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Privacy Policy
This privacy policy sets out how ATM uses and protects any information that you provide when you use this website.
ATM is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
ATM may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 01 Sep 2009.
What we collect
We may collect the following information:
- name and job title
- contact information including email address
- demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
- information relevant to maintaining membership subscription records
- information relevant to maintaining the My-ATM downloadable files system
- other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
- Internal record keeping.
- We may use the information to improve our products and services.
- We may periodically send promotional emails about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
- From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail. We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.
We do not pass personal details on to third parties unless required to do so by judicial proceedings. The only exception to this is the name, email address and postal address from entrants to free draws where we have made an arrangement with a third party. In this case we always spell out the arrangement on the entry page. It is usually that the third party can use your name, address and email address once and once only to send you a catalogue or promotional material regarding that product. If anyone feels this arrangement has been abused, then please let our Web Editor know as soon as possible. It will be followed up.
BuyOnLine purchases
In order to claim the money for purchases from your credit or debit card, we use SagePay. SagePay is one of the most secure and reliable online payment providers. At no stage in the administration of a purchase do any personnel at ATM or the ATM website have access to your credit/debit card details. These are verified online through an encrypted system. All we know, at ATM, is whether the payment has been approved by your bank and that we can expect to see the funds transferred to us to cover the cost of your purchase thus allowing us to fulfil your order.
Any payments for purchases made through the Amazon aStore are similarly obscured from anyone at ATM. Again we simply are told that a successful order has been placed so that we can fulfil the order.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Cookies
In order to:
- safeguard access to some resources on the website such that only personal members can gain access, and
- to keep a note of your order information on the ATM BuyOnLine section of the site
...we need to place a small marker on your computer that will identify the machine and allow our system to recognise your order for thirty days, in case you need to add to it or transfer it to another computer to continue the order.
This marker is called a 'cookie'. It does not know anything about you, it knows nothing about your system, your computer or your shoe size. It is a long string of letters and numbers that is recorded in the cookies file on your machine.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. A cookie also enables us to keep track of your shopping basket.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
You may tell us you wish your details to be removed from our system at any time by writing to or emailing us at admin@atm.org.uk
Members: please note that it is a condition of membership that you allow us to contact you by email for notification and news purposes.
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting.
You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to Administrator, Association of Teachers of Mathematics, Unit 7 Prime Industrial Park, Shaftesbury Street, Derby DE23 8YB.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.
For clarification email the Web Editor directly.
