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Privacy and Cookie Policy

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This Privacy Policy sets out how the National Landscapes Association (hereafter referred to as 'us' or 'we') use and protect information that you submit to this website while using it. It does not cover information posted as comments following a blog or news article, or in any way intended for direct publication (where applicable). We are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected, and will only use submitted information (not intended for publication) in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Information Collected - Enquiry F
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If you use an enquiry form on this website, you may need or choose to submit your name, postal address, email address and/or telephone number in order that your request can be actioned. By submitting this information you consent to its use in accordance with this Privacy Policy. The relevant information is then used to provide you with the service or information you have requested, and to communicate with you on any matter relating to the provision of that service or information. The details you provide will not be made available to any other people or organisations without your express consent, and will be kept secure at all times. The details you provide will be deleted from our records when we reasonably consider that they no longer need to be kept in relation to your enquiry or request, and provided we do not have a legal obligation to retain them. Please contact us at office@national-landscapes.org.uk if you would like us to remove your personal data as soon as is reasonably practicable.

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Information Collected - Bulletin Subscriptions

If you use a bulletin subscription form on this website, you will need to submit your email address in order that your subscription can be actioned. By submitting this information you consent to its use in accordance with this Privacy Policy. The email address is then used to provide you with the newsletters you have requested. Your email address will not be made available to any other people or organisations without your express consent, and will be kept secure at all times. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us or by contacting office@national-landscapes.org.uk. We will treat your information with respect.

Information Collected - Submitting a Job Application

If you apply for a position with us, you may need or choose to submit your name, postal address, email address and/or telephone number in order that your application can be processed. By submitting this information you consent to its use in accordance with this Privacy Policy. The relevant information is then stored for a limited time in order that we can communicate with you regarding the application you have made. The details you provide will not be made available to any other people or organisations, and will be kept secure at all times. The details you provide will be deleted from our records when we reasonably consider that they no longer need to be kept in relation to your application, and provided we do not have a legal obligation to retain them. Please contact us at office@national-landscapes.org.uk if you would like us to remove your personal data as soon as is reasonably practicable.

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Information Collected - Event Bookings

If you make an event booking via this website, we may need to know your name, postal address, email address and/or telephone numbers in order to process your booking and action your request. Additionally, we will also request any relevant medical conditions and emergency contact information for delegates, to allow us to provide adequate health and safety measures at our events. By submitting this information you consent to its use in accordance with this Privacy Policy as amended from time to time. The relevant information is then used by us, our agents and subcontractors to provide you with the service you have requested and to communicate with you on any matter relating to the provision of that service. The information you provide is not made available to any other people or organisations and is kept secure at all times.

Be aware that as with just about all other online organisations, submitted information may be emailed back to you (e.g. booking conformation notices etc.) and related parts of our organisation and partner organisations using standard smtp email protocols. These messages, like all other normal day-to-day emails, could possibly be read by those with the right level of technical skill and inclination.

If, at any time, you wish to have your order or contact information removed from our active databases, please contact us at office@national-landscapes.org.uk and we will take steps to ensure that the information is deleted as soon as is reasonably practicable.

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Information Collected - Posts Intended for Publication

If you submit information intended for publication on this website, we may collect your name or username (used to identify you as the author of your post), your email address (not published but used to verify the legitimacy of your post, and possibly also to contact you if we need or wish to discuss your submission prior to its publication), and your IP address (not published - see 'system logs and maintenance' below). Posts submitted may be published for an indefinite period if we consider it to be in the public interest to do so, however, please contact us at office@national-landscapes.org.uk if you would like us to delete any specific post that you have submitted.

This Privacy Policy does not cover information posted, submitted or intended for direct publication; however, to clarify the Terms and Conditions of Use of this website, you are solely responsible for any information you post for publication as we act only as a passive conduit for its online publication.

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Information Collected - Technical

  • Google Analytics - this is a website analysis service provided by Google that utilises website usage data to prepare reports on its activities and share them with us and other Google services. Google may use the data collected to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network in compliance with the GDPR. Personal data collected: cookies and usage data. Place of processing: predominantly the USA.

  • Google reCAPTCHA - this is a SPAM protection service provided by Google. It analyses the traffic of this website with the purpose of filtering it from parts of traffic, messages and content that are recognised as SPAM. Personal data collected: cookies and usage data. Place of processing: predominantly the USA.

  • CookieYes - this is a cookie service, cookies are further explained, in detail, below.

  • System logs and maintenance - for operation and maintenance purposes, this website and related third party services (e.g. as listed above) may collect files that record interaction with the server. These statistics do not include information that can be used to identify an individual beyond the IP address of the internet connection being used. Place of processing: European Union.

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Information Protection

We are committed to ensuring that any personal information you provide to us is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable GDPR-compliant measures and procedures to safeguard and secure the personal information that we collect.

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Links to Other Websites

This website may contain links to their 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 such websites. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of the information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this Privacy Policy. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

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Cookies

Effective Date: 17-Nov-2023

Last Updated: 17-Nov-2023

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What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.

Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.

How do we use cookies?
As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.

The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.

Types of Cookies we use
Manage cookie preferences Cookie Settings You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.

In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.


Chrome: https://support.google.com/acc...
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-i...
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en...
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/...
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.

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Rights

You have a right to access the personal data that we hold about you, or to obtain a copy of it. To do so please contact us at office@national-landscapes.org.uk. If you believe that the information we hold for you is incomplete or inaccurate, you may contact us to ask us to complete or correct that information. You also have the right to request the erasure of your personal data. Please contact us if you would like us to remove your personal data.

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Acceptance of this Policy

Continued use of this website signifies your acceptance of this policy. If you do not accept the policy then please do not use this website.

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Changes to this Policy

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time by giving notice on this page.

- This Privacy Policy was last updated on 17th November 2023

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