Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy applies to information that we collect about you when you use the ukdefencematters.com website.

Below we explain how we collect, use, and share information about you, along with the choices that you have with respect to that information.

We only collect information about you if we have a reason to do so. For example, if you choose to become a member of the UKDefenceMatters.

We collect information in two ways: if and when you provide information to us and automatically through using our website.

Information you provide us is sometimes, but not always, stored on our systems. Here are some examples:

• Basic Membership Information: We ask for basic information from you in order to set up your UKDefenceMatters membership. For example, name-surname, email address.

We also collect some information automatically:

• Usage Information: We collect information about your usage of our websites. For example, we collect information about the pages you visit or site parts that you check the most. We use this information to, for example, get insights on how people use our websites, so we can make the information we provide more accessible. 
• Information from Cookies: A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard drive by a web server so that each time you visit a website, you are shown information personalised to you. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. While the UKDefenceMatters makes minimal use of cookies, and never for tracking, you should be aware that UKDefenceMatters members are free to embed content from third party websites on the Community site, and this embedded content may include the use of tracking cookies. Examples of this would be a video embedded from Youtube, or a podcast embedded from Soundcloud.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements).

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share your information in the limited circumstances set out below:

• Employees, and Independent Contractors: We may disclose information about you to our employees and individuals who are our independent contractors, for example our web development team. We require our employees and independent contractors to follow this Privacy Policy for personal information that we share with them.
• Legal Requests: We may disclose information about you in response to a subpoena or court order.

Information that you choose to make public is disclosed publicly.

For example, if you submit an article that is published on the UKDefenceMatters website it will be available to others.

Please keep this in mind when deciding what you would like to share publicly.

While no online service is 100% secure, we work very hard to protect information about you against unauthorised access, use, alteration, or destruction, and take reasonable measures to do so, such as monitoring our websites for potential vulnerabilities and attacks.

You may, at any time:

• Request access to your personal data
• Request correction or deletion of your personal data

You can usually access, correct, or delete your personal data using your account settings and tools that we offer, but if you aren’t able to do that you can always contact us for assistance.

Although most changes are likely to be minor, UKDefenceMatters may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. Please check this page from time to time for any changes that have been made. Any changes will be listed here.