The National Acquisitions Group (NAG) is committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of our Members and customers in our handling of their data. This privacy notice gives more detailed information about when and why we collect personal information, how we use it and how we keep it secure.
When someone visits our website we collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of NAG ’s website. We collect this information in a way which does not identify anyone. We do not make any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website.
We use Google Analytics to help analyse use of our website. This analytical tool uses ‘cookies’, which are text files placed on your computer, to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) is transmitted to Google. This information is then used to evaluate visitors’ use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity for NAG.
NAG will not (and will not allow any third party) to use the statistical analytics tool to track or to collect any personally identifiable information of visitors to our site. We will not associate any data gathered from this site with any personally identifying information from any source as part of our use of the Google statistical analytics tool. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. Neither NAG nor Google will link, or seek to link, an IP address with the identity of a computer user.
If we do want to collect personally identifiable information through our website, we will be upfront about this. We will make it clear when we collect personal information and will explain what we intend to do with it.
As part of our membership offer, we will contact you by email to inform you about upcoming events.
We use a third-party provider, MailChimp, to deliver our newsletter. We gather statistics around email opening and clicks using industry standard technologies to help us monitor and improve our e-newsletter. For more information, please see MailChimp’s privacy notice. You can unsubscribe to general mailings at any time of the day or night by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any of our emails or by emailing our Administrator.
When you sign up to attend one of our NAG events online your name, address data, email and invoice data will be stored in our website and email systems. If you have any issues with this, please contact our Administrator for an alternative method.
Please be assured that we do not share your personal details with any other company without your explicit opt-in consent.
You are entitled to view, amend, or delete the personal information that we hold. Email your request to our Administrator who is our data protection lead Jennie Hillyard at nag.office@nag.org.uk
Last reviewed February 2018.