This Privacy Policy identifies and describes the way we (“The Arctic Club”) use and protect the information we collect about users. All use of The Arctic Club website is subject to this Privacy Policy.
When you register with The Arctic Club, we ask you to provide some details such as your name and email address. We keep these details so that we can contact you about The Arctic Club.
Your email address is never automatically displayed on public web pages. If you add content to a site that you have joined (for example by posting on a discussion forum or commenting on a blog) then your name will be displayed next to your contribution. You can create a screen name, which will be displayed instead if you prefer.
The Arctic Club agrees to store and process all personal information it collects from you in accordance with the latest Data Protection legislation. We are entering a period in which new legislation is taking effect and there will be new legislation in the future. For now we have made adjustments to comply with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and we are monitoring the new Data Protection Bill.
Our Privacy Promise
We promise:
- To keep your data safe and private.
- Not to sell your data.
- To give you ways to manage and review your marketing choices and email communications at any time.
- To only use your data for its intended purpose.
- To erase your data upon request.
The Information We Collect, How We Collect It, And How We Use It
Your registration with the The Arctic Club website creates the lawful basis for The Arctic Club to process your data. The purpose for processing your data is specified during registration.
We may collect different types of personal and other information based on your use of The Arctic Club.
Some examples include:
- Contact Information that allows us to communicate with you, including your name, address, and e-mail address;
- The Arctic Club Website Usage, Viewing, and other Technical Information about your use of our network, services, products or websites.
We collect information when you give it to us when you register with, log in to, and use our website.
We may use the information we collect in a variety of ways, including:
- Providing you with the best user experience possible;
- Providing the services you use, and to respond to your questions;
- Communicating with you regarding service updates and promotions;
- Delivering customized content that may be of interest to you;
- Addressing network integrity and security issues;
- Investigating, preventing or taking action regarding illegal activities, violations of our Terms of Service, or Acceptable Use Policies.
Online Activity Tracking
We collect information about your activity on The Arctic Club website for a number of purposes. We use that information to help tailor the content you see on The Arctic Club website.
The Arctic Club may collect information about your computer or mobile device such as your IP address, operating system and browser type, for administrative purposes and to report aggregated anonymised information to our business users. This is statistical data about the browsing actions, patterns of users of services (including yourself), but it will not identify you personally and does not identify any personal details whatsoever.
Information Sharing
With The Arctic Club Website Administrators: Subject to applicable legal restrictions, we will share your Personal Information with other Voice websites when you have explicitly selected to join said websites to for the purposes of:
- Controlling site membership;
- Contacting their members (if appropriate);
- Ensuring your experience is as seamless as possible.
In Other Circumstances: We may provide Personal Information to other third parties for purposes such as:
- Complying with court orders and other legal processes;
- To assist with identity verification, and to prevent fraud and identity theft;
- Enforcing our agreements and property rights.
Anonymous & Aggregated Information
- We obtain aggregate data by combining anonymous data that meet certain criteria into groups.
- We may share aggregated or anonymous information in various formats with trusted third party entities, and may work with those entities to do research and provide products and services.
Safeguarding Your Information: Our Policy on Data Protection and Security
- We do not share your Personal Information with anyone for any purpose without your explicit permission.
- We maintain information about you in our business records while you are a user, or until it is no longer needed for business, tax, or legal purposes.
- We have implemented encryption or other appropriate security controls to protect Personal Information when stored or transmitted by The Arctic Club.
- We require third party companies acting on our behalf to protect any Personal Information they may receive in a manner consistent with this Policy. We do not allow them to use such information for any purpose other than the original stated purpose for the data.
- The data that we collect from you shall not be transferred to or stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). All information you provide to The Arctic Club is stored on our secure servers.
- You are responsible for keeping confidential the password that you submit to The Arctic Club on registration at the website. The Arctic Club asks that you do not share a password with anyone, that you regularly change your password, and always adopt a strong password policy.
- Once The Arctic Club receives your information, it will take operational and technical steps and use security procedures to safeguard and secure it and to try to prevent unauthorised access.
Links to/from Other Web Sites
The Arctic Club is not responsible for the practices employed by websites linked to or from our website, nor the information or content contained therein. Please remember that when you use a link to go from our website to another website, our Privacy Policy is no longer in effect. Your browsing and interaction on any other website, including those that have a link on our website, is subject to that website’s own rules and policies. Please read over those rules and policies before proceeding.
Changes to Our Privacy Policy
If we change our privacy policies and procedures, we will post those changes on our website to keep you aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we may disclose it. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Access To Information & Customer Service
The GDPR gives you the right to access the information that Voice holds about you. If you want us to send you details that it holds about you please write to Honorary Secretary, The Arctic Club, 4 Corfe Close, Cambridge, CB2 8QA, UK.
If you have any other questions or concerns about the service please contact us at honsec@arcticclub.org.uk or write to us at Honorary Secretary, The Arctic Club, 4 Corfe Close, Cambridge, CB2 8QA, UK.
Last Updated: 22nd September 2023
