Privacy policy

This policy covers United Response’s collection and use of the information that you may provide via our website. Whenever you use this site you consent to the collection and use of the information you provide in accordance with this policy.

United Response’s processing of your personal data is governed by the Data Protection Act 1998. When using your personal information United Response will act in accordance with current legislation and will use reasonable endeavors to protect the private information it collects.

If you have any questions regarding our privacy statement, please contact

United Response is registered with the Information Commissioner for the United Kingdom.

How do we collect information?

When you contact United Response regarding our activities, register as a supporter, send or receive information or make a donation to us, you provide us with personal information. Some areas of the site ask you to submit information in order to benefit from its features.

Information is also gathered by technologies such as cookies. Cookies are pieces of data that are sent to your computer by United Response when you enter information or log in to the jobs part of this website and which record information on your online preferences. Cookies do not contain any personal information. They are stored on your computer's hard drive, allowing us to recognise you as a user when you next visit.

If you do not want cookies to be stored on your PC it is possible to disable this function without affecting your navigation around the site.

How do you disable cookies?

In Internet Explorer, click on Tools, then on Settings, then on the Privacy tab. Use the slider bar to select the level of privacy you want. In Firefox, click on Tools, then on Options, then on Privacy, then on the Cookies tab. From this menu, you can choose your level of Privacy. You can find more detailed information on disabling cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.

Financial information

In order to process financial transactions, we may ask you for your bank or credit card details. All online transactions will be encrypted using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer).

Personal information

When you supply information such as your name or email address to us, we are legally obliged by the Data Protection Act 1998 to ensure that we only use this information for the purpose for which it was requested, and to ensure that it is kept securely.

Will we disclose the information we have collected to outside parties?

We may need to disclose your information if required to do so by law.

Access to and correction of personal information

You have the right to request a copy of the personal information relating to you which is kept on file by United Response and to have any inaccuracies corrected (for which we may charge a small fee) by contacting the Webmaster.

Users aged 18 and under

When you register with us, you are stating that you are over 18 years of age or are a minor acting with parental consent. You agree that any information you provide to us about yourself upon registration or at any time is true. See Terms & Conditions for more information

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Confidentiality

We cannot be held responsible for the privacy of data collected by websites not owned or managed by United Response. Notification of change of privacy policy We reserve the right to amend this privacy statement. You are advised to visit this website section periodically in order to keep up to date with the changes in our privacy policy.

This privacy policy was last updated August 2007.