Privacy Policy

Modern information and communication technologies play a major role in the activities of an organisation like SWIIS FOSTER CARE and as such we are committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. This privacy policy explains how we use the information we collect about you, how you can instruct us if you prefer to limit the use of that information and procedures that we have in place to safeguard your privacy.

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Data Protection and Privacy Policy
SWIIS FOSTER CARE is committed to protecting your privacy in all our dealings with you, whether through our website's on-line services or through direct contact with our officers.  When using our website, we want you to have a safe and secure experience.  We will endeavour to ensure that the information you submit to us remains private, and is only used for the purposes set out in this policy.

What we do
Our principal activities are to recruit, train and assess foster carers, to provide foster placements for children looked after by local authorities, and to supervise and support foster carers.

Providing Visitors with Anonymous Access
You can access our Web sites home page and browse our site without disclosing your personal data. Our Web site does not enable our visitors to directly communicate with other visitors.
 
The Information We Collect and How We Use It
Your personal details, including your name, e-mail address and phone number, where supplied, are held and used by us for the following purposes:

• To provide you with the information or services you have requested;
• To periodically keep you informed our services;
• To enable you to access the ‘log in’ areas of the site where you have been given a  user name and password

SWIIS FOSTER CARE is a private limited company, wholly owned by SWIIS International plc. There are no outside parties who may exert any influence or control over the running of the business. Should the ownership of SWIIS FOSTER CARE change you will be notified and the implications for your information explained.  Except in the case of complying with a legal or regulatory requirement, SWIIS FOSTER CARE does not and will not disclose your information to third parties without your consent.

Use of Cookies
The SWIIS FOSTER CARE website uses “Session Cookies”.  These are anonymous cookies, which do not hold any personal data but are used to enable the functioning of the secure areas for the site. A cookie is a small data file that is sent from a web server to a web browser when that browser visits the server's site. 

Additionally, we use a Webtrends monitoring system to analyse how many visitors come to the site and to track how they use it. Webtrends privacy policy can be obtained from http://www.webtrendslive.com/wtl_system/privacy_policy.htm#priv2
We may use other tracking technologies in future but we will amend this policy to explain their use if we do.

You have the right at any time to ask us for a copy of the information supplied by you that we hold.  We have the right to charge a small fee for this service.  If you would like to make a request for information, please contact your Regional Director of Foster Care at

North West - Swiis Foster Care, Third Floor, Royal Buildings, 2 Mosley Street, Piccadilly, Manchester M2 3AN

North East - Swiis Foster Care, Third Floor, 33-39 Grey Street, Newcastle, NE1 6EE

West Midlands - Swiis Foster Care, Second Floor, Victoria Square House, 81 New Street, Birmingham, B2 4BA

Scotland - Contact Head of Foster Care - Unit 19 Dewar House, Enterprise Way, Carnegie Campus South, Dunfermline, Fife, KY11 8PY

The Data Protection Act 1998
The information that you give us, including any documents and your e-mail address, is termed "personal data" under the Data Protection Act 1998.  We must therefore follow the principles set out in that Act when we process your personal data.  All the personal data that we obtain from you is held on our central in-house database. SWIIS FOSTER CARE is a "data controller" for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Please note that clicking on to links on our website may result in you transferring to another website, where data privacy practices may be different to that of SWIIS FOSTER CARE.  Visitors should review the other websites' privacy policies, as we have no control over what happens to information that is submitted to or collected by these third parties.
 
Website Disclaimer
Whilst SWIIS FOSTER CARE uses reasonable care in publishing the information found on this web site, it is provided purely for information and you should not rely upon without seeking further guidance and making independent enquiries.

SWIIS FOSTER CARE gives no warranty over the completeness, accuracy, currency, adequacy, suitability or functionality of this web site, or of the information it contains nor makes any such warranty in respect of any information carried on any website operated by a third party which may be accessed from this website, nor that the information on this or any third party website has in any way been verified by SWIIS FOSTER CARE.

SWIIS FOSTER CARE gives no guarantee of the continued existence or availability of any appointment advertised on this site. By using this web site you assume the risk that the information on this web site may be incomplete, inaccurate, out of date or may not meet your requirements.

This web site was created in England.  Any interpretation of its content, claims or disputes (of whatever nature and not limited to contractual issues) shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts under English law.
 
Copyright Notice
All information incorporated within this web site is © SWIIS FOSTER CARE
This web site has been created for and on behalf of SWIIS FOSTER CARE
Unauthorised use of SWIIS FOSTER CARE trademarks, trade names and logos is prohibited.