Privacy
Privacy statement
Bacs is committed to protecting the privacy of users of this website and the security of the information which website visitors provide once this data is in the company's possession.
Before anyone submits information they first must accept the insecure nature of the internet and the risk this may pose to the integrity of information they provide. Accordingly, Bacs accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or misuse of the data that may occur while the data is in transmission.
Upon receipt, Bacs will take precautions which accord with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will take responsible precautions to ensure personal data in its possession is secure and not open to abuse.
Contact us
If you contact us by email to request any other information, Bacs will use the email address you provide to send a reply. This will not be used to send you any other kind of marketing information or information about our company's services or partner organisations unless you request otherwise.
Log files
Bacs uses IP addresses to analyse trends, administer the site, track users' movements and gather broad demographics information for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information and the analysis of addresses is only used to assist Bacs in providing an effective service on this website.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of temporary data that are exchanged between a website and a user's computer.
Bacs uses cookies to provide a higher level of service to its customers. Bacs does not use cookies to collect any personally identifying information from users or to track user activities beyond our website. Bacs does not maintain copies of cookies on our website after you leave our website.
Cookies from the Bacs website are stored on your machine to allow your user session to be shared across multiple servers. This results in no loss of service in the case of excessive load or the failure of one server.
Bacs limits its use of cookies to session cookies - types of cookies that are temporarily stored in your computer's memory. Session cookies are deleted from a user's computer when the user logs off the computer or the user exits the browser.
If you are unwilling to let Bacs store a temporary cookie on your machine, you can turn cookies off using your web browser. Follow the instructions below.
For Internet Explorer
on the top menu, select [Tools]
select [internet options]
in the [internet options] dialogue box, select [security]
select [custom level] or [customise]
scroll down the [security settings], select [allow cookies to be stored on your computer]
select [disable]
click [OK]
your computer will then be unable to accept cookies from that point on.
You can reconfigure your computer to accept cookies again by following the same instructions, but by selecting [enable] and instead of the [disable] option before clicking [OK].
For Firefox
on the top menu, select [Tools]
select [options]
uncheck [accept cookies from sites]
click [ok]
your computer will then be unable to accept cookies from that point on.
You can reconfigure your computer to accept cookies again by following the same instructions, but by re-checking [accept cookies from sites]
Telephone calls
Please note any calls you make to Bacs will be recorded for security and monitoring purposes.
Links to third party sites
Bacs accepts no liability for the privacy practices or content of websites that may be linked to this site. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by the site.
Bacs provides these links to you only as a convenience and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the site by Bacs. You are responsible for viewing and abiding by the privacy statements and terms of use posted on any linked sites.
Notification of changes
If at any point in time Bacs wishes to use information which comprises personal data, as defined in the Data Protection Act, 1998 for a purpose or purposes different from that stated at the time it was collected, Bacs will contact the data subjects and obtain their positive consent.
Your consent
By submitting your information you consent to the use of your personal information as set out in this policy.