1. INTRODUCTION
We respect the privacy of users of our website and recognize that when you choose to provide us with information about yourself, you trust us to act in a responsible manner with that information. This Privacy Policy contains important information about how we use your personal information.
2. DATA COLLECTED
What information do we collect?
At times, we may request that you voluntarily supply us with personal information. Generally, this information is requested when you want us to provide you with information regarding GOD.
We may gather the following information about you when you use this website:
- Email address (voluntary)
- IP address (a unique identifier for your computer or other device)
- Information provided by you in relation to submitting a job application to us (this may include sensitive personal information e.g. ethnic origin), in which case we suggest you review our Privacy Policy for Recruitment found on the careers page.
How do we use it?
We will use your personal information in the following ways. We are also required by law to state a legal basis for processing (i.e. to tell you on what grounds we are allowed to use your information), and this is set out below:
How we will use your personal information: | Our legal basis for processing: |
To provide you with information that you have requested (e.g. a newsletter, bulletins) | Consent – we only use your personal information for this purpose if you have asked us to do so. You can withdraw your consent at any time. |
To respond to specific inquiries you may raise regarding GOD and its operating companies
| Consent – we only use your personal information for this purpose if you have asked us to do so. You can withdraw your consent at any time. |
To provide you with better ways of accessing information from this website
| Our legitimate interests – we use your personal information to help us to deliver the best online experience to you and other website users. |
To process and consider your job application
| Our legitimate interests – we use your personal information to assess your job application, and to keep you updated throughout the application process. |
Do we pass your information to third parties?
We do not share your information with third parties.
How do we use your information for marketing?
We will only provide information to you that you have asked for via the website.
How long do we keep your information?
We will keep your information for a period of five years.
3. EMBEDDED CONTENT
Pages on this site may include embedded content, like YouTube videos, for example. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged-in to that website. Below you can find a list of the services we use:YOUTUBE
We use YouTube videos embedded on our site. YouTube has its own cookie and privacy policies over which we have no control. There is no installation of cookies from YouTube and your IP is not sent to a YouTube server until you consent to it. See their privacy policy here: YouTube Privacy Policy.4. COOKIES
What do we use cookies for?
Cookies fall into one or more of the categories set out below. This website uses cookies that fall into all the categories. We may also use data from targeting cookies placed on your computer by third parties when you have visited other websites.
- Strictly necessary cookies – These cookies enable services you have specifically asked for.
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to navigate around the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the website. Without these cookies certain services you have asked for cannot be provided.
- Performance cookies – These cookies collect information on the pages visited.
These cookies collect information about how users use a website, for instance which pages users go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. They are only used to improve how the website functions.
- Functionality cookies – These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience.
These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to help provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity to other websites.
- Targeting cookies or advertising cookies – these cookies collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising relevant to you and your interests.
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organization such as advertisers. Quite often, targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.
If you want to delete any cookies that may already be on your computer or device, please refer to the instructions for your file management software to locate the file or directory that stores cookies. If you want to stop cookies being stored on your computer in the future, please refer to your browser manufacturer’s instructions by clicking “Help” in your browser menu. Further information on cookies is available at www.allaboutcookies.org. By deleting our cookies or disabling future cookies you may not be able to access certain areas or features of our website.
5. WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR DATA
If you are not a registered client for our site, there is no personal information we can retain or view regarding yourself.
If you are a client with a registered account, your personal information can be accessed by:
- Our system administrators.
- Our supporters when they (in order to provide support) need to get the information about the client accounts and access.
6. SECURITY MEASURES
We use the SSL/HTTPS protocol throughout our site. This encrypts our user communications with the servers so that personal identifiable information is not captured/hijacked by third parties without authorization.
In case of a data breach, system administrators will immediately take all needed steps to ensure system integrity, will contact affected users and will attempt to reset passwords if needed.
7. YOUR DATA RIGHTS
GENERAL RIGHTS
If you have a registered account on this website or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we retain, including any additional data you have provided to us.
You can also request that we erase any of the personal data we have stored. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. In short, we cannot erase data that is vital to you being an active customer (i.e. basic account information like an email address).
If you wish that all of your data is erased, we will no longer be able to offer any support or other product-related services to you.
GDPR RIGHTS
Your privacy is critically important to us. Going forward with the GDPR we aim to support the GDPR standard.
8. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES
Our website may contain links to third party sites that we do not operate or endorse. These websites may use cookies and collect your personal information in accordance with their own privacy policies. This Privacy Policy does not apply to third party websites and we are not responsible for third party websites.
9.How do we protect your information?
We take appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information disclosed to us 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.
10.under 13 year old
This website is not intended or designed to attract children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from or about any person under the age of 13. If you are under 13 years old and wish to ask a question or use this site in any way which requires you to submit your personal information, please get your parent or guardian to do so on your behalf.
Your rights
You are entitled to ask:
1. For a copy of the personal information we hold about you, and details about how we are processing your personal information;
2. To have any inaccuracies in your personal information corrected;
3. If we are processing your personal information by automated means and on the basis of your consent (see “How do we use it?”, above), for us to provide your personal information to you in a structured, commonly-used and machine-readable format. You can also ask us to provide your personal information directly to a third party in this format, and, if technically feasible, we will do so; and
4. To have your personal information erased, or for our use of it to be restricted (for example, if your preferences change, or if you do not want us to send you the information you have requested).
Please contact us using the details set out below if you would like to exercise any of these rights.
You also have the right to make a complaint to the supervisory authority if you’re not happy with how we’ve handled your personal information.