Our Privacy Policy is a statement that explains how we collect, store and use personal information.
This Policy was last updated and is effective from 14 September 2011.
A SPECIAL NOTE FOR PARENTS AND LEGAL GUARDIANS:
The Tim Gates Foundation adheres to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998. You can help by spending time online with your children and monitoring your children’s online use. Please help us protect your child’s privacy by instructing them never to provide personal information on this or any other site without your permission.
If you are under 18, please be sure to read this Policy with your parents or legal guardians, and ask questions about things you do not understand. Children under 13 should get their parent’s or legal guardian’s permission before providing their email address or other personal information to Tim Gates Foundation or to anyone else on the Internet.
Our Privacy Policy
- Who is Tim Gates Foundation?
Tim Gates Foundation is a not for profit trust which will invest donated funds and provide the income arising for the benefit of Fairhaven SLSC.It is to commemorate those values for which Tim stood and was passionate in instilling into the Nippers and into the lives of young people with whom he came in contact. - What is “personal information”?
“Personal information” means information that identifies you or by which your identity can be reasonably determined, such as your name, email address or telephone number. - Why do we collect personal information?
We collect personal information to provide you with products and services, to fulfil related administrative functions, to enter into contracts with you or third parties and customer relationship purposes. If we cannot collect or use your personal information, we cannot do these things. - How do we collect personal information?
Usually we will collect your personal information directly from you, but sometimes we will use our agents or contractors to collect your information and provide it to us.Collection can occur in a number of different ways, such as when you complete an online form, call or write to us. - What sort of information is collected?
We only collect information that is necessary for us to perform our functions. Typically this only includes your name and e-mail address. We generally do not collect sensitive information (information relating to your racial origin, political opinion, religious beliefs, professional or trade association membership, sexual preferences, criminal history and health information). - Do we disclose your personal information?
We may disclose your personal information to our agents and contractors who help us to provide and market our products and services to you, or who administer or provide prizes for competitions. If we do this we generally require these parties to protect your information in the same way we do. By providing us with your personal information, you consent to receiving marketing and promotional material from us and our agents and contractors.We will also disclose your information if we are required to do so by law, or to enforce an agreement we have with you.Under no circumstances will we sell your personal information to someone else.In the event you receive marketing material from us or our agents or contractors and you do not wish to receive any further material, you may remove your details from our mailing list by notifying us directly.
- Is my personal information secure?
The security of your personal information is a priority for the Tim Gates Foundation. We take physical and electronic security measures to safeguard your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. - Can I access the personal information Tim Gates Foundation holds about me?
You may access most personal information we hold about you, and if we deny access in some circumstances we will tell you why. - What information is collection about my use of the site?
We may collect certain non-personal information (eg the identity of your Internet browser, the type of operating system you use, your IP address and the domain name of your Internet service provider) to optimise our products and services including our web site for your computer. This information will not be used to identify you personally. - What are cookies and how does Tim Gates Foundation use them?
We may use ‘cookies’ to collect information and personalise your experience on our site. The process involves the sending of a small text file from our site that is saved on your computer to remember your preferences. If we use cookies, they will not have the ability to identify any personal information otherwise disclosed in this Privacy Policy. By using cookies we can understand site usage and improve the content and offerings on our site. If you wish to disable cookies from being sent to your computer, you can do so in your browser’s settings, although your browser might then be unable to access certain areas of this site that require this functionality. - Does Tim Gates Foundation collect of information from children?
We will not knowingly collect, use or disclose personal information about a child under 13 without their parent’s consent, except in limited circumstances. If we know that a child has provided us with their personal information, we will seek to obtain their parent’s consent before we use that information. If we do not receive their parent’s consent within a reasonable time, we will delete the child’s personal information.A parent can consent to our collection and use of their child’s information, but not consent to its disclosure to third parties. In that case we may not be able to provide the information, products or services the child has requested.The circumstances in which we may collect and use a child’s personal information without their parent’s consent include to respond to one-time requests from the child, or to provide the child with regular information (eg a newsletter) which they subscribe for. However, in the latter case we will ask the child to provide us with their parent’s email address so that we can notify the parent and give him or her the option of preventing further use of the child’s information.We will not collect more information from the child than is necessary. The types of information we collect, the uses we make of it and the third parties we may disclose it to are set out elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.
Parents can review their child’s personal information that we collect, and can ask to have it deleted or refuse to allow any further collection or use of their child’s information, by contacting us directly.
In this Privacy Policy, “parent” includes legal guardian.
- Does this policy change?
We regularly review our Privacy Policy as our business evolves, and to comply with changes in the law. Our current Privacy Policy is available from this site. If we make material changes to our Privacy Policy, they will be posted on this page. The date our Privacy Policy was last updated is shown at the top of this page.
