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This Privacy Policy describes how Bedfordshire Prepared (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit our website at https://bedfordshireprepared.org.uk (the “Site”).
We are committed to protecting your privacy. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect several types of information to provide and improve our service to you.
- Personal Data: While using our Site, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. This may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address (e.g., for newsletter subscriptions or contact forms)
- First name and last name
- Usage Data (collected automatically)
- Usage Data: We automatically collect information on how the Site is accessed and used. This may include your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
- Tracking & Cookies Data: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information to improve user experience.
- Cookies are small data files stored on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.
- We use both Session Cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and Persistent Cookies (which remain on your device for a set period).
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide, operate, and maintain our Site
- To notify you about changes to our Site or services
- To allow you to participate in interactive features when you choose to do so
- To provide customer support
- To gather analysis or valuable information to improve our Site
- To monitor the usage of our Site
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues
- To send you newsletters, if you have subscribed (you may opt-out at any time)
3. Legal Basis for Processing (For EU/UK Visitors)
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information depends on the context in which we collect it. We typically rely on the following grounds:
- Your consent
- The performance of a contract (e.g., providing a service you requested)
- Our legitimate interests (e.g., operating and improving our Site, which do not override your fundamental rights)
- Compliance with a legal obligation
4. Third-Party Services
We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Site (“Service Providers”), such as analytics providers, hosting partners, and email delivery services. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
- Analytics: We may use Service Providers like Google Analytics to monitor and analyze Site traffic.
- Advertising: We may use third-party advertising companies to serve ads. These companies may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to our Site and other sites.
5. Data Retention & Transfer
We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this policy. Your information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your country, where data protection laws may differ. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure your data is treated securely and in accordance with this policy.
6. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you have certain data protection rights. These may include:
- The right to access, update, or delete your personal information.
- The right of rectification (to have inaccurate data corrected).
- The right to object to our processing of your personal data.
- The right of restriction (to limit how we use your data).
- The right to data portability.
- The right to withdraw consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our Site does not address anyone under the age of 16 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware of such collection, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
8. Links to Other Sites
Our Site may contain links to other third-party websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By email: bloggermeta@gmail.com
