Privacy Policy
Crees is firmly committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of personal information.
In order to provide our services to you, we may need to collect personal information. This policy outlines what kinds of personal information we will collect and how we use that data.
What information do we collect?
We collect information from you when you interact with us, including from:
- Newsletter subscriptions.
- Feedback forms.
- Application & booking forms.
- Direct communications with our team.
- Surveys and competition entries.
- Donations, fundraising and events relating to the Crees Foundation.
We typically collect the following types of information about you:
- Contact information.
- Passport details.
- Medical background & dietary requirements.
- Criminal convictions history.
- Education and work experience history.
- Other details required in the provision of services.
We also collect website usage information using cookies.
If you are aged under 16‚ please get your parent / guardian’s permission before you provide us with personal information.
How will we use your information?
We use your personal information to confirm your booking and in order to manage the services that we provide. We will use your contact information to send you notifications and communicate with you generally. We will also seek your feedback in order to improve the quality of our services.
In order to arrange your placement, we will need to share some of your information with our overseas staff and in certain circumstances, partner organisations who are the providers of the services making up your arrangements. These are generally located outside the EEA.
We would also like to store and use your personal details for future marketing purposes, in particular email updates / newsletters. If you have consented to receive marketing, we will only use your name and email address for marketing purposes. We will never sell your personal details to third parties for the purpose of marketing.
You can opt out of receiving further information from us at any time. You will be given a fast and easy option of opting out on all newsletters. If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please contact us.
We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. We keep customer information after you have completed your placement, so we can keep in touch and continue to support you. Medical references and Criminal record checks are deleted periodically.
User Rights
We don’t sell or rent Users’ Data to any third parties for any purpose. The only uses of Data are those highlighted in this policy. You may request, and we will provide you with, information about whether we hold any of your personal information.
You may request access to, or correction or deletion of your personal information, by contacting us. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
Links to other websites
Our website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to this website so when you visit other websites you should read their own privacy policies.
In addition, if you came to our website via a third-party site, we are not responsible for the privacy policies of that third-party site and recommend that you read their privacy policy.
Protecting your information
We take website security very seriously and we are committed to safeguarding your personal information. We take a number of technical and operational steps to ensure the security of the information you provide to us. Outside the EEA, controls on data protection may not be as wide as the legal requirements in this country. The transmission of information via the internet is never completely secure.
Changes to our privacy policy
We keep our privacy policy under regular review and we will place any updates on this web page. We encourage you to re-read this from time to time, so you are aware of any changes in how we gather and use your personal information.
How to contact us
Please contact us if you have any questions about our privacy policy or information we hold about you.
Cookies
Like many other websites, our website uses cookies. ‘Cookies’ are small pieces of information placed on your computer to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect data about your browsing actions and patterns. They do not identify you as an individual. You can set your browser not to accept cookies.
Cookies allow us to obtain information regarding users of our site. This may include your IP address, online activity, web browser details and online activity. We will not collect or store any sensitive data.
By using our website with your browser settings adjusted to accept all cookies, we will take this to mean that you consent to our use of cookies.
We use the following types of cookies on our website:
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features. Without these cookies the website cannot function properly.
Analytical cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and
therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our website works.
Marketing cookies
Marketing cookies are used to allow us to interact with you once you have left our website, displaying you adverts for example.
Third party cookies
On certain pages we embed content from websites such as Facebook and Youtube. Pages with this embedded content may present cookies from these websites. Similarly, when you use one of the share buttons, a cookie may be set by the service you have chosen to share content through. Pod does not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the relevant third party website for more information about these.
By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.
Browser settings
Most browsers have options that allow you to control whether the browser will accept cookies, reject cookies, or notify the visitor each time a cookie is sent. You may elect to reject cookies by adjusting your browser’s settings, but doing so may limit the features on our site.
Further information
To find out more information about cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org
