Privacy Policy

 

Council-exchange.org believes it is very important to respect the privacy of individuals, and to make only safe and ethical use of the information that is provided through electronic channels.

  • Council-exchange.org is a non profit group of unpaid volunteers, that does not run multiple exchange sites.
  • Where we collect information we are doing so in order to provide you with better services.
  • If any of the information we hold about you is inaccurate we will do our best to correct it quickly once you notify us.
  • Some of the information you give will be held in a database: we will ensure that this is secure and can only be accessed by authorised personal.
  • However we can not be liable if unauthorised persons hack this website The implementation of the privacy policy is directly supervised by a senior administrator.

 

The information we collect and how we use it:

  • We do not collect any financial information on this website.
  • We will ask you for your email address.  The majority of Member communications are made via email.  You can delete or change your email address at any time or unsubscribe to particular types of email.
  • We will ask you for your property details in include your postcode for location purposes only to make sure your advert is moved to the correct forum board., we will not reveal your full postcode  to our members or guests visiting the website, only you the member and main administrators can view your postcode.

 

 

 Who will have access to the information?

  • Any information you give will only be available to Council-exchange.org.
  • We do not disclosed personal information or contact details to third party websites.
  • We may disclose personal data in order to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation, such as the police or your landlord.
  • The website compiles user profiles automatically to help us improve the content, design and performance of the site. These profiles will be used only for this purpose and will not be released to any other organisation.

 

Use of cookies

  • Cookies are small files stored in your computer’s hard drive by your web browser. Every visitor to the website receives a cookie. When you log in to the site our computer server will access these cookies so that it can recognise your computer, and make using the site easier for you.
    Cookies allow us to remember your username and password to save you having to retype it every time you log in. They enable us to measure and analyse general visitor information.
  • They also enable us to track what pages and facilities on this site that you visit so that we can build up a profile of your interests and needs to target marketing and information to your needs.
  • Most web browsers automatically accept cookies but you can alter your settings so you are prompted every time a cookie is sent to you. You can also choose not to receive cookies at all. However, please note that if you have ‘disabled’ cookies in your browser this way you may not be able to use certain features on this Website.

 

Other web sites

  • The website, Personal Messages, Forum emails may contain links to other websites such as our members property photograph site. Council-exchange.org  is not responsible for the privacy policies, content or practices of these sites.

 

Data Protection - This privacy statement forms part of the Council-exchange.org commitment to the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998.