Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how the York Ukrainian Society ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our website at www.yusociety.co.uk (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect via the Site.

Information We Collect

We collect information about you in two ways: 1) information you provide us; and 2) information we automatically collect from your use of the Site.

Information You Provide UsWe collect information you submit to the Site. For example, we collect information when you sign up for our newsletter, contact us with questions, or participate in activities on the Site. The types of information we may collect includes your name, email address, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide.

Information Automatically Collected

We automatically log information about you and your computer or mobile device when you access the Site. For example, we log your computer or mobile device operating system name and version, manufacturer and model, browser type, browser language, screen resolution, the website you visited before browsing to our Site, pages you viewed or searched for on our Site, access times, and information from cookies we have placed on your device. We collect this information about you using various technologies, such as cookies, web beacons and other similar technologies.

How We Use Your InformationWe use your information for various business purposes, including:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve the Site
  • Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, invoices and support and administrative messages
  • Provide news and information about society events and activities
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and requests and provide customer service
  • Communicate with you about offerings, services, and events
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities

Sharing Your InformationWe will not rent or sell your information. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:

  • With vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf;
  • In response to a request for information by a competent authority if we believe disclosure is in accordance with, or is otherwise required by, any applicable law, regulation, or legal process;
  • To enforce applicable legal agreements or policies; and
  • In connection with or during negotiation of any merger, financing, acquisition, bankruptcy, dissolution, transaction or proceeding involving sale, transfer, divestiture of all or a portion of our business or assets.

If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, we will continue to take reasonable steps to ensure the confidentiality of your information and give affected users notice before transferring any of your information to a new entity.

Cookies and Other Tracking TechnologiesWe use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities over time and across different websites following your use of the Site.

Analytics Services: We use Google Analytics 4 provided by Google LLC to help understand how you use and interact with the Site. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about use of the Services and report on activities and trends. This service may also collect information regarding the use of other websites, apps and online resources. You can learn about Google’s practices by going to https://policies.google.com/privacy/partners. We use the analytics information to analyze Site trends and to improve the Site.

Advertising Services: We engage third party advertising partners like Google to display ads on other sites around the Internet targeted to your interests and based on information collected through the use of cookies and similar technologies on our Site and non-affiliated sites. To opt out of Google’s personalized ads, go to https://www.google.com/settings/ads.

Disabling Cookies: Most web browsers let you remove and/or block cookies. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser. Many browsers allow you to remove or block cookies on a site-by-site basis or block cookies from all sites. Please note that removing or blocking cookies can negatively impact your user experience as parts of the Site may no longer function properly.

Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may modify or update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you of those changes by posting them on the Site or sending you an email or other notification, and we will update the "Last Modified" date below. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay up-to-date about our information practices.

Contact UsIf you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

York Ukrainian SocietyThe Spurriergate Centre, Saint Michaels Church, Spurriergate, York YO1 9QR
info@yusociety.co.uk

Last Modified: October 6, 2023