Privacy statement and cookies policy
This page explains how we collect and use information, and how we protect your privacy.
Privacy Policy
www.defencewomensnetwork.com is managed by the Ministry of Defence. This privacy policy explains how we use any personal information we collect about you when you use this website.
This page explains:
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what information we collect about you;
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how we use this information;
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our marketing communications;
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how to access or amend information we collect about you;
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our use of cookies;
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other websites you may encounter;
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changes to our privacy policy; and
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how to contact us.
Under the Data Protection Act, we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. You have a right to access your personal data and change any inaccuracies. We use leading technologies to safeguard our data, and strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it. We will ensure that any information we obtain and use will always be held, used and transferred in compliance with all applicable data protection rules.
Further information on your rights under the Data Protection Act 1998 can be found on the Information Commissioner’s Office website.
Marketing communications
If you sign up to join our network, we will send you information about the annual Defence Women's Network Conference and DWN events, initiatives and opportunities that take place throughout the year. If you have consented to receive marketing from us, you may opt out at a later date.
You have the right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes. If you no longer wish to be contacted please use the contact us form on this website to unsubscribe.
How we use this information
We collect information about you to process your DWN Conference application. We also collect your information should you sign up to join our network, or express an interest and complete our social media form to attend any other events throughout the year.
www.defencewomensnetwork.com and the Ministry of Defence will not share your information for any purpose with any other area of the Ministry of Defence or wider Government.
How to access or amend information about you
You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, please email us or write to us at the following address:
Defence Women’s Network
Spur B3, Building 405
MOD Corsham
Westwells Road
Corsham
SN13 9NR
Our use of cookies
When we provide services, we want to make them easy, useful and reliable. Where services are delivered on the Internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information on your device, for example your computer or mobile phone. These include small files known as cookies. We will not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you.
You can manage these small files yourself and remove them if you’d like to. For more information on how to do so, please visit the Information Commissioner’s Office website.
Please be aware that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of our website.
The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2011 require us to make you aware of the cookies that we use on this website. These cookies are listed below.
Cookies for improving services
Our website uses Google Analytics, which makes use of cookies to analyse site usage. More information on cookies and Google Analytics can be found on the Google Analytics website.
Other websites
Our website contains links to other websites and social media. This privacy policy only applies to this website, so when you visit other websites and social media you should read their respective privacy policies.
Changes to the privacy and cookies policy
If this privacy and cookies policy changes in any way, we will post the new information on this page. Regularly reviewing the page ensures you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties. This privacy policy was last updated on 9th November 2022.
How to contact us
If you have any queries about this privacy and cookies policy you can email us at the following address:
ukstratcomdd-cm-corsham-modwn@mod.gov.uk
For general enquiries, please go to our Contact page.
