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Because everyone (not just lawyers) should be able to easily understand how and why their information is collected and used, we use common language instead of more formal terms throughout this Policy. To help ensure your understanding of some particular key terms, here is a table of translations:

Because everyone (not just lawyers) should be able to easily understand how and why their information is collected and used, we use common language instead of more formal terms throughout this Policy. To help ensure your understanding of some particular key terms, here is a table of translations:

When we say...

When we say...<br>

... we mean:

... we mean:

"WikiVet" / "The WikiVet Trading Company”/WTC/The WikiVet Educational Foundation" /”WEF” "we" / "us" / "our"

*"WikiVet" / "The WikiVet Trading Company”/WTC/The WikiVet Educational Foundation" /”WEF” "we" / "us" / "our"

The WikiVet Trading Company Ltd, and/or The WikiVet Educational Foundation, the UK registered charity that operates the WikiVet sites.

The WikiVet Trading Company Ltd, and/or The WikiVet Educational Foundation, the UK registered charity that operates the WikiVet sites.

"WikiVet Sites" / “The Websites”/"our services"

*"WikiVet Sites" / “The Websites”/"our services"

WikiVet websites and services (regardless of language), including our main projects, such as WikiVet and WikiVet LIVE!, as well as mobile applications, APIs, emails, and notifications; excluding, however, sites and services listed in the "What This Privacy Policy Doesn't Cover" section below.

WikiVet websites and services (regardless of language), including our main projects, such as WikiVet and WikiVet LIVE!, as well as mobile applications, APIs, emails, and notifications; excluding, however, sites and services listed in the "What This Privacy Policy Doesn't Cover" section below.

"you" / "your" / "me"

*"you" / "your" / "me"

You, regardless of whether you are an individual, group, or organization, and regardless of whether you are using the WikiVet Sites or our services on behalf of yourself or someone else.

You, regardless of whether you are an individual, group, or organization, and regardless of whether you are using the WikiVet Sites or our services on behalf of yourself or someone else.

"this Policy" / "this Privacy Policy"

*"this Policy" / "this Privacy Policy"

This document, entitled the "WikiVet Privacy Policy".

This document, entitled the "WikiVet Privacy Policy".

"contributions"

*"contributions"

Content you add or changes you make to any WikiVet Sites.

Content you add or changes you make to any WikiVet Sites.

"personal information"

*"personal information"

Information you provide us or information we collect from you that could be used to personally identify you. To be clear, while we do not necessarily collect all of the following types of information, we consider at least the following to be “personal information” if it is otherwise nonpublic and can be used to identify you:

Information you provide us or information we collect from you that could be used to personally identify you. To be clear, while we do not necessarily collect all of the following types of information, we consider at least the following to be “personal information” if it is otherwise nonpublic and can be used to identify you:

(a) your real name, address, phone number, email address, password, identification number on government-issued ID, IP address, user-agent information, credit card number;

*(a) your real name, address, phone number, email address, password, identification number on government-issued ID, IP address, user-agent information, credit card number;

(b) when associated with one of the items in subsection (a), any sensitive data such as date of birth, gender, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic origins, marital or familial status, medical conditions or disabilities, political affiliation, and religion; and

*(b) when associated with one of the items in subsection (a), any sensitive data such as date of birth, gender, sexual orientation, racial or ethnic origins, marital or familial status, medical conditions or disabilities, political affiliation, and religion; and

(c) any of the items in subsections (a) or (b) when associated with your user account.

*(c) any of the items in subsections (a) or (b) when associated with your user account.

"third party" / "third parties"

*"third party" / "third parties"

Individuals, entities, websites, services, products, and applications that are not controlled, managed, or operated by WTC or WEF.

Individuals, entities, websites, services, products, and applications that are not controlled, managed, or operated by WTC or WEF.

Legitimate Interest

 

'''Legitimate Interest'''<br>

The interest of our business in conducting and managing our business to enable us to give you the best service/product and the best and most secure experience. We make sure we consider and balance any potential impact on you (both positive and negative) and your rights before we process your personal data for our legitimate interests. We do not use your personal data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you (unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted to by law). You can obtain further information about how we assess our legitimate interests against any potential impact on you in respect of specific activities by Contacting Us.

The interest of our business in conducting and managing our business to enable us to give you the best service/product and the best and most secure experience. We make sure we consider and balance any potential impact on you (both positive and negative) and your rights before we process your personal data for our legitimate interests. We do not use your personal data for activities where our interests are overridden by the impact on you (unless we have your consent or are otherwise required or permitted to by law). You can obtain further information about how we assess our legitimate interests against any potential impact on you in respect of specific activities by Contacting Us.

Performance of Contract

'''Performance of Contract'''<br>

Comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

Comply with a legal or regulatory obligation  

Processing your personal data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation that we are subject to.

Processing your personal data where it is necessary for compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation that we are subject to.

A ''cookie'' is a tiny data file that is transferred onto your computer, mobile phone, or any other device that you use to access the WikiVet Sites, generally used for authentication and occasionally tracking. Every cookie expires after a certain period of time, but that period varies depending on what the cookie is used for and how your browser is configured. A “session” cookie is one that generally expires when you close your web browser or mobile application. A “persistent” cookie is one that remains in your device, even after you close your browser or mobile application. A persistent cookie expires according to the duration set by us (or when you delete it manually).  

A ''cookie'' is a tiny data file that is transferred onto your computer, mobile phone, or any other device that you use to access the WikiVet Sites, generally used for authentication and occasionally tracking. Every cookie expires after a certain period of time, but that period varies depending on what the cookie is used for and how your browser is configured. A “session” cookie is one that generally expires when you close your web browser or mobile application. A “persistent” cookie is one that remains in your device, even after you close your browser or mobile application. A persistent cookie expires according to the duration set by us (or when you delete it manually).  

You may remove or disable cookies through your browser settings.

You may remove or disable cookies through your browser settings.

Your browser accesses the cookie file only when you visit the website that generated it. This helps to ease your navigation by automatically logging you in and remembering things like your preferences and recent visits.  

Your browser accesses the cookie file only when you visit the website that generated it. This helps to ease your navigation by automatically logging you in and remembering things like your preferences and recent visits.  

The information stored within any given cookie can only be accessed by the website that created it and cookies are limited to communicating only the information that you have disclosed to the site.

The information stored within any given cookie can only be accessed by the website that created it and cookies are limited to communicating only the information that you have disclosed to the site.

Partners  

 

Any of WikiVet’s partner organisations, with whom we may share your information in line with this Privacy Policy, in order to optimise the user experience and security of your data.

 

Email service providers

'''Partners'''<br>

WikiVet uses third party Email service providers such as MailChimp in order to send you marketing content, newsletters and update emails. In order to deliver this service, we share your details with our email service providers.

*Any of WikiVet’s partner organisations, with whom we may share your information in line with this Privacy Policy, in order to optimise the user experience and security of your data.

Analytics tools

*Email service providers

WikiVet uses analytics tools such as Google Anaytics to track the way that users interact with our website and produce aggregate data for further analysis.  

*WikiVet uses third party Email service providers such as MailChimp in order to send you marketing content, newsletters and update emails. In order to deliver this service, we share your details with our email service providers.

Payment providers

*Analytics tools.

*WikiVet uses analytics tools such as Google Anaytics to track the way that users interact with our website and produce aggregate data for further analysis.  

 

 

'''Payment providers'''<br>

In order to facilitate any payments or donations made on our sites, we facilitate the sharing of your Financial Data with payment providers eg Paypal.

In order to facilitate any payments or donations made on our sites, we facilitate the sharing of your Financial Data with payment providers eg Paypal.

Marketing and insights providers

 

 

'''Marketing and insights providers'''<br>

Marketing and insights tools allow us to understand our users better so that we may provide you with the best possible website, products and customer service experience. We may share certain information about our consumers to facilitate this process.

Marketing and insights tools allow us to understand our users better so that we may provide you with the best possible website, products and customer service experience. We may share certain information about our consumers to facilitate this process.

Feedback forms  

 

 

'''Feedback forms''' <br>

On occasion we may ask you for your feedback or to review a new page, resource or event, and in order to do this efficiently, we engage a third party to send out feedback forms on our behalf.

On occasion we may ask you for your feedback or to review a new page, resource or event, and in order to do this efficiently, we engage a third party to send out feedback forms on our behalf.