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We only ever receive anonymous information, and cannot track you across other websites.
View our privacy policy
VSNW is the regional voluntary sector network for the North West. Our purpose is to ensure that the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector, in all its diversity, takes its full part in shaping the future of the North West. VSNW is incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee (registration number 3988903) and registered as a Charity (registration number 1081654). VSNW is registered with the Information Commissioners Officer (registration number ZA271106).
Information on how you use the site, this includes but is not limited to the resolution of your screen, the browser you use, which pages you are looking and the time you spend on the site. This information is collected through Google Analytics. This is anonymised and we use IP masking to further protect your privacy.
However, VSNW only collects information that is necessary or appropriate to deliver our services. Further details are always provided as part of our website and individuals can visit our organisational wide privacy notice for further information. Individuals can always refuse to supply personal information, but doing so may prevent them from accessing certain activities online or require them to contact us directly.
We use four main tools to help us to provide our website and related services to you.
Google Analytics – We use google analytics to analyse how our site is used and to make sure the site meeting the needs of those using it. We don’t allow Google Analytics to use or share our analytics data, User-ID is turned off and our data retention rate is set to 14 months. Please read our cookies page for further information on the cookies used by Google Analytics and the other tools on this website. You can use this browser Add-on to opt out of Google Analytics
CiviCRM – We use CiviCRM to securely manage our relationships with supporters, partners, and event participants. This includes storing contact details, communication preferences, and records of engagement such as event bookings and email updates. The information is used solely to support our communications and services, and is only accessible to authorised staff. We do not share your data without your consent,
Like most websites we use cookies to collect anonymous statistics about how people use
the site, and to help us keep it relevant for the user. Cookies remember bits of information
from your visit to the site.
A cookie is a simple text file that’s stored on your computer or mobile device by a website’s
server. Only that server can retrieve or read the contents of that cookie. Each cookie is
unique to your web browser. So if we put a cookie on your computer, it can’t be read by any
other website.
To improve our service we collect anonymous web statistics using Google Analytics.
This stores several cookies on users’ computers or mobiles devices to tell us how many
people have visited each web page, how they got there, and where they navigated to from
there. The data collected is completely anonymous and does not store any personal details.
You can change your computer settings at any time to accept all cookies, to notify you when
a cookie is issued, or not to receive cookies. How you do this depends on your web browser.
Find out more at www.aboutcookies.org
Where your data is stored will depend on the service. Further information on this is available
from the providers of the systems and tools we use on this website.
Google Analytics – https://privacy.google.com/businesses/compliance
CiviCRM – https://civicrm.org/about/privacy-policy
VSNW and its partners are registered with the ICO and take all measures reasonably
necessary to protect against the unauthorised access, use, alteration or destruction of
personally identifying information. Whilst we have taken steps to ensure the security of our
website sending information over the internet is generally not completely secure, and we
can’t guarantee the security of your data while it’s in transit. Any data you send is at your
own risk. We have procedures and security features in place to keep your data secure once
we receive it.
VSNW discloses personally identifying information only to those of its employees,
contractors and affiliated organisations that:
VSNW will never rent or sell your personal information to anyone but we will pass on your
personal information if we have a legal obligation to do so.
The information you provide to us will be used to deliver services by VSNW. Please refer to
our main privacy notice for details of how long we need to keep your data.
Although VSNW try to ensure that it only includes quality, safe and relevant external links,
users are advised to adopt a policy of caution before clicking any external web links
mentioned throughout this website. (External links are clickable text / banner / image links to
other websites) VSNW cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite our best efforts. Users should be aware that they click on external links at their own risk and this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned. This privacy policy only applies to www.vsnw.org.uk, and doesn’t cover other websites or services that we link to.
VSNW will review this statement on a regular basis and the updated document will be made
available on our website. Your continued use of this Site and/or continued provision of
personally identifiable information to us will be subject to the terms of the then / current
Privacy Policy.
You have various data rights regarding the personal information that VSNW holds about you.
You can:
Voluntary Sector North West are responsible for this website. If you want to access your
subject access rights then please contact info@vsnw.org.uk
You have the right to complain if you feel that your information is not being used in the right way. To begin with, it may be better to speak with the member of staff that is working with you to talk through your concerns.
If you do not want to do this, you can contact Warren Escadale via warren.escadale@vsnw.org.uk. If you are still not satisfied with your response you also have the right to raise a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office.
For further details on this and your information rights please visit the Information Commissioner’s Office website here. If you’ve signed up for email alerts, you can unsubscribe or change your settings at any time by selecting the unsubscribe link that appears in every email.
