Privacy and Cookie Use Statement of The Institute of Rail Welding

Information about our Organisation and web site

Modern information and communication technologies play a fundamental role in the activities of an organisation like The Institute of Rail welding. We are based in the UK.

The IoRW is a focal point for good rail welding practice, development and competence, and aims to raise awareness of rail welding throughout the industry.

The Institute of Rail Welding is not responsible for the use of data collected through this website for events organised by others.

Providing Visitors with Anonymous Access

You can access our web site's home page and browse much of our site without disclosing your personal data.

The services and links of our web site

Our web site includes a link to:

• Barclays Bank secure payment system

Such third party web service providers may collect personal data about our visitors.

Automatic Collection of Information

We do not use cookies on our web site.

We automatically log personal data by means such as programming or we link information automatically logged by such means with personal data about specific individuals who have logged into the site. We do so for the following purposes:

• Technical administration of the web site
• Membership administration
• Marketing

Data Collection and Purpose Specification

We collect the personal data that you may volunteer while using our services.

We do not collect information about our visitors from other sources, such as public records or bodies, or private organisations.

To access the table of personal data collected and purposes for which they are used, please click here

We do not collect or use personal data for any purpose other than that indicated in the table below.

If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, we shall offer you the means to consent to this new purpose: by indicating in a check box at the point on the site where personal data are collected

Disclosure and Visitor Choice

We do not disclose our visitors' personal data to third parties but may pass relevant data in accordance with our status as a licenced member of the Engineering Council UK or, in the case of examination candidates, to the appropriate certifying body.

Confidentiality / Security

We do not give visitors to our web site the option of using a secure transmission method to send us their personal data other than where the Barclays secure server is used for e-commerce transactions.

We have implemented security policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control from:

• unauthorised access
• improper use or disclosure
• unauthorised modification
• unlawful destruction or accidental loss

All our employees and data processors, who have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors' personal data.

We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to State institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation.

Access to the personal data we may hold about you

You can ask us, by:

• sending an email ( privacy@twi.co.uk )
• calling this telephone number ( 01223 899595 )

whether we are keeping personal data about you.

Upon request, which you can indicate by:

• sending an email ( privacy@twi.co.uk )
• calling this telephone number ( 01223 899595 )

we will provide you with a readable copy of the personal data which we keep about you within 40 days, although we may require you to provide proof of your identity before we disclose the data. We may charge up to £10 for this.

We allow you to challenge the data that we hold about you and, where appropriate, you may have the data:

• erased
• rectified or amended
• completed

Privacy Compliance

Our privacy policy is compliant with the following instrument: UK Data Protection Act 1998

Privacy Support

If you have an enquiry or concern about our privacy policy, please contact:

Primary personal data/Business information