The following privacy statement covers the Forces Reunited
website.
Links within this site to other websites are not covered by this policy.
Forces Reuniteds Privacy Policy meets the regulations set out in the 1998 Data Protection Act.
You may contact us by e-mail by clicking here.
Dispute Resolution and Privacy Seals
We have the following privacy seals and/or dispute resolution mechanisms: Thawte Secure Certificate 128-Bit Encryption
If you think we have not followed our privacy policy in some way, they can help you resolve your concern.
Please Click Here to contact us about a new dispute.
Data Collection
P3P policies declare the data they collect in groups (also referred to as "statements").
This policy contains 2 data groups.
The data practices of each group will be explained separately.
Group "Basic information"
We collect the following information:
At the user's option, we may also collect the following data:
- Click-stream data
- Search terms
This data will be used for the following purposes:
- Completion and support of the current activity.
- Web site and system administration.
- Research and development.
This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.
The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:
Data collected from all Web users: access logs, and search strings (if entered).
Group "Cookies"
At the user's option, we will collect the following data:
This data will be used for the following purposes:
- Research and development.
- One-time tailoring.
This data will be used by ourselves and our agents.
The following explanation is provided for why this data is collected:
Cookies are used to track visitors to our site,
so we can better understand what portions of our site best serve you.
Cookies
Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a Web site. A cookie is an element of data that a Web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it.
Our site makes use of cookies.
Cookies are used for the following purposes:
- User targeting
- Research and development
Registration
Your registration details provide the minimum data requirements for you to make contact with past friends/colleagues, (not all details requested on the registration forms are required). These are namely - your name, your nickname (you may have been known more widely as this), your corps, the year you joined the service, the year you left the service, your email address, and optional notes about what you are doing now. We do not ask for any sensitive data. These details are only used to provide other users the chance to find you, and are not used for any marketing purposes whatsoever. On submission of the members form, you agree to accept these details will be stored securely and your details excluding your email address may be processed and displayed on the search page by another user searching for you or another user with close matching details.
Your email address is not released or shown at any stage, when a user wishes to contact you, they fill out a form which automatically sends an email to your email address without them discovering it, only once you reply (if you wish to) will the sender discover your email address. It is also not used for any marketing purposes whatsoever, only to give you updates on developments in the site, which you have an option to unsubscribe from.
Most areas of the site require that a cookie will be saved to your computer to allow greater access. Should you choose to delete your cookies you can relogin using the username and password box on the login page.
You may have your registration details removed at any time. Contact us with your email address and we will remove all your details. You may also have your details changed at any time, please click here to do so.
Site Monitoring
The sites dynamic message boards are regularly monitored and any message that may be offensive will be removed immediately. If likewise any member comes across what they believe to be offensive in the message or any members personal notes then please contact us and we will take the necessary action. We reserve the right to remove any message board entries and members from the site.
We also prohibit unauthorised external linking from our content such as by programs like "TopText". More details on this can be found here.
The Data Protection Act may be viewed here.
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