Data protection and confidentiality

Any information that you give us via this website may be added to our database and will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

QCA takes the privacy of our users very seriously. Our data processors are processing personal data under contract to NAA and will not disclose personal data to third parties. We will never sell, rent, or otherwise provide your personally identifiable information to any third parties unless you give us permission to do so, or we are obliged or permitted by law to disclose it or where it is necessary for the purpose of or in connection with legal proceedings or in order to exercise or defend legal rights. In case of any data protection query, please contact the Data Protection Officer at dataprotection@qca.org.uk.

If you register with QCA, we will communicate with you through email, notices posted on this website and other means. Registration is entirely voluntary and free. Our communications may include emails which help inform users about various features of the site and emails related to the proper functioning of your account. All email messages sent to and from QCA may be monitored to ensure compliance with internal policies and to protect our business. We will only send you promotional information if you have opted to receive it. If, later, you wish to opt out, please tell us by emailing info@qca.org.uk.

Cookies and log files

Like most websites, the QCA website may use cookies and web log files to track site usage. A cookie is a tiny data file which resides on your computer and allows us to recognise you as a user when you return to our site using the same computer and web browser.

Due to the communications standards on the internet, when you visit the QCA website we may automatically receive the URL of the site from which you came and the site to which you are going when you leave the QCA site. We also receive the internet protocol (IP) address of your computer (or the proxy server you use to access the web), details of your computer operating system and the type of web browser you are using, as well as the name of your ISP. This information is used to analyse overall trends to help us improve the QCA service, but is not linked to personally identifiable information in any way.