Privacy statement

Datganiad ar breifatrwydd

Last updated 30 March 2010

General

This website is provided and managed by Barnardo's, whose registered charity numbers are 216250 and SC037605. Barnardo’s organises the Cardiff Half Marathon every year with a view to raising money to provide help and support for, among others, young carers, children with disabilities and homeless young people.

This privacy statement (the “Statement”) explains how we collect, use, disclose and otherwise manage the personal information we may collect from you for the purpose of organising the Cardiff Half Marathon. This Statement applies only to the website, www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.uk (the “Website”).

The Statement describes:

• the types of information we collect when you visit the Website;
• how we may use that personal information;
• with whom we may share that personal information;
• the measures we take to protect the security of that personal information; and
• your rights in relation to that personal information, including how to update your personal information or remove your name from our mailing lists.

Please see below for the list of sections:

• Information We Collect and How We Use It
• Other Uses of Your Information
• Children’s Privacy
• Other Information We Collect
• Where Your Information Will Be Used
• Information We Share
• Third Party Websites
• How We Protect Personal Information
• Access and Correction
• Your Choices
• Privacy Statement Changes
• How to Contact Us

Information We Collect and How We Use It

Personal Information We Collect About You

We will collect only the personal information you specifically and knowingly provide to us on our Website, such as your name, address, telephone number or email address. We describe below in “Participation in the Cardiff Half Marathon” the personal information you may submit, the methods by which you may submit it and how we may use such personal information.

Participation in the Cardiff Half Marathon

The Website’s primary aim is to obtain users’ participation in the Cardiff Half Marathon. If you choose to register to participate in the Cardiff Half Marathon, we may ask you to provide your first name, surname, gender, postal address, email address, telephone number, mobile number and date of birth.

By providing the above information to Barnardo’s, unless you state otherwise, you agree to be registered with us as a participant in the Cardiff Half Marathon and to be included in our mailing list. Your information will be used: (i) to process your registration to participate in the Cardiff Half Marathon; and (ii) to send you information regarding our projects and activities.  

Other Uses of Information

We may also use the personal information you provide on our Website for internal purposes, such as for website administration, data analytics and compliance purposes.

Children’s Privacy

Participants in the Cardiff Half Marathon must be aged 17 or over. We do not seek nor will we knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 17. Individuals aged under 17 must get their parents’, guardian’s or teacher’s permission before using the Website or providing their personal information to us.

Other Information We Collect

Aggregate or summary information is collected automatically by our Website (e.g. number of visitors to the Website). In order to do this we may need to send cookies to your computer. This information is used to monitor use of the Website and will not contain information that can identify you as an individual.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on a user's browser and hard drive that uniquely identify the user's browser. There are two types of cookies: persistent cookies and session cookies. Session cookies are temporary and are erased when the browser exits. Persistent cookies remain on the user's hard drive until the user erases them or until they expire.

If, for example, you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer and you wish to block our cookies, you can perform the following:

• on your browser tools menu, select 'Internet Options';
• click on the 'Privacy' tab and then on the 'Edit' button;
• type into the 'Address of website' field: www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.uk;
• click on the 'Block' button; and
• click on the OK button.

Other browsers have similar cookie management abilities in their preferences settings. Please refer to your browser's 'Help' facility for further information.

Web beacons

We use a third party to distribute advertisements on our behalf across the Internet. The third party may also collect anonymous information about your visits to our Website. This is primarily accomplished through the use of a technology device, commonly referred to as a web beacon or an action tag, which we place on various web pages within our Website or in an HTML e-mail. The third party may use information about your visits to this and other web sites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may be of interest to you.

The third party reports the anonymous data that they collect on our behalf back to us, which we link to our customer's personal information for the purposes of better serving you. When we merge this data, it is treated in accordance with this Statement as personal information.

Google Analytics

We also use Google Analytics on our Website. It is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help the Website analyze how users use the Website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States of America. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or, where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse these use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this Website. By using this Website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Where Your Information Will Be Used

Your personal information will be collected and processed within the United Kingdom. However, Barnardo’s may, from time to time, transfer your personal information to its approved third party service providers, that may be located in a country outside of the European Economic Area. Barnardo’s has taken steps to ensure that any personal information transferred to such countries receives an adequate level of protection. If you would like to change the way in which we use your personal information, please contact us using the details set out in the “How to Contact Us” section below.

Information We Share

We may share the information you provide with our joint marketing partners. We may also share the information with service providers we have retained to perform services on our behalf, who will be authorised to act only under our instructions or to comply with legal obligations. In addition, we may disclose information about you in order to comply with our legal obligations.

Third party websites

The Website contains links to other websites that we do not own or operate. Barnardo’s cannot be held responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. We encourage all visitors to be aware of and read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects their personal information.

How We Protect Personal Information

We maintain appropriate administrative, technical and physical security safeguards in an effort to protect against loss, misuse or unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of the personal information you provide on our Website. Unfortunately, no collection or transmission of information over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and therefore, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any such transmission.

Access and Correction

You have the right to access, update, and correct inaccuracies in your personal information, subject to certain exceptions prescribed by law, by using the contact information set out in the “How to Contact Us” section below.

Your Choices

If you would like to opt out of receiving communications from us, please contact us using the contact information set out in the “How to Contact Us” section below. Please allow at least twenty-eight (28) days for communications to cease and for your details to be removed from our mailing lists.

Privacy statement changes

Barnardo’s may change this Statement at any time without prior notice to you. You will be bound by any such revisions and we therefore advise you to read this Statement each and every time you submit your personal information on the Website.

How to Contact Us

To contact us with questions, comments or to update your information or preferences, please either: (i) complete the form at www.cardiffhalfmarathon.co.uk/index/contact_us.htm; or (ii) write to us at Cardiff Half Marathon Team, Barnardo’s Cymru, Trident Court, East Moors Road, Cardiff, CF24 5TD.