Dated: 7 November 2010

Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

abilityonline.net Limited (Company Number: 06965630) is the legal name for our charity abilityonline we where origanly established as an information service in 1999 and then formed into a charity in 2001 we have been linking people up with disability resourses for quite some time. When we refer to “abilityonline” or “abilityonline.net” or “we” or “our” or “us”, we are referring to abilityonline.net limited and its charity abilityonline (as such terms are defined in  the Companies Act 2006), or any of them, as the context requires.

2. Why we have a privacy policy

We have developed this policy because we want you to feel confident about the privacy and security of your personal information when visiting and using our website. When we refer to “personal information” in this privacy policy, we mean information that identifies you as an individual, or is capable of doing so (including but not limited to a first and last name, a home address, an email address or other contact information).

If you have any queries or requests at any time concerning your personal information held by us or our practices in this regard, please write to our Data Protection Compliance Officer at 2 Clarence Road Wallasey Wirral CH44 9ET or email: dataprotection@abilityonline.net.

3. What personal information we collect from you

We do not collect any personal information from you when visit our website, we can record your details if you cotact us via e-mail.

4. Cookies

When you visit our website, we will not send you any cookies. However some of the links on our site may send them. A cookie is a small text file that can be placed on your computer's hard drive. A cookie will typically contain the name of the domain from which the cookie has come, the "lifetime" of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number. There are three types of cookies usually used on websites:

· Session cookies - these are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave our website. These allow you to carry information across pages of a website and avoid you having to re-enter information.

· Persistent cookies - these cookies remain in the cookie file of your browser for much longer (though how long will depend on the lifetime of the specific cookie). These help to recognise you as a unique visitor (just a number) when you return to the website allows web sites to tailor content, advertisements and the presentation to match your preferences.

· Third party cookies - third parties serve persistent cookies via another website site. These are used to compile anonymous, aggregated statistics in order to serve advertisements on websites and track whether these advertisements are clicked on by users, to control how often you are shown a particular advertisement, to count the number of anonymous users of the website and to provide security within transactions.

We do not use cookies however those who do give you the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying the settings in your browser. However, you may not be able to use all the interactive features of a website if cookies are refused. You may refuse cookies through your browser by following the instructions found at: www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies .