1- Introduction
The International Union of Safety and Health Standards (IUSHS) is committed to protecting your personal information. We also want to maintain the trust and confidence of every one of our members and stakeholders, as well as each visitor who uses the IUSHS website.
Generally, IUSHS collects Personal Information, when you decide to interact with us, in order to provide you with the membership and health and safety services you have requested.
2- How does IUSHS collect your personal information?
We only collect the information that is necessary to carry out our business, provide the particular service you have requested, and keep you informed. We collect information when you decide to join IUSHS as a member and/or when you use the IUSHS website to request and/or find out more about our services. We collect information when you contact us by email in regards to our services and memberships, and when you apply online for any type of IUSHS membership.
3- What kinds of information does IUSHS collect?
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Title and name.
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Email address.
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Date of Birth.
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Contact phone and mobile number(s).
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Payment card details are sensitive information and we do not collect it or store it. We use third-party payment solution providers and only engage those that comply with strict industry standards and security processes.
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General location information (e.g. your physical or billing address(s).
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Employment, Expertise & Experience (CV).
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Educational Qualifications.
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Company Name.
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Various business information are required and related to our health and safety consultancy services and training.
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Your information may be shared with us by Third Party Organisations and/or Independent Organisations for our services and memberships. These organisations will do so when it is required to complete a contract and/or when you have given your consent. You should check their Privacy Policy to understand fully how they will process and safeguard your personal information and data.
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Social Media: Depending on your settings or the privacy policies for social media and messaging services like Facebook, WhatsApp or Twitter, you may give us permission to access information from those accounts or services.
If you choose not to provide us with this information, we may not be able to provide you with the relevant products and services.
4- Why does IUSHS collect your personal information and how might IUSHS use it?
IUSHS will never share, sell, rent or trade your personal information to any third parties for marketing purposes without your prior consent. We use the information we collect in order to enable us to provide you with the services you have requested.
We use the information we collect in the following ways:
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To carry out our business and to provide a service or carry out a contract with you.
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To provide memberships.
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Process payments. Please note that IUSHS does not store any Credit Card or other payment information.
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Provide the best possible customer service.
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For verification of your identity and assisting you in case, you forget your password or login details.
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To identify and prevent harm to us or others, including detecting fraud, spam, data security incidents, and other harmful activity
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Contact you with important information relating to your business and membership.
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Send you updates via email about our services.
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For any other uses that you authorise.
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Where we have justifiable reason (including legal obligations and legitimate interest).
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We use a number of different third-party service providers to aid us in our membership mailings, membership renewals, and the provision of membership services.
5-How does IUSHS handle your Information and other organisations?
IUSHS may share your details with the following:
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Service providers who work on behalf of IUSHS for the performance of any contract we enter into with them or you, for example, payment processing, printers and mailing houses, database services, website hosting, or email delivery service.
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Where required to do so or when requested by the police or a regulatory or government authority investigating illegal activities.
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Some of our service providers may have access to your data in order to perform services on our behalf – e.g. website administrators, payment processing. We make sure anyone who provides a service for IUSHS meets our standards for data security.
6- How does IUSHS protect your data?
It is essential that you trust us and are comfortable sharing your information with us. IUSHS is committed to protecting personal information. At the same time, no service can be completely secure. We adopt appropriate technologies and policies, so the information we have about you is protected from unauthorised access and improper use.
Despite all our precautions, no data transmission over the internet is 100% secure. So, we cannot guarantee the security of any information which you provide us and so wish to draw your attention to the fact that you do so at your own risk.
IUSHS is not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other websites even if accessed using links from our website.
7- Your options
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You should find it easy to access and modify your personal information at any time on your user profile page. You can also request us to correct any information we have if you think it is wrong.
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At any time, you have the right to ask IUSHS to amend or stop using your personal information.
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If you would like IUSHS to delete the personal information we hold about you, please contact us. We will keep your personal information for as long as reasonably required for the purposes we collected it, and in accordance with this policy unless we are required to hold it for longer under law.