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Welcome to our website www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk. If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern our relationship with you in relation to this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.
We are the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, a Scottish Charity SC 012799 operating in the UK and Ireland. We were incorporated by Royal Charter in 1917. Our registered office is Carnegie UK Trust, Andrew Carnegie House, Pittencrieff Street, Dunfermline, Fife, KY12 8AW.
Please remember that throughout these terms when we mention “we”, “us” or “our”, we mean Carnegie UK Trust. When we refer to “you” or “your” we mean the user or viewer of our website. Your use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:
This privacy policy sets out how Carnegie UK Trust use and protect any information that you give Carnegie UK Trust when you use this website.
Carnegie UK Trust is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy.
Carnegie UK Trust may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 14th May 2012.
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.
Our website may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our website, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy policy. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
We do not use or disclose information about your individual visits to the site or information that you may give us, such as your name, address, email address, to any third parties.
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