Privacy Policy
Introduction
By using www.hertspa.org you are accepting the terms and conditions of use contained within this policy. If this policy is not acceptable to you, please do not use the Hertfordshire Police Authority (hereafter called HPA) website.
www.hertspa.org has been developed to provide you with a convenient and secure online service. HPA is committed to the online privacy of all its users.
We evaluate the relevant sites which we provide links to but HPA does not give approval or endorsement of those websites and we are not responsible for their content. As such, links to other websites are not covered by this policy and individuals are advised to check the privacy policies of those other sites for their terms and conditions.
Information we collect
HPA does not collect or store any personal information about individuals who browse this website other than where you voluntarily choose to give your personal information via email or online forms used to enquire about or apply for a service.
The information provided by users via email or online forms will be acted upon according to the content of the communication. HPA will retain all communications received in order to produce statistical analysis reports on the comments received. Any personal data collected through this website will be treated as confidential under the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998.
Information to improve our website
Our web servers automatically log the user’s IP address and session information such as the duration of the visit and type of browser being used. Visitors to our website remain anonymous as we do not collect information from which we could identify an individual. The information we do collect is only used for system administration and to provide statistics which HPA uses for evaluation of the site.
Cookies
A cookie is a small piece of information that is placed on your computer by a website. Cookies do not damage your computer. They cannot be used to get information from your computer about you or read any personal material kept by you on your computer.
We use cookies only to allow our online transactions to function correctly and not to collect personal information. If you so wish, you may disable cookies by modifying the settings on your browser but, unfortunately, you will be unable to use our interactive pages if you do this.
Notification of changes
Development of new HPA requirements may generate the need to amend this Privacy Policy at any time.
If you have any questions or concerns relating to this policy and data protection please Contact Us