Privacy Statement
This privacy policy sets out how “Social Anxiety Groups” uses and protects any information that you give “Social Anxiety Groups” when you use this website.
“Social Anxiety Groups” is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement unless your consent has been given otherwise.
“Social Anxiety Groups” may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 8 July 2008.
What we collect
We may collect the following information for:
News/Blog Comments
- Name
- Email address
- Website address
- Your comments
Email
- Name
- Email address
- Other information you disclose to us in your communications with us
Dicussion Forum
- Name
- Email address
- Other information you disclose to us in your communications with us
From time to time we may ask for other information about you for purposes such as improving our products and services. How this additional information will be used will be clearly stated at the time of asking.
What we do with the information we gather
Blog Comment Information
Name and website address information and your personal comments, but not your email address, will be publicly displayed on the website for other viewers benefit. We do not however guarantee that your comment will be displayed
Free Downloads Information
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- Internal record keeping.
- Monitoring company progress.
- We may use the information to improve our products and services.
- We may periodically send promotional email about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address and name which you have provided.
- From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We will contact you by email only unless your consent is given to contact you by other means.
- We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
Email Information
Information we collect from you via emails you send us may also be used for the above purposes.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
- If facilities are not in place, requests to remove blog comments can be made via the contact information page.
- If you do not wish to continue to receive emails from “Hanlon Learning” in relation to the information to provided to access the free downloads section of the website then you may delete these details using the menu option provided.
- If you are unable to remove your details due to technical difficulties then you may request for them to be be removed via the contact information page.
- If your details have been added to our mailing lists via an email you have sent to us then you may request for your details to be removed by contacting us from the email address you originally used using the contact information page.
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen. You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please contact us using the contact information page.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect. Menu options are provided, where possible, that allow you to update or remove your information without the need to contact us.
Your privacy about your personal issues is of the up-most importance to "Hanlon Learning". Please let us know if we could improve the way we meet your needs regarding this matter.
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