Privacy and Cookies Policy

This website is the property of the George Eliot Fellowship
We take the privacy of all visitors to this website very seriously and therefore set out in this privacy policy our position regarding certain privacy matters.


This privacy policy covers all data that is shared by a visitor with us whether directly via https://georgeeliot.org directly, or via email. Our Privacy Policy provides an explanation as to what happens to any personal data that you share with us, or that we collect from you either directly via this Website or via email.



Information We Collect
In operating our website we may collect and process the following data about you: 
  •  Details of your visits to our website and the resources that you access, including, but not limited to, traffic data, location data, weblog statistics and other communication data. 
  •  Information that you provide by filling in forms on our website, such as when you register to receive information, a newsletter etc. or make a purchase or book tickets. 
  •  Information provided to us when you communicate with us for any reason. 
Use of Cookies
On occasion, we may gather information about your computer for our services and to provide statistical information regarding the use of our website to our advertisers. 
 Such information will not identify you personally it is statistical data about our visitors and their use of our site. This statistical data does not identify any personal details whatsoever. It is used by use to analyse how visitors to our website interact with the Website so that we can continue to develop this website and make it a better experience for our visitors. 
 We may gather information about your general internet use by using a cookie file that is downloaded to your computer. Where used, these cookies are downloaded to your computer automatically. This cookie file is stored on the hard drive of your computer as cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. They help us to improve our website and the service that we provide to you. 
 All computers have the ability to decline cookies. This can be done by activating the setting on your browser which enables you to decline the cookies. Please note that should you choose to decline cookies, you may be unable to access particular parts of our website. External links may also use cookies, over which we have no control. Such cookies (if used) would be downloaded once you click on external links on our website.
Opt-out
In order to provide website visitors with more choice on how data is collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. The add-on communicates with the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) to stop data being sent to Google Analytics. The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on does not affect usage of the website in any other way. A link to further information on the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on is provided below for your convenience. http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=None
For more information on the usage of cookies by Google Analytics please see the Google website. A link to the privacy advice for this product is provided below for your convenience. http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html
Disabling Cookies
If you would like to restrict the use of cookies you can control this in your Internet browser. Links to advice on how to do this for the most popular Internet browsers are provided below for convenience and will be available for the Internet browser of your choice either online or via the software help (normally available via key F1).
Core Principles
  • Cookies are there: The cookies used are analytical cookies. 
  •  What cookies are doing: The cookies are being used for analytical purposes. 
  •  Implied users consent to store a cookie on their device: Implied consent can be obtained by linking directly to this website. 
Use of Your Information

The information that we collect and store relating to you is primarily used to enable us to provide our services to you. In addition, we may use the information for the following purposes: 

  •  To provide you with information requested from us, relating to our products or services. To provide information on other products which we feel may be of interest to you, where you have consented to receive such information. 
  •  To meet our contractual commitments to you. 
  • To notify you about any changes to our website, such as improvements or service/product changes, that may affect our service.
  • If you are an existing customer, we may contact you with information about goods and services similar to those which were the subject of a previous sale to you. 
  •  Further, we may use your data, or permit selected third parties to use your data, so that you can be provided with information about unrelated goods and services which we consider may be of interest to you. We or they may contact you about these goods and services by any of the methods that you consented at the time your information was collected. 
  •  If you are a new customer, we will only contact you or allow third parties to contact you only when you have provided consent and only by those means you provided consent for. 
  •  If you do not want us to use your data for our or third parties you will have the opportunity to withhold your consent to this when you provide your details to us on the form on which we collect your data. 
  •  Please be advised that we do not reveal information about identifiable individuals to anyone but we may, on occasion, provide aggregate statistical information about our visitors. 
Storing Your Personal Data
  •  We will take all reasonable steps to make sure that your data is treated securely and in agreement with this Privacy Policy. 
  •  Data that is provided to us is stored on our secure servers. Details relating to any transactions entered into on our site will be encrypted to ensure its safety. 
  •  The transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure and therefore we cannot guarantee the security of data sent to us electronically and transmission of such data is therefore entirely at your own risk. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password so that you can access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. 
Disclosing Your Information
  • Where applicable, we may disclose your personal information to any member of our group. This includes, where applicable, our subsidiaries, our holding company and its other subsidiaries (if any). 
  •  We may also disclose your personal information to third parties: 
  • Where we sell any or all of our business and/or our assets to a third party. 
  •  Where we are legally required to disclose your information. 
  •  To assist fraud protection and minimise credit risk. 
Third Party Links

You mind find links to third party websites on our website. These websites should have their own privacy policies which you should check. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for their policies whatsoever as we have no control over them.

Access to Information

The Data Protection Act 1998 gives you the right to access the information that we hold about you. Please note that any demand for access may be subject to payment of a fee of £10 which covers our costs in providing you with the information requested. Should you wish to receive details that we hold about you please contact us using the contact details below.

Contacting Us

We welcome any queries, comments or requests you may have regarding this Privacy Policy. You may contact us
(a) by telephone, 02476 619126
(b) by email, info@georgeeliot.org

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