Cookie, Privacy Policy & Terms of Use

Cookie Policy

This site uses cookies – small text files we place on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience. In general, cookies retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping baskets, and provide anonymised data to third party applications. Cookies aim to make your browsing experience better.

However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the About Cookies website which offers guidance for all modern browsers

Examples of Cookies we use:

  • Session Cookies. We use Session Cookies to operate our Service to link the actions of a user during a browser session. Session cookies expire after a browser session ends. Session cookies are not stores beyond this.
  • Preference Cookies. We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
  • Security Cookies. We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
  • Remarketing Cookies. We may use remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited our Service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to show messages based on your past visits to our Service.

Behavioural Remarketing

We may use remarketing services to advertise to you on third party websites to you after you visited our Service.

Twitter

Twitter remarketing service is provided by Twitter Inc. You can opt-out from Twitter’s interest-based ads by following their instructions. You can learn more about the privacy practices and policies of Twitter by visiting their Privacy Policy page.

Facebook

Facebook remarketing service is provided by Facebook Inc.

You can learn more about interest-based advertising from Facebook by visiting this page. To opt-out from Facebook’s interest-based ads follow these instructions from Facebook. Facebook adheres to the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioural Advertising established by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can also opt-out from Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe, or opt-out using your mobile device settings.

For more information on the privacy practices of Facebook, please visit Facebook’s Data Policy.

Google AdWords

Google AdWords remarketing service is a service of Google Inc.

You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customise the Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page. Google also recommends installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your web browser. Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on provides visitors with the ability to prevent their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics.

Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of our Service. Google Analytics Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy Terms web page.

 

EMERGE Group Privacy Policy

Our commitment to protecting your privacy is paramount at EMERGE. This policy sets out when and why we collect personal information, how we use it and how we keep it secure. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

If you have any queries about this policy please contact EMERGE at Units E1-8, New Smithfield Market, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2WJ, by email (dataprotection@emergemanchester.co.uk) or by calling 0161 223 8200.

Definitions

EMERGE

A group of companies comprising of parent charity EMERGE 3Rs t/a FareShare Greater Manchester & Touch Wood (Company No. 3556346) and the subsidiary Social Enterprise EMERGE Recycling (Company No. 03819791).

Service

The websites www.emerge3rs.org.uk, www.faresharegm.org.uk, www.emergemanchester.co.uk and the content contained within.

Personal Data

Data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession). Non-personal data means data that is in no way personally identifiable.

Usage Data

Data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).

Cookies

Small pieces of data stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

Data Controller

The natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal information is, or is to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, EMERGE is the Data Controller of your Personal Data.

Data Processor (or Service Provider)

Any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers in order to process your data more effectively.

Data Subject (or User)

Any living individual who is using our Service and is the subject of Personal Data. This term may also be used to refer to a visitor.

A Visitor

Someone who browses our website.

Collecting Information

We will collect several different types of information including personal information from you for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you. You volunteer this information in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, when you use our services, register with us to become a volunteer, sign up to receive our newsletter, make a donation to us or otherwise provide us with personal information.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

  • Email address;
  • First name and last name;
  • Phone number;
  • Address, Postal Code, City;
  • Cookies and Usage Data.

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials and other information that may be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications from us by following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send or by contacting us.

Usage Data

We may also collect information about how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”). This Usage Data may include information such as your device’s IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Location Data

We may use and store information about your location if you give us permission to do so (“Location Data”). We use this data to provide features of our Service, to improve and customise our Service. You can enable or disable location services when you use our Service at any time, through your device settings.

Usage Data

Use of Cookies

‘Cookies’ are small files saved to your device that track, save and store information which may include an anonymous unique identifier about your interactions and usage of the website. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognise a user’s device and to provide you with a tailored experience within this website. You can find more information about cookies above.

The EMERGE websites use cookies to better your experience whilst visiting our website and to ensure that you can interact with our website successfully. The use of cookies does not give EMERGE access to the rest of your computer or to personal information about you.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information to improve and analyse our Service.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Examples of Cookies we use:

  • Session Cookies are used our Service to link the actions of a user during a browser session, these expire after a browser session ends and are not stored beyond this
  • Preference Cookies are used to remember your preferences and various settings
  • Security Cookies are used for security purposes

Use of Data

EMERGE uses the collected data for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our Service;
  • Also, to notify you about changes to our Service;
  • To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so;
  • To provide customer support;
  • Additionally, to gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service;
  • To monitor the usage of our Service;
  • To detect, prevent and address technical issues;
  • Furthermore, to provide you with news, special offers and general information about other goods, services and events which we offer that are similar to those that you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), EMERGE’s legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

EMERGE may process your Personal Data because:

  • We need to perform a contract with you;
  • You have given us permission to do so;
  • The processing is in our legitimate interests and it’s not overridden by your rights;
  • To comply with the law.

Retention of Data

EMERGE will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

EMERGE will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Volunteer data collected through online forms will be held for at least three months from the last date of interaction with EMERGE.

Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction. If you are located outside United Kingdom and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to United Kingdom and process it there.

With respect to the website www.faresharegm.org.uk ONLY FareShare Greater Manchester may also share your data within the FareShare National network.

EMERGE will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

Disclosure of Data

We do not sell, trade or otherwise transfer your personal date to outside third parties. Non-personal information may be used by EMERGE or provided to other parties for marketing and advertising purposes.

Disclosure for Law Enforcement

Under certain circumstances, EMERGE may be required to disclose your Personal Data to enforce our site policies, protect your rights or the rights of others’ property or safety if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).

Legal Requirements

EMERGE may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  • To comply with a legal obligation.
  • To protect and defend the rights or property of EMERGE.
  • Also, to prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.
  • To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.
  • To protect against legal liability.

Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. EMERGE aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us at dataprotection@emergemanchester.co.uk.

  • In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:
  • The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you.
  • The right of rectification – you have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete. We will do this within 30 days of your request.
  • The right to object – you have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
  • The right of restriction. In short, you have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
  • The right to data portability. Moreover, you have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
  • The right to withdraw consent – you also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where EMERGE relied on your consent to process your personal information.
  • Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Children’s Privacy

Our Services can sometimes address those under the age of 18 (“Children”). This can be because a child chooses to volunteer with us. Here are the relevant conditions for children and young adults. We collect and keep information about you so that we can arrange and manage your volunteering with us, contact you about it and follow our Safeguarding processes whilst you are with us to keep you safe. We’ll tell you why we’re collecting your personal information, explain why, how we use it and for how long. If we need your parent or guardian’s permission, we’ll explain that at the time.

We can only use your personal information if we have a valid reason. We share personal information about you to others, but we never sell your personal information to anyone.

Children and young people have the same privacy rights as adults – you can ask us what personal information we hold about you, as us to correct or delete your personal information and ask us to stop using your personal information. If you are 13 or older you can do this for yourself – if you are under 13 a parent or guardian will probably have to do this for you.

Communication

By providing us with your personal information, you understand that we will process and use this in our mutual legitimate interests for the purposes, and in the manner described within this Privacy Policy. It is easy for you to change or withdraw your communication preferences. You can contact us at any time to request changes to how we contact you – or to tell us not to contact you at all. We will always respect your wishes, however, should you wish to opt out from some of our communications this may affect our ability to continue to do business with you.

If you do not have an ongoing relationship with us as a customer or service user but have chosen to remain in contact with us, you will have given us your prior consent. In this case we will not contact you for marketing purposes by email, phone or post unless you have given your prior consent.

To change your communication preferences please contact EMERGE at Units E1-8, New Smithfield Market, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2WJ, by email (dataprotection@emergemanchester.co.uk) or by calling 0161 223 8200.

Your personal information is kept private and stored securely. You have the right to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you (for which we may charge a small fee) and to have any inaccuracies in your information corrected. Your information will never be shared with a third party.

Social Media

The data we are given access to by social media services will vary but will always be in line with the Terms of that service. We will not be able to access your private messages or photos and it will include only what you specifically send to us.

EMERGE’s websites may use social sharing buttons which help share web content directly from web pages to the social media platform in question. Users are advised before using such social sharing buttons that they do so at their own discretion and note that the social media platform may track and save your request to share a web page respectively through your social media platform account.

Behavioural Remarketing

EMERGE may use remarketing services to advertise on third party websites to you after you visited our Service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimise and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service.

Twitter

Remarketing service is provided by Twitter Inc. You can learn more about the privacy practices and policies of Twitter by visiting their Privacy Policy page here. You can opt-out from Twitter’s interest-based ads by following their instructions here.

Facebook

Remarketing service is also provided by Facebook Inc. You can learn more about interest-based advertising from Facebook here. You can opt-out from Facebook’s interest-based ads following their instructions here.

Google AdWords

Remarketing service is also provided by Google Inc. You can learn more about the privacy practices of Google by visiting their privacy terms page here. You can opt-out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and customize the Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page here.

Analytics

In addition, we may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of our Service.

Google Analytics

GA, for short, is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser here. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.

Email Newsletters

EMERGE produces email newsletters, using the MailChimp Inc platform, that users can subscribe to through an online automated process. Some subscriptions may be manually processed through prior written consent with the user. We will never share your details with a third party or companies or people outside of EMERGE. To unsubscribe to our newsletter, simply click on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our email newsletters. You will also find information about how to unsubscribe or change your consent in this Privacy Policy under ‘Communication.’

EMERGE email marketing campaigns may contain tracking facilities within the actual email. Subscriber activity is tracked and stored in a database for future analysis and evaluation. Such tracked activity may include:

  • the opening of emails;
  • forwarding of emails;
  • the clicking of links within the email content, times, dates and frequency of activity, and;
  • other activity.

This information is used to refine future email campaigns. Also, to supply the user with more relevant content based on their activity.

Service Providers

We may employ third party companies and individuals to:

  • firstly, to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”);
  • secondly, provide the Service on our behalf;
  • thirdly, perform Service-related services or;
  • finally, to assist us in analysing how our Service is used.

We and our third-party vendors use cookies to inform, optimise and serve ads based on your past visits to our Service. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf. Moreover, they are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

External Links – Third Party

Our Service may contain links to other sites that we don’t operate. Indeed, this website only looks to include quality, safe and relevant external links. But we advise users to adopt a policy of caution before clicking any external web links throughout this website or on EMERGE’s social media channels.

EMERGE cannot guarantee or verify the contents of any externally linked website despite our best efforts. Users should therefore note they click on external links at their own risk and EMERGE cannot be held liable for any damages or implications caused by visiting any external links mentioned.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy, with the “date” on the footer, of this document. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. EMERGE reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy. The most up to date version will always be available on our website.

Resources and further information

 

Terms of Use

Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern our relationship with you in relation to this website. EMERGE or ‘us’ or ‘we’ refer to the owner of the website whose registered office is Units E1-E5, New Smithfield Market, Manchester M1 2WJ. The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website.

Actual terms

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

  • The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
  • Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  • Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements. This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us.

Additional terms of use

  • This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
  • All trademarks reproduced in this website which are not the property of, or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged on the website.
  • Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
  • From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
  • You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without Name’s prior written consent.
  • Your use of this website and any dispute arising out of such use of the website is subject to the laws of the United Kingdom.

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