Use of this website by you constitutes acceptance by you of this Privacy Policy. If you do not wish to accept this Privacy Policy, please leave this website immediately.
The purpose of this policy is:
* to assure you that we recognise and fully respect the privacy and personal data of the visitors to this website and

* to explain what personal information we collect from this website and how we ensure its' best protection.

This privacy policy governs this website at http://www.alcd.org.uk. Other sites to which this website may be linked are not covered by this policy.
This privacy policy covers only information which is collected by the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen from this website.

Data protection
The Association of Law Costs Draftsmen complies with the Data Protection Act 1998. It is the data controller and sole owner of personal data collected on this website.
The Association of Law Costs Draftsmen does not sell, share or transfer this information except as set out in this privacy policy.
We use up to date industry procedures to keep personal data as safe and secure as possible and to protect against loss, unauthorised disclosure or access.
The Association of Law Costs Draftsmen uses your information for the purposes of advertising, marketing and public relations and only for long as necessary for those purposes.
You can request a copy of the details that we hold about you. A small fee may be payable.

Registration and registration information
It is not necessary for you to register with us in order to access this website save that access to the members only area is restricted to registered members of the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen.
If you do register, you are responsible for protecting your password and user name and must not share them with or disclose them to anyone else.
When you register, the basic personal information about you which we collect is: your name; your user type (e.g. Student, Associate, Fellow, Costs Lawyer); your e-mail address; your user ID and password.
We use this information to improve our services to you, for example, by providing you by email with an update of information about our services and products.

Changing the information we hold about you
If you would like to change the registration information we hold about you or want to it to be removed from our registration database, please contact the Administrative Secretary.

Third Parties
We do not at present forward the information collected about you to any third parties except where required by law to do so. However, we reserve the right to change this position at any time. If the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen chooses to employ the services of a third party it will inform you, but the change will only apply in relation to information which we collect from you after we have informed you of the change. We will not disclose any information we have already collected about you without your consent other than where required to do so by law. At all times, the Association of Law Costs Draftsmen will control and be responsible for the use of your information.

Cookies
When you visit this website we issue a "cookie" to your computer. This is a small program containing a unique code that allows us to identify your computer. The cookie is used to note the different areas of our website service which have recently been accessed through your computer. This can only be done in relation to this website service and not in relation to any other sites you might visit.
Information collected in this way is used to develop and manage our online services. The cookie alone contains no information which can identify you personally. However, when you register on this website for the purpose of access to the restricted members only area the cookie will be combined with the personal information that you have provided as part of your registration. If you wish, you are able to set up your computer to refuse to accept cookies.

Changes to Privacy Policy
The Internet and data privacy best practice are both developing. We therefore reserve the right to revise this policy at any time. If this privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing this 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.

Consent
By using this website you consent to the collection and use of your personal information in the manner set out above.
March 2008