WOMEN’S SECURITY SOCIETY PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY

Information about you

Given the nature of our society, we take privacy very seriously at the WSS.  This Policy sets out how the WSS will collect, use and protect information about you – whether collected online via the site or by other means.

You do not have to provide any information in order to view the public areas of this site.  However, if you wish to join the WSS then you will need to provide some basic information on the New Members Registration Form to enable us to assess you meet the membership criteria.  Your information will not be shared with other members unless you have ticked the box requesting that on the New Users Registration From.

You will also need to provide us with your contact details should you wish to make any enquiries about the WSS.

Any information you provide to us will be used and protected in accordance with our obligations under applicable privacy laws.

We will only use the information you provide to is in order to answer your queries, assess your application for membership or in order to administer the WSS, as applicable.  We will not share your information with any third parties for marketing purposes. However, we may share your information with third party service providers who are providing services to us to assist with the administration and running of the WSS (e.g. a web-hosting provider or our own mailing list provider).

If you have expressed an interest in the WSS or are a Member then we would like to let you know about security-related events and opportunities that may be of interest to you.  If you do not want to receive these communications then please let us know by emailing us at

You agree that if management of the website or WSS passes to a third party that we may also transfer your information to such third party, provided that such third party agrees to use that information only in accordance with this Policy.

Please be aware that the transmission of information over the internet (incl via email) is not secure.  Again, given the nature of our society we have of course taken steps to ensure your information is protected once we receive it, whether received online or via other means.

Parts of our website contain links to third party websites that are not run by or associated with the WSS.  If you use these links you will be leaving the WSS website and accessing a site that we do not have control over and that will be subject to different Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.

The WSS may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time and any material changes will be flagged on the home page.

If you would like a copy of the information we hold about you, would like to update your details or have any questions about this Policy then please contact us at

Cookies

When you visit this site, we will record your IP address together with the date, time and duration of your visit.  An IP address is an assigned number, which allows your computer to communicate over the internet.  We use this information to compile statistical information about the traffic on our website (e.g. number and frequency of visits).  This enables is to improve our site and enhance the experience of site users.

We also use other cookies to improve the user experience for visitors and members.