Privacy Policy

Your right to privacy is taken very seriously by RISE and we want you to feel comfortable using the Social Enterprise Mark web site.

This privacy policy explains how we will handle information (referred to as "data" below) that is collected on our site and that may identify individual people. We are always committed to collecting and handling data in accordance with the eight principles of data protection as set out by the UK information commissioner. These say that data must be:

• fairly and lawfully processed;
• processed for limited purposes;
• adequate, relevant and not excessive;
• accurate;
• not kept longer than necessary;
• processed in accordance with the data subject's rights;
• secure;
• not transferred to countries without adequate protection.

We cannot guarantee that this Policy will be applied by other organisations that we do not own or control or persons that are not our agents, employees, or within our control. Please also take time to read our Terms of Use.

RISE is the sole owner of the data collected on this site. We will not share this information with others in any ways other than those detailed in these terms and conditions, and will not sell or rent it to anyone else.

We only use the information you provide when you register for the purpose of supporting your involvement in Social Enterprise Mark activities, providing RISE materials, for administration, for general statistical purposes, for obtaining any relevant professional advice and in order to focus and customise the services of RISE.

RISE may disclose some information you provide to third party approved organisations and individuals who are directly involved in delivering the support you receive. If you wish to know who these are and how they are involved in your support, then please contact admin@rise-sw.co.uk.

RISE also reserves the right to access and disclose individually identifiable information in order to comply with applicable laws and with lawful government requests, to operate its systems properly or to protect itself or its users.

You may request to view, edit or delete any personally identifiable information that RISE holds on you. If you wish to do this please contact admin@rise-sw.co.uk.

If you wish to have your information deleted we may remove any personally identifiable tags from your information and archive it for statistical use.

Content or other data that you provide to us that is not contained within your user account, such as posts within our forums, may remain on the site at our discretion even though your user account is deleted. Please see our Terms of Use for more information.

RISE may send you updates on services, additions to the website, up-to-date information about RISE materials and activities. We may also invite you to participate in statistical exercises, customer feedback surveys etc. Participation in these surveys is completely voluntary. Survey information will be used for the purposes of monitoring and improving the use and satisfaction of this site and for informing the development of RISE and regeneration support. The purpose of any survey will be made clear and specific when information is requested.

We may also automatically receive general information that is contained in our server log files such as your IP address and cookie information. "Cookies" are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer\'s hard drive. Our cookies do not contain any personally identifying information, but they do enable us to provide recommendations on further information that may be useful. Most Web browsers accept cookies automatically, but you can usually change your browser to prevent that if you wish.

When you send emails please remember that they will pass over the public network and that this may not always be secure. Once we receive your email we will treat any information contained in as proprietary and confidential.

All emails, and any attached documents, are to be treated as confidential and only intended for the use of the individual to which they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited. Should you be sent an email that is not intended for you, accidentally, through error or negligence, you should notify the sender and delete the email and any attachments unread.

We provide links to other websites that may be of interest to you. However we are unable to guarantee the security of any information you provide to these other sites, which are beyond our control.

Sometimes we may send you information that we believe may interest you or your project or your business. You can notify us at any time if you wish to cease receiving such information by contacting admin@rise-sw.co.uk.

We may update and refine this policy from time to time. We will notify you of substantial changes to our privacy policy by posting an announcement on our homepage and/or by sending a message to the e-mail address that is contained within your user settings.

This privacy policy states our standards for the collection and handling of data and we will make efforts to meet them. However, we are not in a position to guarantee these standards. There may be factors beyond our control that may result in disclosure of data. As a consequence, we disclaim any warranties or representations relating to maintenance or nondisclosure of data.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Policy or our web site, please feel free to contact admin@rise-sw.co.uk.