Privacy Policy

Yorkshire Dialect Society – Privacy Policy

This policy (“policy”) explains how YDS (‘us’, ‘we’, ‘our’) uses and protects the data you provide to us when you visit and use this website.

We reserve the right to change this policy at any given time.  If you want to make sure that you are up to date with the latest changes, we advise you to frequently visit this page.

What User Data We Collect

When you visit the site, the following data may be collected:

  • Your IP address.
  • Your contact information and email address.
  • Other information such as interests and preferences.
  • Data regarding your online actions on the site.

Why We Collect it

The site collects data for several reasons:

  • To better understand what users look for.
  • To improve the information we provide.
  • To send you any information you may have requested, or that is relevant to your interests.
  • To contact you to invite participation in ongoing surveys and participate in other types of dialect research.

Safeguarding and Securing the Data

YDS is committed to keeping your data secure and confidential.  YDS aims to prevent data theft, unauthorised access, and disclosure by implementing the latest technologies and software, to safeguard all the information we collect online.

Our Cookie Policy

The data we collect by using cookies is used solely to to help understand what our users require. After statistical analysis, the data is deleted..

If you wish to disable cookies, you can do so using the settings of your internet browser. Information on how to do this for a wide variety of browsers and devices is at https://www.internetcookies.com. 

Links to Other Websites

We have many links to material on other websites. If you click on these links YDs is no longer responsible for your data and privacy protection. Visiting those websites is not governed by this agreement. You should check the privacy policy of the visited website.

Restricting the Collection of your Personal Data

If you have already agreed to share your information with us, feel free to contact us via email and we will be happy to change this for you.

[YDS will not lease, sell or distribute your personal information to any third parties, without your permission unless the law forces us to do so.