Privacy Statement                                                                                                                     What is this Privacy Policy for? This privacy policy is for this website, http://www.changethelaw.org.uk, and served by the Change The Law Ltd and governs the privacy of its users who choose to use it. The policy sets out the different areas where user privacy is concerned and outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the website and website owners. Furthermore, the way this website processes, stores and protects user data and information will also be detailed within this policy. The Website This website and its owners take a proactive approach to user privacy and ensure the necessary steps are taken to protect the privacy of its users throughout their visiting experience. This website complies to all UK national laws and requirements for user privacy. Use of Cookies Our website is hosted by BT and uses cookies policy. Contact & Communication Users contacting this website and/or its owners do so at their own discretion and provide any such personal details requested at their own risk. Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until a time it is no longer required or has no use, as detailed in the General Data Protection Regulation. Every effort has been made to ensure a safe and secure form to email submission process but advise users using such form to email processes that they do so at their own risk. Sharing your data We may pass your personal data onto the following third parties: Third parties who are the co-organiser or host of an event or project for which the data was submitted. Our third party membership payment processor, Paypal. Google (data storage using google drive cloud services) Microsoft (email services) Please note, Google and Microsoft are based in the United States and we therefore transfer your data to the United States when you sign up to our newsletter and/or to become a Change The Law Ltd member. Microsoft and Google operate within the EU-approved Privacy Shield data protection framework. Email Newsletter This website operates an email newsletter programme. Users can subscribe through an online process where they affirm their consent to receiving our emails. Subscriptions are taken in compliance with UK Spam Laws detailed in the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003. All personal details relating to subscriptions are held securely and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation. In compliance with UK Spam Laws and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 subscribers are given the opportunity to un-subscribe at any time. If an automated un-subscription system is unavailable clear instructions on how to un-subscribe will by detailed instead. Subject Access Request Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you may request a copy of personal information held about you by Change The Law Ltd. If you would like a copy of the information held on you, please write to the business address at the bottom of this policy. External Links Although this website only looks to include quality, safe and relevant external links, users are advised adopt a policy of caution before clicking any external web links mentioned throughout this website. The owners of this website cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite their best efforts. Users should therefore note 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. Social Media Platforms Communication, engagement, and actions taken through external social media platforms that this website and its owners participate on are custom to the terms and conditions as well as the privacy policies held with each social media platform respectively. This website may use social sharing buttons which help share web content directly from web pages to the social media platform in question. Users are advised before using such social sharing buttons that they do so at their own discretion and note that the social media platform may track and save your request to share a web page respectively through your social media platform account. Shortened Links in Social Media This website and its owners through their social media platform accounts may share web links to relevant web pages. By default, some social media platforms shorten lengthy urls. Users are advised to take caution and good judgement before clicking any shortened urls published on social media platforms by this website and its owners. Despite the best efforts to ensure only genuine urls are published many social media platforms are prone to spam and hacking and therefore this website and its owners cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any shortened links. Identity and contact details The data controller is Change The Law Ltd, which is contactable at its registered office, 7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR.