Data & Privacy
Anglo-French Medical Society (AFMS) Privacy Policy
This privacy policy will explain how our organisation uses the personal data we collect from you when you use our website.
Topics:
- What data do we collect?
- How do we collect your data?
- How will we use your data?
- How do we store your data?
- What are your data protection rights?
- What are cookies?
- How do we use cookies?
- What types of cookies do we use?
- How to manage your cookies
- Privacy policies of other websites
- Changes to our privacy policy
- How to contact us
- How to contact the appropriate authorities
What data do we collect?
The AFMS collects the following data where you choose to supply it:
- Personal identification information (Name, email address, phone number, location)
- Other personal information supplied by you, such as your self rated level of language, membership status within our society etc.
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide the AFMS with most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
- Register online or place an order for any of our products or services.
- Voluntarily complete a customer survey or provide feedback on any of our message boards or via email.
- Use or view our website via your browser’s cookies.
The AFMS may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources:
- Through our sister organisation (Association Médicale Franco-Brittanique)
How will we use your data?
The AFMS collects your data so that we can:
- Process any orders you place with us.
- Contact you in line with your preferences regarding our events.
In some instances, and only if you explicitly agree, the AFMS will share your data with our members and members of the Association Médicale Franco-Brittanique.
In some circumstances, you may choose to make Payments to the AFMS through PayPal. Paypal will share your data with us in line with their own privacy policies. Confidential payment data is never shared.
How do we store your data?
Where we store data, the AFMS securely stores your data within Google servers.
Your data can be deleted upon your request. We will periodically make efforts to ensure the data we hold is up to date. Where we believe this is not the case we will delete your data.
What are your data protection rights?
The AFMS would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
The right to access – You have the right to request copies of the data we hold on you.
The right to rectification – You have the right to request that the AFMS correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request the AFMS to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
The right to erasure – You have the right to request that the AFMS erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that the AFMS restrict the processing of your personal data.
The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to the AFMS’s processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
The right to data portability – You have the right to request that the AFMS transfer the data that we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you.
If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our email:
About this cookie policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to control the cookie preferences. For further information on how we use, store, and keep your personal data secure, see our Privacy Policy.You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our websiteLearn more about who we are, how you can contact us, and how we process personal data in our Privacy Policy.Your consent applies to the following domains: anglofrenchmedical.com
What are cookies ?
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies ?
As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
What types of cookies do we use ?
Essential: Some cookies are essential for you to be able to experience the full functionality of our site. They allow us to maintain user sessions and prevent any security threats. They do not collect or store any personal information. For example, these cookies allow you to log-in to your account and add products to your basket, and checkout securely.Statistics: These cookies store information like the number of visitors to the website, the number of unique visitors, which pages of the website have been visited, the source of the visit, etc. These data help us understand and analyze how well the website performs and where it needs improvement.
Marketing: We do not display advertisements on the AFMS website, other than for our own services such as our meetings and events.
Functional: These are the cookies that help certain non-essential functionalities on our website. These functionalities include embedding content like videos or sharing content of the website on social media platforms.
Preferences: These cookies help us store your settings and browsing preferences like language preferences so that you have a better and efficient experience on future visits to the website.
How to manage your cookies:
Different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites.
You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies.
To find out more about how to manage and delete cookies, visit wikipedia.org, www.allaboutcookies.org.
Privacy policies of other websites
The AFMS website contains links to other websites. Our privacy policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, you should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
Our Company keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated on 18th February 2020.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about the AFMS’s privacy policy, the data we hold on you, or you would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Email us at: info [at] anglofrenchmedical.com
How to contact the appropriate authority
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that the AFMS has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office.
