Privacy Policy

We take your privacy seriously at Centum+.

This Privacy Policy sets out how Centum+ uses and protects any personally identifiable information that you give us while using https://centumplus.org (the “Website”).

Please look over the terms of this policy carefully as by accessing the Website, you as the user, acknowledge the terms set out below. This policy was last updated on 6 July 2020.

What information do we collect and why do we need it?

1. Newsletter

When you subscribe to our newsletter we will collect information such as your email address. We need this information to send you newsletters or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided. We may also send you administrative emails (for example, confirmation emails) if required. If you are under 16 years of age you must obtain parental consent before signing up to our newsletter.

If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter, the email address that you give us will be forwarded to MailChimp who provide us with email marketing services. We consider MailChimp to be a third party data processor. Your email address will remain on the MailChimp database for as long as we continue to use their services for email marketing or until you request removal from the mailing list. You can do this by unsubscribing using the unsubscribe links contained in any newsletters that we send you or by emailing us at [email protected] (please specify or use the email account that you initially used to subscribe).

2. Contact Us Form

When you submit a message on the Contact Us form, we will collect information such as your name and email address. We need this information to respond to your message and continue communicating with you.

3. Site Tracking

When you access the website we will automatically collect certain information about you and the device from which you access the Website. For example, when you use this Website, we may log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked. We require this information to operate, maintain and optimise the Website. Like most websites, this site uses Google Analytics (GA) to track user interaction. None of this information personally identifies you to us. We consider Google to be a third party data processor.

4 Cookies

Like most websites, the Website uses “cookies”. A cookie is a small amount of data sent from the server and stored on your PC’s hard drive. 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. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers are automatically set up to accept cookies, but you can set your browser to refuse cookies or ask your browser to show you where a cookie has been set up.

Cookie	Description	Duration	Type
_ga	This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.	2 years	Analytics
_gid	This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information of how visitors use a website and helps in creating an analytics report of how the website is doing. The data collected including visitor numbers, the source where they have come from, and the pages visited is stored in an anonymous form.	1 day	Analytics
_gat_gtag	Google uses this cookie to distinguish users.	1 minute	Analytics

Security & Data Retention

We will hold any personally identifiable information about you securely and only for as long as we need to hold the information or, in the case of the newsletter, until you have requested removal from the mailing list.

How to get in touch

Please email us at [email protected] if you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to amend or delete the information that we hold about you.