Privacy policy

Be My Parent is committed to protecting the privacy of all individuals using this website. This policy explains how we use any personal information we collect from you through www.bemyparent.org.uk.

Collection of personal information

You can access most of the pages on our website without giving us your personal information. However, you may choose to provide us with your personal information on some pages of the website, for instance by using our feedback form or registering to view children’s profiles.

By submitting your personal information, you consent to our use of the information as set out in this privacy policy.

Use of personal information

We shall only use any personal information you give to us in accordance with this policy, and with any additional statements appearing on forms used for submitting your personal information. We shall not disclose your personal information to any third parties without obtaining your prior consent unless we are required by law to do so. In particular:

  • If you subscribe or make a donation to Be My Parent, we will pass your details to our payment provider, Pay Point, in order to obtain your payment. We will not store your credit card details on our servers.
  • If, when registering to this website, you have ticked the box “Yes, I would like to receive further communications”, we may use your given contact details to send you information about Be My Parent or BAAF by email. If at any time you wish to stop receiving these emails, please click on the link at the end of the email. Your details will be removed from our database immediately.
  • If you contact us regarding the website we shall use the details you provide to reply to you. We try to respond to all feedback where a valid email address is included. If you make a comment or complaint about other aspects of the service, we may use your details to investigate your comments.

Data storage

All data obtained by Be My Parent is held and used in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

Cookies and IP logging

This website uses cookies. A cookie is a piece of data that may be stored on your computer when you visit a website. When you visit our website, our server will record your computer’s IP address (the unique numerical address given to every computer connected to the Internet) and the time and duration of your visit. Our website will also store a cookie on your computer.
This cookie and your IP address will be used to record the pages you visit on our website. We will use this information to analyse the way our site is used, and to administer and improve the accessibility and security of our site.

You may disable the use of cookies in your Internet browser without affecting your use of this website.

More information can be found at All About Cookies.

Links

This website contains links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties that run any other websites. Please refer to their own privacy policies for more information.

Access to your personal information

You have a right under the Data Protection Act 1998 to ask us to provide you with the information we hold about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected.

If you would like to access a copy of your information, please contact us at contact@bemyparent.org.uk.