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Chain Reaction ("we" or "us") is a Community Links initiative. For information about Community Links please visitwww.community-links.org

Data Protection and Your Information:

The UK Data Protection Act (1998) (the Data Protection Act) came into effect on 1 March 2000. The Act enhances the rights of the individual in relation to the processing of his or her personal information in an electronic or a paper form. It also lays out a series of basic principles which apply to the processing of your personal information by organizations which collect that personal information from you.

The Data Protection Act and other laws protecting your privacy and personal information have required us to think carefully about the way in which we handle personal information such as postal addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers. When you provide us with personal information you have expectations about how that personal information will or will not be used. At Chain Reaction we want to ensure that we do not use your personal information for purposes that you would not reasonably expect.

In the interests of openness we have formulated this policy statement which you should read carefully. The statement sets out how we will collect and use your personal information.

How is your personal information collected?

We collect personal information from you in a number of ways through this website:

when you register to use our services;
when you fill in any forms on our website;
when you make any payments or donations to us;
by our use of cookies; and
when we request further information from you from time to time following registration.

IP Addresses and Cookies

We may collect information about your computer, including your IP address, operating system, and browser type. We may use this information about your computer for system administration and statistical analysis.

A cookie is a small chunk of information that tracks our users' navigation of the website and stores that information on the users' hard drives. We use cookies to identify users and to understand users' habits and preferences so that we can build up a personalized profile of our users thus enabling us to customize our website. [You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the appropriate setting on your browser. If you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our site.]

Information generated through the information we collect about your computer and through our use of cookies will only be disclosed to third parties in the aggregate.

How do we use your personal information?

All your personal information is securely held at Chain Reaction, a Community Links initiative. It is treated confidentially and with sensitivity. We will not pass on your personal information to any third party for any purpose unless we are required or permitted to do so by law. Where we are obliged to disclose your personal information to a third party to comply with any legal requirements we will use reasonable endeavors to notify you before we do so unless we are legally restricted from notifying you. Your personal information is available to our administrative departments.

We will also use your personal information for a range of activities including the sending of publications, the promotion of Community Links projects and initiatives, and for notification of events. Your personal information may also be used in our fundraising programmes which might include an element of direct marketing. If you decide that you do not wish to be contacted by us for marketing purposes, please email us at .

Your Rights

Under the terms of the 1998 Data Protection Act you have the right to object to the use of your personal information for any of the above purposes. If you have any queries or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer on 020 7473 9643 or .

You have a right under the Data Protection Act to access the personal information that we hold about you. If you would like a copy of the personal information that we hold about you, please write to The Data Protection Officer, Chain Reaction c/o Community Links, 105 Barking Road, Canning Town, London E16 4HQ. We may charge a fee for providing you with details of the personal information that we hold about you.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We will post any changes that we make to our Privacy Policy on this webpage. Please check this website periodically to inform yourself of any changes.

By using this website and by providing us with your personal information you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and that you consent to our use of your personal information in accordance with it.

Cancellation Policy

If you have booked places at the event and subsequently have to cancel, we ask that you let us know as soon as possible. Transfers of places may be requested, in writing (email or letter) at any time. Cancellations must be received in writing by the Chain Reaction Events Team. The following refund arrangements apply: Registrations cancelled more than 60 days before the event will be refunded 80% of the registration fees Registrations cancelled less than 60 but more than 30 days before the event will be refunded 50% of the registration fees. Registrations cancelled less than 30 days before the event will not be eligible for a refund. No-shows will not be refunded and the full registration fee will be charged. Registrants are responsible for cancelling their own hotel reservations if applicable. Chain Reaction, the Conference Organisers, reserve the right to cancel or reschedule the Conference in the circumstances of "events beyond our reasonable control"; Chain Reaction shall not be liable for the consequences of "events beyond our reasonable control" - see definitions below. Chain Reaction has the right to cancel the Conference & Exhibition, for reasons other than "events beyond our reasonable control", and in that instance only, shall refund to each Participant the Conference and/or Exhibition fee, previously paid, in full satisfaction of all liabilities of Chain Reaction to each Delegate or Exhibitor. Events beyond our reasonable control include: acts of God, war, threat of war, riots, civil disturbances, terrorist activity, industrial disputes, natural and nuclear disasters, fire, epidemics, health risks, governmental emergency, travel restrictions by government(s), technical problems with transport, including changes due to rescheduling or cancellation of flights by an airline or alteration of the airline or aircraft type for reasons beyond our control or that of our suppliers; closed or congested airports, stations or ports, hurricanes and other actual or potential severe weather conditions, labour strike, unavailability of the Exhibit Facility or other such like events, and any other similar events.