PRIVACY POLICY

The Alton Society ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect when you use our website and how we use it.

 

1. What Information We Collect
 

We may collect personal information when you:

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• Submit a message via our Contact form

• Apply using our Membership form

• Nominate someone via our Award Nomination forms

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The information may include:

• Your name

• Email address

• Phone number (if provided)

• Postal address (for membership applications)

• Details relevant to your enquiry or nomination

• Bank details (if provided as part of the Membership form)

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We also collect non-identifiable website usage data (such as page views, browser type, and device type) through Wix analytics to help us improve the site.

 

2. How We Use Your Information
 

We use your information to:

 

• Respond to your enquiries

• Share updates about the Society (if you opt in)

• Improve and monitor our website performance

• Process membership applications and nominations

 

We do not sell or share your data with third parties, except where required by law.

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If you provide bank details as part of the Membership form, they are used solely to process your membership fee or set up a standing order, according to your instructions. We do not use this data for any other purpose and do not share it with third parties.

 

3. Cookies
 

This website uses cookies to help improve your experience.

 

What are cookies?
 

Cookies are small text files placed on your device to help the site function correctly and collect standard usage data.

 

How we use cookies:
 

To enable basic site functionality

To understand how visitors interact with the site (using Wix analytics)

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