Wooden Spoon is committed to protecting your privacy. This statement describes how Wooden Spoon collects and uses personal information about people who visit our websites. The terms of this statement may change, so please check it from time to time.
If you have any queries about this privacy statement please contact our Head Office on 01252 773720
How do we collect information?
We obtain personal information from you when you enquire about our activities, register with us, sign up to our newsletter or make a donation to us.
What information do we collect?
The personal information we collect might include name, date of birth, email address, postal address, telephone number and credit/debit card details.
We also gather general information about the use of our websites, such as which pages users visit most often and which services, events or facilities are of most interest. We may also track which pages users visit when they click on links in Wooden Spoon emails. We may use this information to personalise the way our websites are presented when users visit them, to make improvements to our websites and to ensure we provide the best service for users. Wherever possible we use aggregated or anonymous information which does not identify individual visitors to our websites.
How do we use this information?
We will use your personal information:
• to provide you with the services, products or information you have requested;
• to create an account for you if you register with us;
• for administration purposes;
• to further our charitable aims, including for fundraising activities.
As part of this, we may analyse the personal information we collect to create a profile of your interests and preferences so that we can contact you in the most appropriate way and with the most relevant information. Where relevant, we may also assess your personal information for the purposes of fraud and credit risk reduction.
Your choices
You have a choice about whether you want to receive information about our progress and fundraising activities. We will not use your personal information for marketing purposes if you have indicated that you do not wish to be contacted. You can change your marketing preferences at any time by contacting our Head Office at anytime either by phone 01252 773720 or emailingcharity@woodenspoon.com
Do we use cookies?
Please refer to our cookie policy for details of how we use cookies and the type of cookies served through our websites.
How do we protect personal information?
All of our online forms are protected by encryption. We also use a secure server when you make a donation or payment via our websites. We take appropriate measures to ensure that the 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.
Will we disclose the information we collect to outside parties?
We may pass your information to our service providers e.g. mailing companies to post our newsletter , agents e.g.data services to clean our data: and associated organisations e.g. suppliers for the purpose of completing tasks, such as mailing you or updating your personal information and providing services to you. Where we use service providers we will make sure there are appropriate controls in place, and they must always sign a confidentiality agreement where your data is kept securely and only used for the purpose of the Wooden Spoon project for which they have been appointed.
Links
Our websites may include links to websites run by other organisations. Wooden Spoon is not responsible for the privacy practices of these other websites so you should read their privacy policies carefully.
Changes
If your personal details change, please help us to keep your information up to date by notifying us via telephone on 01252 773720 or emailing charity@woodenspoon.com.
We may change the terms of this privacy statement from time to time. If we do so, we will post the changes here so please check from time to time. By continuing to use our websites you will be deemed to have accepted such changes.