The following statement explains our policy regarding the personal information we collect about you.
Data Protection and Confidentiality
When you supply any personal information to sylvandale.org.uk, we have legal obligations towards you in the way we deal with that data. We must collect the information fairly, that is, we must explain how we will use it. All information you provide to sylvandale.org.uk will only be used within sylvandale.org.uk and will never be supplied to anyone outside sylvandale.org.uk, without first obtaining your consent, unless we are obliged by law to disclose it.
Website Log Files
In common with nearly all Websites, our Servers automatically generate Log files of all requests for files. These Log files do not capture personal information, other than, the user’s IP address, which is automatically recognised by our web servers. The Log files have various uses, one of which, is to generate aggregated analysis of Website usage. They can, for example, measure overall popularity of the site or particular pages within the website. We do not use the logs in an attempt to identify individual users. Please note, however, access to web pages will, typically, create log entries in the systems of your ISP or network service provider. These suppliers may be in a position to identify the client computer equipment used to access a page. Such monitoring would be done by the provider of network services and is beyond the responsibility or control of sylvandale.org.uk. As already confirmed, we make no attempt to track or identify individual users, except where there is a reasonable suspicion that unauthorised access to our system is being attempted. In the case of all users, sylvandale.org.uk reserves the right to attempt to identify and track any individual who is reasonably suspected of trying to gain unauthorised access to computer systems or resources operating as part of sylvandale.org.uk web services. A condition of using this Website, is all users must give permission for sylvandale.org.uk to use its Access Logs when attempting to track users who are reasonably suspected of gaining, or attempting to gain, unauthorised access. No access to raw log files is given to any third party, other than, our own Hosting provider, whom may need to analyse the Log files on our behalf, if we suspect any unauthorised access to our systems.
Cookies
This website does not store any information that would, on its own, allow us to identify individual users of this service without their permission. Some cookies are essential for the operation of this website and are automatically activated in your Browser. Other non-essential cookies are automatically deactivated and require, explicit, authorisation by you to become active. You are able to switch on or off these cookies via the Cookie icon, located in the bottom right corner of any web page. The following are the cookies used on this website;
| Cookie Name | Description |
| CookieControl | Necessary. This allows our Cookie Control System to remember your preferences. It will expire in 30 days. |
| JSESSIONID | Necessary. This is used by Java applications to identify your unique session on the website. Typically it is used to maintain the integrity of your session, during interaction with our Website e.g. when completing any of our Contact Forms. Each page you visit will generate a random string cookie. They expire when you close the session with our site. |
| wp-saving-post | Necessary. This Cookie is set when the visitor asks the system to remember their Name and Email address, for the next time they make a comment. It expires in 24 hours. |
Links to other websites
This privacy notice does not cover links within our website, linking to other websites. Please read the Privacy Policy of the website you are linking to for more information.
Changes to this privacy notice
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 09/07/2022 and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
Users 16 and under
If you are aged 16 or under, please get your parent/guardian’s permission beforehand whenever you provide personal information to sylvandale.org.uk’s website. Users without this consent are not allowed to provide us with personal information.
Access to your personal information
You have the right to request a copy of the personal information sylvandale.org.uk holds about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected.