Data Protection and Privacy
1.1 The National
Housing Federation recognises that privacy is important to the
individual and is committed to protecting the privacy and
confidentiality of the users to its website. The National Housing
Federation is registered with the Information Commissioner under
the Data Protection Act 1998, and committed to protecting
individuals’ online privacy.
Because we are committed to an individuals’ privacy, any
personal data we may request will be kept confidential, entered
into a single membership database and processed in accordance with
the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 once it reaches
the Federations servers.
1.2 Any personal
information provided by an individual to the National Housing
Federation, either through registration or use of the website will
only be used for the following purposes by the National Housing
Federation:
a) updating and enhancing
membership records and those of other related National Housing
Federation activities;
b) defining areas of
interest for the individual by improving the website to meet users’
habits and requirements through the compiling of information
relating to their movements across the website;
c) advising individuals of
other products and services that may be of interest.
Any personal information received from an individual will be
retained by us and not sold, transferred or otherwise disclosed to
any third party, unless such disclosure is required by law or other
court order. An individual will also have the right to remove
themselves from any mailing list at any time.
1.3 Some of the web
pages on the site make use of cookies. By registering with this
website, an individual is consenting to the terms and conditions
herein and to the National Housing Federation processing personal
data for the purposes as set out above.
1.4 This data
protection and privacy policy statement relates solely to the
information provided by an individual on this website. This
information includes registration details, any additional
information submitted during the course of using the website, and
the information gathered by the National Housing Federation whilst
tracking an individual’s movements across the website.
1.5 When registering
for online services individuals will be requested to enter certain
personal information and to choose a password for subsequent access
to these services. The services and information available to an
individual will be governed by the relationship between the
individual and the National Housing Federation.
1.6 This privacy
policy is not intended to, and does not create any contractual or
other legal rights.
Our privacy policy is compliant with the Data Protection Act
1998 and the National Housing Federation is entered in the Data
Protection Register located under http://www.ico.gov.uk/
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