General
Personal Information is any information from which an individual can be identified. For example, your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address may be Personal Information.
It is the ministry’s policy to take all necessary steps to ensure that Personal Information held by the ministry is held securely and processed fairly and lawfully, in accordance with relevant data protection principles and applicable privacy laws in the regions where we operate.
Information the Ministry Collects From You
When you visit the website, you may be asked to provide certain information about yourself including your name, contact details, and other personal information.
The ministry may also collect information about your usage of our website as well as information about you from any e-mails, letters or completed forms which you send to the ministry.
Cookies
Like most websites you visit, the ministry’s website will use cookies in order to improve your user experience by enabling that website to remember you. This could be just for the duration of your visit or for future visits (to remember your preferences, etc.).
Some cookies are required by our website, to enable you to navigate between pages efficiently, and to remember users who have logged in; for example, when you enter your login details and then move to another page, you won’t be asked to login again because the cookie tells the website you have already logged in.
We also use cookies to analyze the type of traffic that is visiting the website; for example, your geographic location, the type of browser or device (mobile etc.) used, as well as the pages viewed, and the time spent on each page. All this information helps us modify the service we supply and tailor the website to improve your experience.
Sometimes cookies may be set by external websites who run embedded content on the page you are viewing such as, YouTube, Soundcloud, etc. We do not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the third-party websites for more information about these.
What If You Don’t Want Cookies to Be Set?
If you wish to restrict or block cookies set by this, or any other website, you can do this through your browser settings. The Help function within your browser should tell you how.
Alternatively, you may wish to visit www.aboutcookies.org which contains comprehensive information on how to do this for a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to clear cookies from your computer as well as more general information about cookies.
For information on how to do this on your mobile phone’s browser, you will need to refer to your handset manual.
The Ministry’s Use of Your Personal Information
The ministry may use your Personal Information for the following purposes: monitoring and providing website access, sales and billing, receiving donations, maintaining member databases, and technical and commercial research. In using this website, you consent to such use of your Personal Information.
Third Parties and Disclosure of Personal Information
The ministry may disclose your Personal Information to third parties who the ministry instructs to process that Personal Information on its behalf for the purposes set out above. Such third parties are required by the ministry to agree to only use your Personal Information for the purposes specified by the ministry and to take appropriate measures to prevent unauthorized or unlawful access to it. In using this website, you consent to such use of your Personal Information.
The ministry may also disclose or make available information, including your Personal Information, where required to do so by applicable laws or regulations.
External Links
This notice does not apply to third-party websites. We recommend you review the privacy policies of every site you visit.
Google reCAPTCHA (or Similar Third-Party Tools)
Our website may use third-party tools such as Google reCAPTCHA to enhance security and prevent unauthorized activity. These tools may collect information about your interactions with our website, such as IP address and behavior, to determine whether a visitor is a human or an automated program.
For more details, please review the privacy policy of the respective tool provider.
Obtaining, Correcting or Updating Your Personal Information
You can find out what Personal Information the ministry holds about you by writing to us. The ministry is entitled to charge the relevant statutory fee for this service and to request further details from you, if required.
If any of the Personal Information the ministry holds about you is incorrect or needs updating, or if you want the ministry to delete any Personal Information or change the ministry's method of contacting you, please email your request.
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