Website privacy policy

The agencies and DECs supporting the Developing Citizenship project are 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 the project 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. What personally identifiable information will we collect from you?

We may collect the following information regarding visitors to our website: IP address, information regarding what pages are accessed and when, information volunteered by you, such as survey information, and email address.

We may make individual identifying information available to Oxfam GB, Save the Children UK, Unicef UK, Cheshire Development Education Centre, Manchester Development Education Project, Norfolk Education and Action for Development, and the Department for International Development. We do not sell on lists to others. However, from time to time, we – and/or the agencies and DECs mentioned, if they have received information about you from us – may agree with other like-minded organisations to write to some of each other's supporters, for the mutual benefit of both.

2. How do we use your information?

The information we collect about you helps 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.

3. Who is collecting your information?

When you are on the Developing Citizenship website and are asked for personal information, you are sharing that information with the project alone unless stated otherwise.

4. With whom do we share your information?

As a general rule, we 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.

5. What are your choices regarding, collection, use and distribution of your information?

We do not sell or rent user information to anyone. From time to time, we agree with other like-minded organisations and projects to write to some of each other's supporters, for the mutual benefit of both.

6. What is our policy on allowing you to update, correct, or delete personally identifiable information?

The accuracy of your individual identifying information is important to us. If you change email address or any of the other information we hold is inaccurate or out of date, please email us at developingcitizenship@oxfam.org.uk or write to Developing Citizenship project, c/o Oxfam GB DE Programme, 274 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7DZ with the details.

7. How do we protect your personal identifiable information?

We are committed to taking reasonable steps to protect the individual identifying information that you provide to us.

8. What about children's privacy?

The safety of children is very important to us. We do not collect personally identifiable information from children. Children should always ask a parent for permission before sending personal information to anyone online.

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

When you give us 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 percent secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we 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.

March 2005