EMARAN Privacy Policy

In brief

EMARAN is made up of people working and practicing in the arts in rural areas and has a steering group of arts practitioners. Your personal information will be held securely by EMARAN.If you sign up to receive an e-bulletin from us, your information will not be used for any other purpose than to supply you with arts news and information by email. It will not be shared with other organisations or used for other purposes without your consent.If you sign up for a members’ entry your information will not be used for any other purpose than to maintain the EMARAN database and will not be shared with other organisations or used for other purposes without your consent.Your information is being collected and used to supply details of artists, arts organisations, events and venues within the EMARAN website.From time to time EMARAN may need to contact you to update the information collected and to notify you of the services we offer. At EMARAN we’re committed to ensuring that all your personal information that is collected is kept private and protected, and when appropriate securely destroyed. The EMARAN website is secure in the collection and use of your personal information. We follow the Data Protection Act 1998. If you register on the site then you will be required to set your own user name and password. The username and password are there to protect you and prevent unauthorised access.

Staying in touch

email us: new address to come If you object at any time to receiving information from EMARAN then just let us know and we will sort it out.Your personal information will not be transferred to third parties, except:

• as required by law
• if you’ve requested specific information

We may use your data (eg your postcode) in order to analyse our customer base, and statistical information may be shared with third parties (such as the Arts Council) – but we’ll keep it anonymous. We will never rent or sell our database to any other organisation or individual. The database may be used to process customer information and research customer’s needs and preferences. You should be aware that if our website contains links to other websites then these sites may have different privacy and security policies. We don’t have any control over them, and take no responsibility for information given to non-EMARAN sites. Our website has security installed to ensure that any personal data entered onto the site is protected against loss, misuse or alteration.However, due to the nature of the Internet, we can’t guarantee the protection of your personal information and we can’t be responsible for any outcomes resulting from a breach of security when the website is used.We’re confident in our security, and it is always a top priority to ensure we do not get any problems. You can request, at any time, access to the personal information we hold about you. You can contact us via email requesting access to your personal information. You are entitled to be told by us, as the data controller, whether we or someone else on your behalf is processing your personal information; what personal information we hold; details of the purposes for the processing; and details of any third party to whom your personal information has been disclosed. In the future this policy may change, and if it does, any changes will be identified on the EMARAN website. That way you’ll always be fully aware of what information is collected, how it’s used and under which circumstances it may be made available. If you have any queries, comments or complaints regarding this privacy policy, just get in touch!