Privacy statement

Action for Children in Conflict's Privacy Policy June 2006

Action for Children in Conflict is committed to safeguarding your privacy online. We use the information we collect about you to help us understand more about how our site is used and to be able to send you communications about Action for Children in Conflict that may be of interest to you, either electronically or otherwise. The ‘personally identifiable information' is information that enables us to identify you, such as your email address, name, title, and address.

Please read the following policy to understand how your personal information will be treated. This policy may change from time to time so please check back periodically.

1. How does Action for Children in Conflict use my information?

Action for Children in Conflict uses the information we collect about you to help us with understanding more about how our site is used and to be able to send you communications that may be of interest to you, either electronically or otherwise.

2. Who is collecting your information?

When you are on the Action for Children in Conflict website and are asked for personal information, you are sharing that information with Action for Children in Conflict alone unless stated otherwise.

3. With whom does Action for Children in Conflict share your information?

As a general rule, Action for Children in Conflict will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information, except when we have your permission or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it. When you are using our secure online donation pages you are going through to a partner company and the information you give such as your credit card number and contact information is provided so that the transaction can take place.

4. What are my choices regarding, collection, use and distribution of my information?

If you indicated that you are interested in receiving regular information about Action for Children in Conflict's campaign work or emergencies appeals we will send you communications regarding Action for Children in Conflict's work and activities, either electronically or otherwise. In addition, we may send you direct mail that we feel may be of interest to you.

Action for Children in Conflict does not sell or rent user information to anyone. From time to time, we agree with other likeminded organisations to write to some of each other's supporters, for the mutual benefit of both.

5. How does Action for Children in Conflict protect my personal identifiable information?

Action for Children in Conflict is committed to taking reasonable steps to protect the individual identifying information that you provide to us.

6. What security precautions are in place to protect the loss, misuse, or alteration of my information?

When you give Action for Children in Conflict personal information that information may be stored and processed outside of the UK and we take steps to ensure that your information is treated securely.

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, Action for Children in Conflict cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.

June 2006