Privacy policy
In the following policy ‘company’ refers to Wavemaker, ‘Website’ refers to wavemaker.org.uk.
The Main Disclaimer
Wavemaker is committed to safeguarding your privacy. We believe the best way to protect the privacy of users is to tell you which information we gather. This ensures you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we use or disclose it- so you can correctly understand and consent to information you provide.
We may occasionally modify the Privacy Policy, so that this page will always have the most up-to-date version.
On certain webpages, such as Wavemaker’s ‘our stories’ or ‘partners’ pages. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of other websites, whether or not we provided you with a link to such third party sites. The information practices of those other websites are not covered by this Privacy Policy.
Below is an FAQ regarding our policy.
What Information Do We Collect and What Do We Do With It?
When emailing us via our contact us page we collect:
Name (so we know how to refer to you.)
Email (so we can reply to your email. This email address will not be used for marketing purposes)
Data is kept so Wavemaker can respond to any questions or messages accurately and to the best of our ability. This data will be kept in our email for future reference of conversations. Under no circumstances will we use or disclose it your information for anything other than responding to communications with you.
If you wish for your data and email history to be deleted you should email info@wavemaker.org.uk.
Cookie Policy
Introduction
In this policy, references to “we”, “us” or “our” mean Wavemaker Ltd (“Wavemaker”). References to “you” or “your” mean the person accessing and using the “Website” (as defined below).
References to “the Website” mean www.wavemaker.org.uk (including any relevant sub-domains unless this Cookie Policy is expressly excluded from their own terms and conditions).
By accessing the Website, you agree that this Cookie Policy will apply whenever you access the Website on any device.
Wavemaker may change this Cookie Policy from time to time. You should check this page periodically to ensure that you are happy with the up to date version.
What are cookies?
Like most other websites, we use cookies to help provide you with the best possible browsing experience.
Cookies are small text files that are placed onto your computer or mobile device when you first visit a website or page. They are used for a number of reasons, such as remembering whether you have visited the site before, so that you can remain logged in as well as any preferences that you have whilst accessing the Website. They contain information about the use of your computing device but do not include any personal information about you.
How we use cookies
The Website uses cookies in a number of ways, including (but not limited) to:
make the Website easier for you to use;
improve the speed and security of the Website;
allow you to share our pages on social networks;
provide us with information about how the Website is used so that we can make improvements to the Website.
We do not use cookies to:
collect any personal information about you (without your express permission);
collect any sensitive information;
pass data to any advertising networks;
pass personal data to third parties.
Giving us permission to use cookies
Most internet browsers are set up to automatically accept cookies. We will take this, and your continued use of the Website as acceptance of our Cookie Policy.
If you wish not to accept the use of cookies on this Website, or to delete any that have already been set, you can change the settings of your browser. Please bear in mind that some features on the Website might not work correctly with cookies disabled.
Managing the use of cookies
You can usually find the tools to manage cookies in the ‘preferences’ or ‘tools’ menu of your browser. Below are links to instructions for the four main browsers, otherwise you should use the ‘Help’ option in your browser for more details.
Cookie Settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie Settings in Google Chrome
Types of cookies that we use
We use the following types of cookies on the Website:
Session cookies – these are only stored temporarily and are deleted from the user’s device when the browser is closed.
Google Analytics – we use Google Analytics to measure how our site is used by visitors and to generate reports for our own use. Google Analytics does not collect any personal information about you.
Third party cookies – some of our pages feature YouTube videos and feeds from Twitter. These third party features may use numerous cookies (please visit these third party websites for more details on their cookie policies).
Useful links
If you would like to find out more about cookies generally, you may find the following links useful:
Microsoft Cookies guide (also useful if you have an older version of Internet Explorer)
Click here to view Google’s Privacy Policy
Click here to Twitter’s Privacy Policy
For more information about cookies and the law, visit: The Information Commissioner’s Office
LAST UPDATED 14 SEPTEMBER 2018
Security
Within compliance of the Data Protection Act 1998 and GDPR 2018, all data is stored on a password protected cloud platform. Our cloud provider is committed to keep all data safe.
They employ security and privacy professionals that include some of the world’s foremost experts in information, application, and network security. This team is tasked with maintaining the company’s defence systems, developing security review processes, building security infrastructure, and implementing security policies.
They also employs an extensive team of lawyers, regulatory compliance experts, and public policy specialists who look after privacy and security compliance.
These teams engage with customers, industry stakeholders, and supervisory authorities to shape our Cloud Platform services in a manner that helps customers meet their compliance needs.
Access to Your Information
We are obliged to disclose any data we hold of yours for free. In making this request, please contact info@wavemaker.org.uk and specify that you require disclosure of your personal information.