Privacy Policy

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At the OSA, accessible from www.osaaber.org one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by the OSA and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in the OSA. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.

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Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Information we collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

When you become a member of the Old Students’ Association, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, address, email address, and telephone number.

Our membership records are all held by the Aberystwyth University under an agreement to prevent duplication of records or contacts.

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How we use your information

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We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

Provide, operate, and maintain our website

Improve, personalize, and expand our website

Understand and analyse how you use our website

Communicate with you to provide you with updates and other information relating to the OSA.

Send you emails

Find and prevent fraud

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Log Files

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The OSA follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services' analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analysing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

 

Cookies and Web Beacons

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Like any other website, the OSA uses 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers' respective website.