National Adoption Service - Privacy Policy
National Adoption Service Privacy Policy
This privacy policy will explain how the National Adoption Service (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website (https://www.adoptcymru.com).
Topics:
- What data do we collect?
- How do we collect your data?
- How will we use your data?
- How do we store your data?
- Marketing
- What are your data protection rights?
- What are cookies?
- How do we use cookies?
- What types of cookies do we use?
- How to manage your cookies
- Privacy policies of other websites
- Changes to our privacy policy
- How to contact us
- How to contact the appropriate authorities
The National Adoption Service collects the following data:
- First name
- Last name
- Telephone number
- E-mail address.
You directly provide the National Adoption Service with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
- Register for the Member page
- Submit a form for making an adoption enquiry
- Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.
National Adoption Service collects your data as a processor for the following purposes:
- Forwarding adoption enquires to local authority and national adoption agencies in Wales.
National Adoption Service collects your data as a controller for the following purposes:
- Granting access to member only areas.
National Adoption Service securely stores your data at a DigitalOcean UK datacentre certified to the international standard of ISO/IEC 27001:2013.
National Adoption Service will keep your name and email address for a period of twelve months.
National Adoption Service may send you information we think you will find useful from time to time.
If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date.
You have the right at any time to stop National Adoption Service from contacting you for marketing purposes or giving your data to our partners.
If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please email us at contact@adoptcymru.com.
What are your data protection rights?
National Adoption Service would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request National Adoption Service for copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that National Adoption Service correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request National Adoption Service to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that National Adoption Service erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that National Adoption Service restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to National Adoption Service’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that National Adoption Service transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
You can request to access your information online. You can also request access to your information by completing the relevant form and sending it by post to:
The Data Protection Officer
Information Governance
County Hall
Atlantic Wharf
Cardiff
CF10 4UW
Further information and forms are available via https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Data-protection-and-FOI/Data-protection/Pages/default.aspx#anchor_8
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology
For further information, visit allaboutcookies.org.
National Adoption Service uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
- Keeping you signed in
- Understanding how you use our website
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies, however, our website uses:
- Functionality – National Adoption Service uses these cookies so that we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected preferences. These could include what language you prefer and location you are in. A mix of first-party and third-party cookies are used.
- Advertising – National Adoption Service uses these cookies to collect information about your visit to our website, the content you viewed, the links you followed and information about your browser, device, and your IP address. National Adoption Service sometimes shares some limited aspects of this data with third parties for advertising purposes. We may also share online data collected through cookies with our advertising partners. This means that when you visit another website, you may be shown advertising based on your browsing patterns on our website.
You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
The National Adoption Service website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
National Adoption Service keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 18 January 2020.
If you have any questions about National Adoption Service’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email us at: contact@adoptcymru.com
Call us: 029 2087 3927
Or write to us at: Room 409, County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Cardiff, CF10 4UW
How to contact the appropriate authority
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that National Adoption Service has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office: https://ico.org.uk/
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