Privacy policy

UNISON is committed to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors; this policy sets out how we will treat your personal information.

The policy reflects our duties under the Data Protection Act to use information fairly, keep it secure, make sure it is accurate and keep it up to date. This policy applies to all the pages hosted on this site. It does not apply to other organisations to which we may link and whose privacy policies may differ.

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

Information we may collect

We may collect, and store the following kinds of personal data:

• We will collect information which you give to us via email, the various forms on the website or information voluntarily given to us via telephone or postal mail. Some information is gathered when you join or sign up to receive email updates.
• our details may be stored on a "cookie". This is a tiny element of data that our site can send to your browser, which may then be stored on your hard drive. This small amount of information does NOT contain any private information stored on your computer. We may use Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies. For more information about cookies, please see www.allaboutcookies.org

How we may use your information

Personal data submitted on this website will only be used for the purposes it was collected.

We may use your personal information to:

• administer the website;
• improve your browsing experience by personalising the website;
• enable your use of the services available on the website
• send you email notifications which you have specifically requested;
• deal with enquiries and complaints made by or about you relating to the website;
• for the purpose of direct marketing if you have opted in to a particular service

Sharing of information

We may disclose information about you to any of our employees or agents, insofar as reasonably necessary for the purposes as set out in this privacy policy.

UNISON will not disclose any of your personally identifiable information to any third party unless we have your permission, or under special circumstances, such as when we believe in good faith that the law requires it.

We will not transfer any information outside of the United Kingdom

Our security

UNISON uses industry standard efforts to safeguard the confidentiality of your personally identifiable information, such as firewalls and SSL (secure socket layers). We make every effort to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of information under our control. However, data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.

If you have elected to use the "Join online' service, your UNISON membership information is password protected so that only you can access it and view the member information relative to your account. Ultimately, you are responsible for maintaining the secrecy of your passwords. We also do everything in our power to protect your information off-line and only authorised personnel can view your data.

Updating membership records and email subscriptions online

You can change your member details, and unsubscribe from email updates at: www.unison.org.uk/help/index.asp

Accessing, correcting or deleting your data

At your request we will give you all details of personal information held by UNISON, once your identity has been established and a processing fee of £10 has been received. Incorrect information will be deleted or amended promptly.

We can only accept these requests if sent by email, fax or letter, after which we will take further steps to confirm identity before releasing data. We will provide information related to these requests within 40 calendar days of confirmation of identity and fee receipt. If exceptional circumstances mean that we may take longer to provide you with your information, we will let you know.

Requests for access should be forwarded to:

The Data Protection Officer
UNISON
1 Mabledon Place
LONDON WC1H 9AJ

email : k.dove@unison.co.uk

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