NEW Privacy policy (inc. information of Cookies)

Data Protection Statement

Your data will be handled in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will only be used to keep you informed about our activities, events and services. We will not share your information with any third party organisations (this excludes members of the Plan International UK family of charities) except where;

  1. such transfer is a necessary part of our activities, or
  2. we are required to do so by operation of law.

You have a right under the Data Protection Act 1998 to obtain information from us. If you have any queries concerning this right, please contact us.

What are 'cookies'?

'Cookies' are small pieces of information sent to your computer when you visit a website. They allow you to interact with that website, to share pages with social networks, to comment on blogs, to remember your log in, to personalise a site’s content, and much more. Some cookies might send information to other sites so that advertising is more relevant to your interests and what you have previously searched or seen on other sites.

Cookies don’t access any other information on your computer nor do they affect your experience of using any other websites.

Does Interact Worldwide use 'cookies'?

Yes – Interact Worldwide uses cookies to ensure that you can interact with our website successfully and to keep track of your browsing patterns. We use cookies to improve the overall performance of our site, to know how our visitors interact with our site and its content, and to help us identify and resolve errors visitors to our site encounter. We also use cookies to better inform our advertising and media allocation.

Interact Worldwide UK doesn’t store personally identifiable information such as credit card details in cookies, but we do use encrypted information gathered from them to help improve your experience of our site.

We're giving you this information as part of our initiative to comply with recent EU legislation, and to make sure we're honest and clear about your privacy when using our website.

Different types of cookies

Interact Worldwide UK’s website uses both persistent and session cookies. Persistent cookies are cookies that stay on your computer permanently until you 'manually' delete them. Session cookies delete themselves automatically when you leave a website and go to another one or shut down your browser.

If you want to prevent our cookies being stored on your computer in future, you can easily change your web browser setting to refuse cookies, or to notify you when you receive a new cookie or delete them. For information on how to do it, see our help section.

Please note however that if you disable or delete our cookies your use of our website may be restricted and you may not be able to access all the services or facilities.

Google Analytics Cookies

Interact Worldwide uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics sets a cookie in order to evaluate your use of Plan UK’s website. Google stores the information collected by the cookie on servers in the United States. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

By using Google Analytics we were required to agree to Google's Terms of Service (http://www.google.com/analytics/tos.html)

How to enable/disable cookies

If you're not sure of the type and version of web browser you use to access the Internet:

For PCs: click on 'Help' at the top of your browser window and select the 'About' option

For Macs: with the browser window open, click on the Apple menu and select the 'About' option

How to check cookies are enabled for PCs

Google ChromeGoogle Chrome

  1. Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Options'
  2. Click the 'Under the Hood' tab, locate the 'Privacy' section, and select the 'Content settings' button
  3. Now select 'Allow local data to be set' .

Microsoft Internet ExplorerMicrosoft Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0, 8.0

1. Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Internet options' , then click on the 'Privacy' tab

2. Ensure that your privacy level is set to medium or below, which will enable cookies in your browser

3. Settings above medium will disable cookies.

Mozilla FirefoxMozilla Firefox

  1. Click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser window and select 'Options'
  2. Then select the 'Privacy' icon
  3. Click on Cookies, then select 'allow sites to set cookies'.

SafariSafari

  1. Click on the Cog icon at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option
  2. Click on 'Security', check the option that says 'Block third-party and advertising cookies'
  3. Click 'Save'.

How to check cookies are enabled for Macs

Microsoft Internet ExplorerMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5.0 on OSX

  1. Click on 'Explorer' at the top of your browser window and select 'Preferences' options
  2. Scroll down until you see 'Cookies' under Receiving Files
  3. Select the 'Never Ask' option.

SafariSafari on OSX

  1. Click on 'Safari' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option
  2. Click on 'Security' then 'Accept cookies'
  3. Select the 'Only from site you navigate to'.

NetscapeMozilla and Netscape on OSX

  1. Click on 'Mozilla' or 'Netscape' at the top of your browser window and select the 'Preferences' option
  2. Scroll down until you see cookies under 'Privacy & Security'
  3. Select 'Enable cookies for the originating web site only'.

OperaOpera

  1. Click on 'Menu' at the top of your browser window and select 'Settings'
  2. Then select 'Preferences', select the 'Advanced' tab
  3. Then select 'Accept cookies' option.

All other browsers

Please consult your documentation or online help files.

What will I receive?