Privacy Policy
We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.
In this privacy policy references to "we", "us" and "our" are to Gosport BMX Club. References to "our Website" or "the Website" are to www.gosportbmx.co.uk
What information we collect and how
The information we collect via the Website may include:
- Any personal details you knowingly provide us with through forms and our email, such as name, email address, etc.
- Your preferences and use of email updates, recorded by emails we send you (if you select to receive email updates on Gosport BMX Club and our discussion forums).
- Your IP Address. This is a string of numbers unique to your computer that is recorded by our web server when you request any page or component on the Website. This information is used to monitor usage of the Website.
- Data recorded by our web tracking service, StatCounter, which may include your IP address, pages on our site visited, length of time spent on the site, and other information which allows us to understand how visitors use our website. None of the information collected however can be used to identify you. The StatCounter service may save a 'cookie' on your computer, however, as detailed below, most browsers can be programmed to reject cookies.
- Data recorded by the Website which allows us to recognise you and your preferred settings, this saves you from re-entering information on return visits to the site. Such data is recorded locally on you computer through the use of cookies. A cookie is a small text file that our web server places on a user's computer hard drive to be a unique identifier. Most browsers can be programmed to reject, or warn you before downloading cookies, information regarding this may be found in your browser's ‘help’ facility.
What we do with your information
Any personal information we collect from this website will be used in accordance with applicable legislation. The details we collect will be used to keep you updated with news about our website and forums if you select to receive any email newsletter we produce. Data is also used to analyse statistical and other information about the use of our website.
We may also use information to administer the website, enable your use of the services available on the website, send you any email notifications you have requested, provide third parties (for example our funders) with statistical information about the use of our website (but this cannot be used to identify any individual user), and to deal with enquiries and complaints you make relating to the website.
We do not pass on any of the information we hold about users of our website to third parties for purposes not covered within our privacy policy without authorisation unless requested by law enforcement agencies.
While we take all reasonable steps to safeguard the security of information stored on our servers, we cannot be held responsible for any unauthorised access to our servers and cannot be held liable for loss or damage as a result of illegal access to information held on the website.
Other Websites
This privacy policy only covers this website. Any other websites which may be linked to by our website are subject to their own policy, which may differ from ours, and we are not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of third party websites. The links provided on this website are provided as a convenience to our visitors, and the inclusion of links to third party websites does not imply any endorsement or recommendation by Gosport BMX Club.