Privacy statement
(i) The National Housing Federation recognises that privacy is important to the individual and is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of the users of its website. The National Housing Federation is registered with the Information Commissioner under the Data Protection Act 1998, and committed to protecting individuals’ online privacy.
(ii) The National Housing Federation gathers personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. By entering this site, you agree that your information may be used by the National Housing Federation for marketing information about goods or services by direct mail, telephone or e-mail, that we believe may be of interest to you. This information will otherwise be kept confidential and will not be forwarded to third parties. If you do not wish to receive marketing information from the Federation please inform us using the link provided.
(iii) Because we are committed to an individual’s privacy, any personal data we may request will be kept confidential, entered into a single membership database and processed in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 once it reaches the Federation’s servers.
(iv) This data protection and privacy policy statement relates solely to the information provided by an individual on this website. This information includes registration details, any additional information submitted during the course of using the website, and the information gathered by the National Housing Federation whilst tracking an individual’s movements across the website.
(v) The website does not capture or store personal information from site visitors without their knowledge, other than to log the user's IP address and session information such as the duration of the visit to the site and the type of web browser used, the numbers and frequency of visitors to the site and its pages. We only use such data in aggregate form. This collective data helps us determine how much visitors and participants use specific parts of our site, so we can improve its operation and appeal.
(vi) Any personal information received from an individual will be retained by us and not sold, transferred or otherwise disclosed to any third party, unless such disclosure is required by law or other court order.
(vii) When registering for online services individuals will be requested to enter certain personal information and to choose a password for subsequent access to these services. The services and information available to an individual will be governed by the relationship between the individual and National Housing Federation.
(viii) You are solely responsible in all respects for all use of and for protecting the confidentiality of any username, email verification and password that may be given to you or selected by you for use on our website. You may not share these with or transfer them to any third parties. You must notify the National Housing Federation immediately of any unauthorised use of them or any other breach of security regarding our website that comes to your attention.
(ix) Some of the web pages on the site make use of cookies, and by selecting the 'remember me' option when logging in, an individual's machine will permanently save this cookie. By registering with this website, an individual is consenting to the terms and conditions herein and to the National Housing Federation processing personal data for the purposes as set out above.
(x) This site may contain links to other websites that are not managed by ourselves. We do not take responsibility for any information you share with these linked sites.
