Privacy Policy

Accessible Wales Website Privacy Policy

For a full copy of our Privacy Policy please download it here.

Policy set up in compliance with GDPR on the protection of data that Accessible Wales holds.  It is important that you read the privacy policy so that you are aware of how and why we are using your data.

What data do we collect from you?

We collect the personal data you provide when you enquire or register via our website with us. We also collect any other personal data that you provide when visiting us or enter our promotions.

What we do with the data we collect from you?

When using our website if visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here:

https://automattic.com/privacy/

After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

We do not collect any personal data such as dates of birth gender or any special categories of personal data such as race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, gender, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, genetic or biometric data, nor do we collect any data about criminal convictions or offences.

The data we collect about you can vary depending on how it was obtained, through our training courses, via email or employing us for access consultancy.

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of data such as

Identity data:  Includes first name, last name, health conditions for precaution in training courses.

Contact data:   Includes work address, home address (if entered into the work address section by mistake), email address and telephone numbers.

Transaction data: Includes any payment details you have sent regarding works carried out.

Profile data: Includes any feedback

Marketing and communication data: Includes any preferences to receiving information about upcoming courses or such like.

Use of Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Disclosure of data in accordance with law

We may need to disclose your data to appropriate persons where required or permitted by law (for example, to law enforcement authorities in relation to the investigation of a suspected criminal offence).

Changes to the Policy & Acceptance of terms

We may need to amend the Privacy Policy from time to time. Any such amendment will take effect as soon as it is posted on the Accessible Wales website. Your continued use of this Website indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions.

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