Privacy policy

At the BVA we are committed to preserving your privacy. We may collect certain specific personal information (such as your name, mailing address, age, gender, e-mail address etc) from members of our Website. Any personal data relating to you will only be used and recorded by the BVA in accordance with current data protection legislation.

From time to time we may want to share this data with other reputable companies and businesses both within and outside the European union. Because we respect the privacy of members of our Website, you can request that we do not share your personal data with these reputable companies and businesses by sending an e-mail message to general@bva.org.uk. You can also be taken off our own mailing list about future promotions and offers by sending an e-mail message to the same address: general@bva.org.uk.

You have a right to know about the personal data the BVA holds about you, and to have any errors corrected. Please address all your requests and/or queries about our data protection policy to: general@bva.org.uk.

When you first visit the Website and enter your name and details, we may send you a cookie. A cookie is a small file that may be placed on your computer's hard disk for record-keeping purposes. It helps us to recognise you when you visit the Website and make use of our tools, so that the information and tools can be tailored to your needs. We may also use cookies for the compilation of certain statistics relating to the use of the tool which do not identify you personally. Such information may include the number of visits, average time spent, and other statistics relating to the tool. Where we do compile such statistics, we may aggregate these statistics for onward transmission to third parties. These statistics will not include any information by which you will be directly identifiable. You may set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. (However, if you decline to accept a cookie, some web pages may not function properly or you may not be permitted to access certain information in relation to the tool or to conduct any on-line transactions.)

By using our Website, you indicate your consent to our Privacy Policy. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances we disclose it.