BW follow the requirements of the Data Protection Act If you feel that we are not abiding by its privacy policy, you should contact the webmaster by email at webmaster@britishwaterways.co.uk.
British Waterways is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from those disclosed in this statement. British Waterways collects information from our users at several different points on our website.
We request information from the user on our forms. A user must provide some contact information on these forms. We may use this contact information to get in touch with a user to fulfill their specific request. We will only contact the user on unrelated matters if the user agrees to this on the form.
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's hard drive containing information
about the user.
Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information
while on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie terminates.
If a user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site, however certain features
(such as the text only version) may not function correctly.
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user traffic through the site and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
We will share aggregated demographic information, such as visitor totals, country of orgin, peak visit time, average length of visit, with our subsidiaries, partners and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.
We may partner with another party to provide specific services. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.
This web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that British Waterways are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. Information requested may include contact information (such as name and address), and demographic information (such as age). Contact information will be used to notify the winners and award prizes. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site or other British Waterways services.
We take every precaution to protect our users' information. When users submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line.
If you have any questions about the security of our website, you can send an email to webmaster@britishwaterways.co.uk.
If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your postal code) we will amend or delete that information as necessary on request..
Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-in' to having their information used for purposes not directly related to their specific request.
Users who no longer wish to receive our information may opt-out of receiving these communications by using the unsubscribe URL at the bottom of each email communication.
If at any time we make changes our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our website.
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While British Waterways makes every effort to present accurate and reliable information on this site, British Waterways does not endorse, approve, or certify such information, nor does it guarantee its accuracy, completeness, efficacy or timeliness. Reference herein to any commercial product, process, or service does not constitute or imply endorsement or recommendation by British Waterways unless expressly stated.
At certain places in this site, links to other web sites can be accessed. These sites contain information created, published, and maintained by organizations independent of British Waterways. British Waterways does not endorse, approve, certify, or control these external sites, nor any commercial product or service referenced therein, and does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, or timeliness of information located therein.
British Waterways assumes no responsibility for consequences resulting from use of the information contained herein or obtained at linked sites and expressly disclaims all liability for damages arising out of use, reference to, reliance on, or performance of such information.