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Privacy

The Publishing Accessibility Action Group privacy notice (hereinafter termed the “Privacy Policy”) describes how we (Publishing Accessibility Action Group, PAAG, “we” or “us”) collect and use information related to each of our visitors and Charter signatories, (each, a “Visitor”, “Signatories” or “you”), in connection with their access to and use of the PAAG website (https://www.paag.uk/; the “Website”),

This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this Website. It will notify you of the following:

  1. What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the Website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
  2. What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
  3. The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
  4. How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

Information Collection, Use, And Sharing


The Publishing Accessibility Action Group are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. PAAG only have access to collect information that you voluntarily give us via email, charter application form or other direct contact from you. We will never sell or rent this information to any third party.

We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of the PAAG, other than as necessary to resolve your request.

Charter Membership

By becoming a PAAG Charter signatory on behalf of your organisation you agree that we may contact you from time to time via email in the future to inform you of charter updates or changes to this privacy policy.

As part of the signature process, PAAG will only ever ask for the following personal data:

  • Your name.
  • Your job title.
  • Your email address.
  • Your company or institution name.
  • Your company logo.

Your Access To and Control Over Information

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do this at any time by contacting us through our PAAG LinkedIn group.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries regarding:

  • the data we have about you, if any.
  • to change or correct any data we have about you.
  • to ask us to delete any data we have about you.
  • to express any concern you may have about our use of your data.

Security


We take appropriate measures to ensure that all personal data is kept secure including security measures to prevent personal data from being accidentally lost or used or accessed in an unauthorised way. We limit access to your personal data to those at the PAAG who have a genuine business need to know it. Those processing your information will do so only in an authorised manner and are subject to a duty of confidentiality.

​We also have procedures in place to deal with any suspected data security breach. We will notify you and any applicable regulator of a suspected data security breach where we are legally required to do so.

​Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we obviously cannot guarantee the safety of the internet. The security of your data transmitted through any online means is therefore subject to risks beyond our control and for which we cannot take responsibility.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, please contact us immediately through our PAAG LinkedIn group and we will be happy to discuss any concerns you may have.

Cookies


The PAAG website use “cookies” on this site to ensure that you receive the best user experience on the site. A cookie is a piece of data stored on a site visitor’s hard drive to help us improve your access to our site and identify repeat visitors to our site. For instance, when we use a cookie to identify you, you would be remembered and not have to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. Cookies can also enable us to track and understand the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information on our site.

Website Analytics

Cookies

To improve your experience on our site, the PAAG website may use ‘cookies’. Cookies are an industry standard and most major web sites use them. A cookie is a small text file that our site may place on your computer as a tool to remember your preferences. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.

For more information on cookies and how to manage them visit www.aboutcookies.org.

Google Analytics

Our website uses Google Analytics, a service which transmits website traffic data to Google servers in the United States. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. We use reports provided by Google Analytics to help us understand website traffic and webpage usage.

By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner described in Google’s Privacy Policy and for the purposes set out above. You can opt out of Google Analytics if you disable or refuse the cookie, disable JavaScript, or use the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Social Media

The PAAG website also uses interfaces with the following social media sites:

  • LinkedIn

If you choose to “like” or “share” information from the PAAG website through these services, you should review the privacy policy of that particular service. If you are a member of a social media site, the interfaces may allow the social media site to connect your visits to this site with other Personal Information.

Links

The PAAG website contains links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Law Enforcement, Legal Requests and Duties

Where permitted by local data protection laws, the PAAG may disclose or otherwise allow others access to your Personal Information pursuant to a legal request, such as a subpoena, legal proceedings, search warrant or court order, or in compliance with applicable laws, if we have good faith belief that the law requires us to do so, with or without notice to you.

This document was prepared on 7 October 2022.

© Publishing Accessibility Action Group, 2022.