Privacy notice
Who are we?
This is the website of the Autism Alliance UK. The Autism Alliance UK is a partnership of charities (based in the UK) supporting autistic people and their families, and is hosted by Autism Initiatives Group (Company registration number: 07120634). The data controller for your personal data when you visit this website is Autism Initiatives Group (ICO registration number: Z6597842), whose registered office is Sefton House, Bridle Road, Bootle, Merseyside L30 4XR.
What data we collect through this website
We collect your name, email address, organisation (if applicable) and any message you include when you complete and submit an expression of interest using the website forms on our:
membership page
supporter page
contact us page.
We collect this data in order to review and respond to your expression of interest or enquiry. The basis for this data collection is consent (your confirmation that you are happy for us to respond to your enquiry).
The data you provide through this form is passed to our CRM, Hubspot, where your data is stored. Hubspot stores our account’s data in the European Union. This is their Regional Data Hosting Policy. This is their Privacy Policy.
A copy of your enquiry is also sent to the hello@autismalliance.org.uk mailbox and copied to our member of staff responsible for communications.
Data and emails received through the website contact form are deleted after 2 years. If your organisation is a Member of the Autism Alliance UK, data is held for the duration of the Alliance’s partnership with you, and is reviewed annually.
This website is built using Squarespace, which stores data in data centres across the United States. This is their Privacy Policy.
Other data we might collect
We might collect data from both organisations and the public through surveys hosted on Survey Monkey, to inform campaigns, projects and policy influencing. This may include collecting your name, email address and/or telephone number in order to contact you if you have indicated you are interested in participating in a focus group or sharing your story publicly. Again, the basis of this data collection is consent (your confirmation that you are happy for us to contact you with more information and to find out whether you would like to go any further). It may also include collecting your name and email address in order to contact you as part of market research in connection with a prospective project.
The data you provide via surveys hosted on Survey Monkey is stored in their data centres. This is Survey Monkey’s Privacy Policy. Data collected through such surveys is processed only by Autism Alliance UK staff, although may be shared with third parties with your consent (see next section).
Data collected via surveys hosted on Survey Monkey are deleted after 2 years, and if included in public reports and press notices all data collected via surveys will be presented in the aggregate, and not linked to any individual.
Sharing data with third parties
If you have indicated you are interested in sharing your story publicly, for example as part of a campaign, media article or media interview, we might share your name, email address and/or telephone number with a communications agency, so they can contact you. Again, this would only be with your consent, which we would seek before sharing the data. In seeking your consent, we will share the privacy policy of the communications agency so you can review this before deciding whether to give consent. Files containing your data will be encrypted, and will be deleted after 2 years.
How we use cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site.
We use essential cookies to help the Autism Alliance UK website work properly, including the expression of interest form. One of the cookies we use stores your consent to our use of these essential cookies.
Squarespace’s analytics, activity log and performance cookies have been disabled, but Squarespace uses functional and required cookies to keep the site running. Find out more about functional and required cookies, and more about Squarespace’s cookies. This is Squarespace’s cookie policy.
Sometimes content from social media sites may be embedded on the Autism Alliance UK website. These sites may set their own third party social cookies. If you disable these cookies, this embedded content might not work properly.
Your data protection rights
You have the right to:
Ask us what personal information we have about you and the legal bases for processing it.
Access the personal information we hold about you. This is known as a Subject Access Request.
Request that the personal information we hold about you be deleted or destroyed. Note, however, that it is not always possible to delete all the information we have about you because there may be legal, regulatory or other reasons why we need to keep it (in which case we will explain these reasons to you).
Request to have the personal information we hold about you amended if you believe it is inaccurate or incomplete.
Request that our processing of the personal information we hold about you be restricted in some circumstances.
Object to our processing of the personal information we hold about you in some circumstances.
Request that the person information we hold about you be transferred to another organisation, or to yourself, in some circumstances.
Have the matter investigated if you have concerns about how we are handling, or have handled, your personal data.
We will deal with most requests within one month of receipt. We may need to ask you for some details before we can deal with your request and we may also need to verify your identity.
Making a complaint
You have the right to lodge a complaint if you have any issues about how your personal information is being or has been handled. Email: anne.macrandal@ai-ni.co.uk
If we cannot resolve the matter for you to your satisfaction, or, if you wish to take the matter further, you can complain to the supervisory authority. Contact details are:
Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Helpline: 0303 1231113 or 01625 545745. Textline: 01625 545860 Website: www.ico.org.uk
Terms and Conditions
Welcome to the Autism Alliance UK’s 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 the Autism Alliance UK’s relationship with you in relation to this website. We reserve the right to change these terms and conditions at any time by amending them online. If the use of these Terms and Conditions are not accepted in full then you must cease using this website immediately.
The term "Autism Alliance UK" or "us" or "we" refers to the owner of the website, Autism Initiatives Group, whose registered office is Sefton House, Bridle Road, Bootle, Merseyside L30 4XR. Autism Initiatives Group is a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales (07120634).
The term "you" refers to the user or viewer of our website.
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. We also do not give any warranty that the website is free from viruses, bugs or defects.
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. 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 or any open licensing terms shown clearly against the material, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
All trade marks 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 the Autism Alliance UK’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 England and Wales.
