Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy



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Privacy and Data Protection

Privacy Statement

CIPFA has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy.

The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this site; www.cipfa.org.uk.

Our online Shop uses a secure server. Any information associated with your account is strictly between you and CIPFA. We do not share your information with other companies. We are certified by thawte as a valid internet business. Your credit card number is encrypted before it is sent across the internet. We do not store your encrypted credit card information. This is why you will need to enter your card number every time you make an online purchase with us.

Our site uses an order form for customers to request information, products and services. We collect visitors contact information (like their email address). Contact information from the order form is used to send orders and information about our company to our customers. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the delist/deactivate section below.

Our online surveys ask visitors for contact information (like their email address). We use contact data from our surveys to send the user information about our company. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the delist/deactivate section below.

We run contests on our site in which we ask visitors for contact information (like their email address). We use contact data from our contests to send users information about our company. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the delist/deactivate section below.

Opt-Out

Our site provides users with the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us and our partners at the point where we request information about the visitor.

Delete/Deactivate

This site gives users the following options for removing their information from our database to not receive future communications or to no longer receive our service.

  1. You can send email to webco-ordinator@cipfa.org.uk
  2. You can call the Website Co-ordinator at the following number: 020 7543 5722

Change/Modify

This site gives users the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided.

  1. You can send email to webco-ordinator@cipfa.org.uk
  2. You can call the Website Co-ordinator at the following number: 020 7543 5722

Data Protection

CIPFA only collects personal information about you (for example your name, address, telephone number, email address) when you specifically provide us with such information on a voluntary basis, for example when purchasing or enquiring about events or publications online. Any personal information we collect via our web site will never be released or sold to any companies or individuals outside of CIPFA.

We will not share your personal information for marketing or any other purposes without your consent unless where required by law. If you have registered your interest with www.cipfa.org.uk and/or any of our associated companies, and thereby given your consent, you may be contacted with relevant promotions, offers or information that you have expressed an interest in or that might be of interest to you.

Contacting the Web Site

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, you can contact:

Mia Spencer
Senior Website Co-ordinator
CIPFA
3 Robert Street
London
WC2N 6RL
mia.spencer@cipfa.org.uk