Gloucestershire Netball

Privacy policy

This privacy policy sets out how Gloucestershire Netball uses and protects any information that you give Gloucestershire Netball when you use this website.

Gloucestershire Netball is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Gloucestershire Netball may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 7th April 2021.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

  • name
  • contact information including telephone numbers or email address
  • demographic information such as postcode
  • other information relevant to our services

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • internal record keeping
  • for the purposes of organising our netball leagues
  • we may use the information to improve our services
  • we may periodically send emails about new services or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided, if you have given us permission to do so

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

In common with most web sites, all of the data contained in each request made by your web browser may be logged. This includes (amongst other things) the name or IP address of the computer making the request, and the date and time of the connection. We record this information to analyse web traffic and to help keep our website secure. This logged information may be kept indefinitely, however under normal circumstances it is not possible to infer your identity from it.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which is stored on your device. We use some strictly necessary cookies to facilitate the use of some of the contact forms on our website and to remember important settings for users that log in to our website. Where we link to third party services they may also set their own cookies.

You may completely refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

Summary of cookies that we use
Cookie name Purpose
csrftoken Strictly necessary - required to facilitate the safe operation of contact forms on our website. Not used for tracking you.
sessionid Strictly necessary - required to facilitate users logging in to our website. Not used for tracking you and only set if required.

We also use the hCaptcha anti-bot service our website, to check whether the data entered on forms on our website has been entered by a human or by an automated program. To do this, hCaptcha analyses the behaviour of the website visitor including various characteristics such as IP address. We believe we have a legitimate interest to protect our site from abusive spam messages. For more information, see hCaptcha's privacy policy and terms of use.

Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

If you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for any purpose, you may change your mind at any time by contacting us.

We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so.

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please contact us. Other related governing bodies that may hold personal information include Netball South West and England Netball.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.