Mortlake with East Sheen Society

"We exist to preserve and protect all that is best in our community,
to improve amenities and to prevent encroachments and
developments that might spoil our environment."

Your privacy on www.mess.org.uk

This Web site is administered by Mortlake and East Sheen Society (MESS). The primary purpose of www.mess.org.uk is to share information between the Society, its members, the community of Mortlake and East Sheen and the general public at large. We want you to feel secure when visiting our site and are committed to maintaining your privacy when doing so.

The following provides an overview of how we protect your privacy during your visit.

What information do we gather?

Information on the MESS website is gathered in two ways: (1) indirectly (for example, through our site's technology); and (2) directly (for example, when you provide information on various pages of the MESS website).

One example of information we collect indirectly is through our Internet access logs. When you access the MESS website, your Internet address is automatically collected and is placed in our Internet access logs.

We collect information directly from you in a number of ways, some of which we describe in this Privacy Statement. One way is through the use of cookies. Cookies are small files of information which save and retrieve information about your visit to the MESS website - for example, how you entered our site, how you navigated through the site, and what information was of interest to you. The cookies we use identify you merely as a number. (If you are uncomfortable regarding cookies use, please keep in mind you can disable cookies on your computer by changing the settings in preferences or options menu in your browser.)

We also collect information when you voluntarily submit it to us. Throughout our site, we may provide the opportunity to register for an event, order a document, or participate in an online survey. When we collect this type of information, we will notify you as to why we are asking for information and how this information will be used. It is completely up to you whether or not you want to provide it.

How do we use this information?

We analyze it to determine what is most effective about our site, to help us identify ways to improve it, and eventually, to determine how we can tailor the MESS website to make it more effective. We may also use data for other purposes, which we would describe to you at the point we collect the information.

Will we share this with outside parties?

We do not sell information about individuals and any information we receive will be shared only with our advisors. There may be other times when we wish to share information, for example, with our alliance partners in complete confidence. Before you submit any information, we will notify you as to why we are asking for specific information and it is completely up to you whether or not you want to provide it.

What about sensitive personal data?

We do not generally seek to collect sensitive personal data through this site. If we do seek to collect such data, we will ask you to consent to our proposed uses of the data. We may also collect some sensitive personal data incidentally. By providing us with unsolicited sensitive personal data, you consent to our using the data subject to applicable law as described in this notice. The references to "sensitive personal data" are to the various categories of personal data identified by European and other data privacy laws as requiring special treatment, including in some circumstances the need to obtain explicit consent. These categories comprise personal identity numbers, personal data about personality and private life, racial or ethnic origin, colour, nationality, political opinions or convictions, membership of political parties or movements, religious, philosophical or other similar beliefs, trade union membership, physical or mental health or handicap, genetic code, addictions, gender, sexual life (including sexual orientation), pregnancy, property matters or penal or criminal conviction or record (including where a pardon has been granted).

As a civic society, data we collect is unlikely to be transferred internationally. However, in such an event that a transfer was necessary or required, we respect European law on the said transfer of personal data. While we take steps to maintain the security of www.mess.org.uk, you should understand that the open nature of the Internet is such that data may flow over networks without security measures and may be accessed and used by people other than those for whom the data is intended.

We are committed to maintaining your privacy and creating an information resource for your benefit. If you have any concerns or questions about your use of this site or how we handle your data, please contact our webmaster.

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