Privacy Policy

Revised March 2021

Misión México is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. This policy sets out how we take and use your personal information. It will be reviewed and updated where necessary at least every 2 years.

The information we take from you may include:

Name
Photo identification
Contact information including your email address
Demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
Taxpayer status if you live in a jurisdiction where this may enable us to claim back tax if you have made a donation
Other information that is relevant to volunteer applications or recruitment

Your information will be used for one or more of the following purposes:

To process any donations you may have made, as well as your volunteer contribution fee
To provide you with information about our work or services you have requested
To process you volunteer application or employment application
To keep a record of your interaction with us
To help us to understand our supporters and how they like to interact with us
To help us develop our communications and services
To provide updates on our work and the difference your support makes, where you have told us you want to receive these

Controlling your personal information:

We would like to send you updates on our work and the difference your support makes. If you no longer wish to receive these, you can opt out at any time. You can do this by clicking the “unsubscribe” button on any email, or by emailing us at info@misionmexico.org
You can request a copy of the information we hold on you at any time. To do so please email info@misionmexico.org
You can request that we amend or delete the information we hold on you at any time by emailing info@misionmexico.org
We may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or if we believe that such action is necessary to protect and defend the rights, property or personal safety of any of our beneficiaries, staff members or volunteers.

When your Personal Information is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was obtained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify your Personal Information. However, most of the Personal Information is or will be stored in client files which will be kept by us for a minimum of 5 years

Security

We are committed to ensuring your personal information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure we have put in place safeguards to protect the information we collect. Digital transmission of data is never completely secure, and whilst we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee the security of transmission and so you do so at your own risk. We control and limit access to personal data, and have policies and guidelines in place to which all staff have access. In order to protect your Personal Information, we may require identification from you before releasing the requested information.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to supporter needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites

Our website and social media may contain links to other websites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our website or social media, 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 statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.