Cookies & Embedded Services Policy

1. Introduction

United Nurses Association (United Kingdom) (“UNA UK”, “we”, “us” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors and users of our website.

Our website may not directly use cookies for advertising or analytics purposes. However, certain third-party services, embedded content, payment services, security services, forms, videos, social-media features or other external systems integrated into the website may use cookies or similar technologies.

This policy explains how such technologies may operate when you access or interact with embedded or third-party services through our website.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that may be stored on your device when you visit a website. They can be used for a variety of purposes, including enabling website functionality, maintaining a user session, remembering preferences, improving security, analysing website usage or providing personalised services.

Other technologies, including local storage, pixels, tags and similar technologies, may perform functions similar to cookies and may also be subject to applicable privacy and electronic-communications requirements.

3. Cookies used by embedded or third-party services

Some features available through our website may be provided by third parties. Examples may include:

• Payment and payment-processing services;
• Event-registration systems;
• Membership or account-management systems;
• Security and fraud-prevention services;
• Embedded videos or other media;
• Social-media content;
• External forms;
• Maps and location services;
• Customer-support or communication services; and
• Other third-party services that may be introduced to the website in the future.

These third parties may use cookies or similar technologies in order to provide their services.

The use of such technologies is controlled, where applicable, by the relevant third party’s own privacy and cookie policies.

4. Necessary technologies

Some cookies or similar technologies may be necessary for the website or an embedded service to function correctly. For example, technologies may be required to:

• Maintain a secure login session;
• Process a membership transaction;
• Facilitate an event booking;
• Process or secure a payment;
• Prevent fraud or malicious activity;
• Maintain website security;
• Remember essential technical settings; or
• Provide a service specifically requested by the user.

Where a technology is strictly necessary to provide a service requested by the user, applicable legislation may permit its use without consent.

5. Non-essential cookies and similar technologies

Where cookies or similar technologies are used for purposes such as analytics, advertising, marketing, profiling or other non-essential purposes, UNA UK will seek consent where required by applicable law before activating such technologies.

Users may be provided with options to accept, reject or manage non-essential technologies where appropriate.

6. Third-party services

When you interact with an embedded service, you may be transferred to, or your browser may communicate directly with, the third-party provider.

The third party may collect information in accordance with its own privacy and cookie policies.

UNA UK does not control the technologies operated by independent third-party providers and cannot guarantee that their practices will remain unchanged.

We recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie information provided by third-party services before using them.

7. Payment services

Where online payments are provided through a third-party payment provider, the payment provider may use cookies or similar technologies for purposes including payment processing, authentication, fraud prevention, security and regulatory compliance.

UNA UK does not ordinarily receive or store complete payment-card details.

Payment information may be processed directly by the relevant payment provider in accordance with its own privacy policy and terms.

8. Security services

Our website and or Databases may use third-party security, hosting or anti-abuse technologies to protect the website, its users and our systems.

Such services may process technical information about your device, browser, IP address or interaction with the website and may use cookies or similar technologies where necessary.

These technologies may be considered necessary for security and fraud-prevention purposes.

9. Managing cookies

You can generally control or delete cookies through your web browser settings.

Please be aware that disabling certain cookies or storage technologies may affect the functionality of the website, including account login, membership services, event registration or payment functionality.

Where legally required, UNA UK will provide appropriate controls for managing non-essential cookies and similar technologies.

10. Privacy and personal information

Where cookies or similar technologies involve personal data, UNA UK will process that information in accordance with applicable UK data-protection legislation and our Privacy Policy.

This may include the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018 and other applicable legislation.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when we introduce new website functionality, embedded services or third-party technologies, or when applicable legislation or regulatory guidance changes.

The latest version will be published on this page with the relevant effective or updated date.

12. Contact us

If you have questions about cookies, embedded services or privacy on the UNA UK website, please contact United Nurses Association (United Kingdom) through the contact details provided on our website.

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