Privacy & Cookie Policy

The website you are accessing is operated by Tameside Youth Drama Group.

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy & Cookie Policy (together with our Terms & Conditions and any other documents referred to in it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to Us, will be processed by Us. Please read the following carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

By submitting personal data to this website and any of our affiliated websites (including but not limited to www.tamesideyouthdramagroup.co.uk) (“Website”) you consent to the collection, storage, use and disclosure of such personal data in accordance with the provisions of this Privacy & Cookie Policy.

Information we may collect from you

We may collect and process the following data about you:
• Information that you provide by filling in forms on our Website. This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our Website, subscribing to a service provided by us or requesting further services.
• When you register to receive newsletters we request the following data: your name, email, region.
• If you contact us We may keep a record of that correspondence.

Cookies
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a tiny text file stored on your computer when you visit certain web pages.
Why we use cookies
For system administration purposes, We may use cookies to collect information about your computer including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type. This is statistical data about our users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual. We then use that information to monitor usage and improve the user experience.
Please note: 'Cookies' cannot harm your computer. We don't store personally identifiable information in the cookies we create, but we do use information gathered from them to help improve your experience of the site.
Cookies used on this site:
Our Website uses ‘Session cookies’. These allow the Website to link your actions during a browser session. They maintain Website state information specific to the current user’s visit. These session cookies expire after a browser session so would not be stored long term. The session cookies we use enable us to:
• provide a good user experience;
• to estimate our audience size and usage pattern. We do not use any persistent cookies or third party cookies on the Drama Online website.

Pursuant to the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/1208) we require you to agree to the above referred to cookies. You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies.
However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of our Website.
Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, our system will issue cookies when you log on to our site. For further information see www.allaboutcookies.org . To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

How to check cookies are enabled for PCs

Google Chrome
• Click on the ‘tools’ icon at the top of your browser window and select ‘Settings’
• Click the ‘Under the bonnet’ tab, locate the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content settings’ button
• Now select ‘Allow local data to be set’

Mozilla Firefox
• Click on 'home' at the top left of your browser window and select Options, then select the Privacy icon
• Click on Tracking and untick ‘Tell websites I do not want to be tracked’

How to check cookies are enabled for Macs

Safari
• With a Safari window open, click on the Safari entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
• Select the Privacy tab
• Check the “Block cookies from third parties and advertisers” is selected

Firefox
• With a Firefox window open, click on the Firefox entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
• Select the Privacy tab
• Ensure the ‘Tell websites I do not want to be tracked’ option is not selected

Google Chrome
• With a Chrome window open, click on the Chrome entry on your top tool bar and select Preferences from the menu
• Click the ‘Under the bonnet’ tab, locate the ‘Privacy’ section, and select the ‘Content settings’ button
• Now select ‘Allow local data to be set’

All other browsers
Please consult your documentation or online help files. Where we store your personal data The data that We collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at a staff members home within a locked filing cabinet. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing and/or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy and, to the extent that such transfer is within our control, with the relevant protections required by law.
Our Website is accessible around the world via the internet. This means that where you choose to post your data on our Website, it could be accessed from anywhere around the world and therefore a transfer of your data outside of the European
Economic Area (“EEA”) may be deemed to have occurred. You consent to such transfer of your data for and by way of this purpose.
Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our Website, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
The transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although We will do our best to protect your personal data, We cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our Website; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.

Uses made of the information
We use information held about you in the following ways:
• To ensure that content from our Website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
• To provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which We consider may interest you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.
• To carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and Us. To the extent that carrying out such obligations necessitates Us disclosing your personal information to agents, contractors and/or other third parties involved in the performance of contracts entered into between you and Us, you agree and consent to such disclosure.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so.
• To notify you about changes to our goods and service.
• In order to comply with any of our legal and regulatory obligations.
• TYDG newsletters are 'opt-in' which means that you will not be sent any newsletters unless you specifically request them. Our newsletters also contain simple instructions for quickly discontinuing your subscription should you wish to do so. To subscribe or unsubscribe to one or more of our e-mail newsletters, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
You will not receive unsolicited marketing communications from Us and/or from third parties selected by Us unless you have agreed to this. We may, however, contact you from time to time as necessary with upcoming events and shows.. We may also use such aggregate information to help advertisers reach the kind of audience they want to target. We may make use of the personal data we have collected from you to enable Us to comply with our advertisers' wishes by displaying their advertisement to that target audience (without disclosing such personal information to advertisers).

Disclosure of your information
We may disclose your personal information about the children to the staff at Tameside Youth Drama Group, but this will be done on a need to know basis.

Your rights
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by choosing not to check certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Access to information
The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information We hold about you.

Changes to our Privacy & Cookie Policy
Any changes we may make to our Privacy & Cookie Policy in the future will be posted on this page and you should check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we might make.

Links to other websites
This Privacy & Cookie Policy does not cover the links within the Website (if any) linking to other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit.

Contact us
Questions, comments and requests regarding this Privacy & Cookie Policy are welcomed and should be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.