamchamber.co.uk

Unless otherwise stated, Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce. is a data controller for personal data we collect through the services subject to this statement. Our address is Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce, c/o Stevens & Carter, 47 High Street, Hailsham BN27 1AN.

Terms

If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which govern Hailsham & District Chamber of Commerce’s relationship with you in relation to this website.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
All trademarks reproduced in this website, which are not the property of, or licensed to the operator, are acknowledged on the website.
Unauthorised use of this website may give to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).

Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of England and Wales.

Copyright

Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:

you may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only
you may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge the website as the source of the material

You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.

Cookies

This website uses things called “Cookies” to ensure your experience of the site, and our ability to improve it is enhanced. Specifically, the following Cookies are in use:

Google Search Console and/or Google Analytics (3rd party) to see how many visitors we are getting, and how they found us. You can find out more about Google Analytics’ Cookies here: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/ads/#toc-analytics
Social Media Sharing and Integration (3rd party). We use Facebook and Twitter functionality within this site so that you can share items of interest, or become a fan of our Social Media Profiles. You can find out more about Facebook’s Cookie use here: https://facebook.com/help, and X (formerly Twitter here: https://twitter.com/privacy
We also sometimes use video embedding, like YouTube or Vimeo (3rd party) to enhance your experience of content on our site. You can find out about YouTube’s Cookie policy here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy, and Vimeo’s here: https://vimeo.com/privacy
WordPress uses Cookies to further enhance the experience of the website, which you can read more about , here – https://wordpress.org