Privacy
As a user of the website
Personal data (eg name, email address) is not stored or captured through the AUA website without the prior knowledge and consent of users. We will ensure that all personal data supplied is held in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
Continuous logs are maintained of web server activity. These log files include the details of your IP address, browser type, page last visited etc. Log files are used to analyse usage of the AUA website, and are kept in an anonymised form. For more information on the Google Analytics logging system that we use, please see this page maintained by Google.
Some parts of The AUA website use cookies for security purposes (eg to save the user from having to re-enter their details for every page in a section of the site). Cookies are not used to capture or store personal information for any other purpose. Further information about cookies may be found at www.allaboutcookies.org (an external website).
As a member
Data Protection Act (DPA) 1998 disclaimer:
Member information (first name, last name, and email address) is transferred outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) for the purposes of sending email newsletters covering updates on the AUA's activity.
The data controller for email newsletter data is the AUA and Rocket Science Group, LLC acting on the AUA's behalf, providing the email marketing service MailChimp.
Rocket Science Group are based in the United States, but covered under the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor scheme which recognises that the Group offer data protection equivalent to that offered by organisations within the EEA.
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The AUA also use the Google Apps and SurveyMonkey services to collect and store information. SurveyMonkey and Google Apps use servers outside the EEA but are both covered by the Safe Harbor scheme.