Privacy & Cookies
We recognise that privacy is important. This Privacy Policy applies to all of the online products, services and websites offered by Salt of the Earth (SOTE), including www.sote.org.uk.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us through our website or write to us at:
Salt of the Earth
International Development Network Office
Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square
Bristol BS2 8PE
Information we collect and how we use it
In order to provide our full range of services, we may collect the following types of information:
Information you provide – When you sign up for a Site Account or other service or promotion that requires registration, we ask you for personal information (such as your name, email address and an account password).
We DO NOT retain or store any Credit Card numbers.
Use of cookies
Our website uses cookies. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we put on your computer. These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of the website which helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.
The cookies we use are ‘analytical’ cookies. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the site when they’re using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example by making sure users are finding what they need easily.
This website does not store any information that would, on its own, allow us to identify individual users of this service without their permission. Any cookies that may be used by this website are used either solely on a per session basis or to maintain user preferences. Cookies are not shared with any third parties.
More information on cookies can be obtained from www.allaboutcookies.org.
Cookie NameDescription
ASP.NET_SessionID
This is a simple token used by web applications to identify your unique session on the website. Typically used to maintain the integrity of your session while transacting information with a website (accessing secure areas, forms submissions etc)
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Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to track how people use this website in order to manage and improve the site. This information is collected anonymously and cannot be used to identify you.
Like many services, Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to track visitor interactions. These cookies are used to store information, such as what time a visit occurred, whether the visitor has been to the site before, and what site referred the visitor to the web page. Browsers do not share first-party cookies across domains.
Further information on Google Analytics is available via the following links:
· Google Analytics privacy overview
· Detailed information on cookies set by Google Analytics
If you would like to opt out of Google Analytics you can download a small browser add on – available for Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera.
We use Google Analytics to monitor traffic levels, search queries and visits to this website.
Google Analytics stores IP address anonymously on its servers in the US, and neither CIVIC or Google associate your IP address with any personally identifiable information.
These cookies enable Google to determine whether you are a return visitor to the site, and to track the pages that you visit during your session.
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Data protection and confidentiality
Some services on this website require us to collect personal information from you. To comply with the Data Protection Act, we have a duty to tell you how we store the information we collect and how it is used.
Any information you do submit will be stored securely and will never be passed on or sold to any third party.
Log information
When you access our sites, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends whenever you visit a website. These server logs may include information such as your web request, Internet Protocol address, browser type, browser language, the date and time of your request and one or more cookies that may uniquely identify your browser.
User communications
When you send email or other communications to us, we may retain those communications in order to process your inquiries, respond to your requests and improve our services.
Links
We may present links in a format that enables us to keep track of whether these links have been followed. We use this information to improve the quality of our content and advertising.
Other sites
This Privacy Policy applies to this website only. We do not exercise control over other sites or advertisements linked from within our various services. These other sites may place their own cookies or other files on your computer, collect data or solicit personal information from you.
We do not sell or share the information we collect with third parties accept where required under applicable laws.