Privacy policy

The 100 Black Men of London is committed to protecting your privacy online. We protect any personal information you give us while you use our website.

This policy is written in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. We are registered under the Act as a Data Controller under number Z1255948. If you have any questions about it please contact our Data Protection Compliance Officer at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it By continuing to use this Website you are agreeing to the terms of this privacy policy.

What information do we collect?

For non-personal information such as IP address (the location of the computer on the internet) and cookies, please see Website Analysis below.

Personal information is any information that can be used to identify you. For example, it can include information such as your name, date of birth, email address, postal address, telephone number, fax number and credit/debit card details, as well as information relating to your health.

We collect personal information when you ask about our activities, register with us, (for example, registering on a discussion board or subscribing to our mailing list), make a donation to us, or otherwise give us personal information.

How do we use your information?

We use your information in the ways set out below unless you are specifically notified otherwise.

We use your personal information to give you the information, support, services, or products you ask for. We may also use your information for administrative purposes, to let you know about changes to our services or policies, to create a profile of your interests and preferences and, if you agree, as part of our fundraising activities. We will not sell your details to any third parties but we may sometimes also share your information with our trusted service providers who are authorised to act on our behalf, and associated organisations (who work with us to get the information you ask for). In addition, from time to time we may exchange your personal information with other organisations for the purposes of fraud and credit risk reduction.In these circumstances we always require strict compliance with our instructions and, in the case of third party organisations, require that your personal information is not used for their own business purposes.

We will always seek your consent to the use of your personal information, either by giving you the option to say "no" to its use or, by asking you to tick a box specifically allowing us to use it. When we seek your consent to using your personal information, we will tell you what we want to use it for and, other than as described in this policy, we won't use it for any other purpose.

When we collect your personal information we use strict procedures and security features to prevent unauthorised access. However, no data transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. As a result, while we try to protect your personal information, the 100 Black Men of London cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us and you do so at your own risk.

How we use 'cookies'

The 100 Black Men of London website uses 'cookies' to give you a more personalised web service.

If you do not wish to have cookies stored on your computer you can easily change your web browser to refuse cookies, or let you know when you get a new cookie. You need to refer to your Internet browser's instructions by clicking on the 'Help' menu. Refusing cookies, however, can restrict your use of our websites.

Website analysis

We track the use of our Website in order to allow us to build up a demographic picture of the visitors to our website, things like where you come from before entering our Websites and which websites you go to afterwards. Information collected in this way is anonymous and individuals cannot be traced. This information allows us to improve our websites, for example, to assess the impact of and develop campaigns and services.

If you do not wish to have cookies stored on your computer you can easily change your web browser to refuse cookies, or let you know when you get a new cookie. You need to refer to your Internet browser's instructions by clicking on the 'Help' menu. Refusing cookies, however, can restrict your use of our websites.

Privacy and our online community

The posting of personal information on a discussion board means your information is publicly accessible. Such information can be viewed online and collected by third parties. We are not responsible for the use of information by such third parties.. We recommend you consider very carefully what kind of personal information you chose to share as we are not responsible for the privacy of any identifiable information that you post in our online community.

Links

The 100 Black Men of London Website may include links to other sites, not owned or managed by us. We cannot be held responsible for the privacy of information collected by websites not managed by us.

Accessing and updating your personal information

You can ask us what information we hold about you by contacting us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Changes to this policy

We may change our privacy policy from time to time so please check back periodically.