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We are the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years also referred to as "PACEY", "us" or "we" below and have our registered office at Royal Court, 81 Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent BR1 1TG. We are both a charity and a registered company. Our registered charity number is 295981 and our limited company number is 2060964. 

Until recently our company name was the National Childminding Association (NCMA). The NCMA name, acronym, logos, websites and trademarks remain the property of PACEY. For the avoidance of doubt, any reference in these terms and conditions to the company’s name, acronym, logos, websites, trademarks or copyright material (or similar) includes those items created and used under our previous company name.

The privacy policy below (the "Policy") sets out how the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years uses and protects any Personal Information that you give us when you use the following websites that we operate:

(together, the "Websites"),

"Personal information" refers to any information which refers to you personally such as your name, e-mail address and/or postal address. Please read through this Privacy Policy before submitting any of your Personal Information to us. You do not need to submit any of your Personal Information when browsing our Websites.

PACEY is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide some Personal Information when using the Websites, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this Policy.

PACEY may change this Policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes and each time before you submit your personal information.

What we collect

You may browse the Websites without telling us who you are or revealing any Personal Information. The only information we gather during general browsing is from standard server logs. These include your IP (Internet Protocol) address, domain name, browser type, operating system, and information such as the website that referred you to us, the files you downloaded, the pages you visit, and the dates/times of those visits. This information is not used to develop a personal profile of you. The log files are regularly purged.

You may however provide us with Personal Information, for example, if you register for a newsletter, order a product from our shop, request information or ask for updates on jobs at PACEY.

We may ask you for Personal Information for a number of reasons when you are using the Websites, for example, to sign up to a newsletter, respond to a consultation or complete a feedback form. In circumstances such as these we may collect Personal Information from you to help process this request. You may be asked for:

  • name;
  • occupational details;
  • contact information including email address;
  • demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests;
  • other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers; or
  • payment details (such as debit or credit card details) if purchasing a product.

What we do with the Personal Information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs, process requests and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • internal record keeping;
  • provide you with subscription services, such as newsletters;
  • we may use the information to improve our products and services; or
  • process purchases from our online store.

We may periodically send promotional email about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided. 

From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail if you have provided the appropriate permission.

We may use the information to customise any of the Websites according to your interests.

We may monitor or record telephone calls and or emails for security reasons and to improve the quality of our service to you.

Who do we pass your Personal Information to?

We will only disclose Personal Information to government bodies and law enforcement agencies, successors in title to our business and suppliers we engage to process data on our behalf or to process and despatch goods or services that you may buy.  Please note that we will disclose personal information to fraud prevention and other agencies to help prevent crime or where we suspect fraud.

International transfers of Personal Information

On the basis that the Internet is a global environment, using the Internet to collect and process personal data necessarily involves the transmission of data across international boundaries. Therefore, by browsing the Websites and submitting Personal Information to us, you acknowledge our processing of your Personal Information on this basis.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your Personal Information is secure. Whilst we will make all reasonable efforts to maintain security of your Personal Information, we assumes no responsibility for the security of such information.

How we use cookies

PACEY's cookie policy is available here.

Links to other websites

Our Websites may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over those other websites. 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 Policy. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the other website in question.

Keeping in Touch with our Members

By becoming a member of PACEY you agree to receive information from PACEY about products and services provided by PACEY, any subsidiary company of PACEY or carefully selected partners.

We will send this information to you by telephone, fax, email, text or post unless you tell us otherwise when you join or by writing to us at Membership Services, PACEY, Royal Court, 81 Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1 1TG. 

If you have signed up to any preference service, but would like to continue to receive information from PACEY, you will need to confirm this to us when you join or by writing to us at Membership Services, PACEY, Royal Court, 81 Tweedy Road, Bromley, BR1 1TG.

Controlling your Personal Information

You can choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information, whether or not you are a member. 

Members can manage their preferences through mypacey or by calling Membership Services on 0845 880 0044.  Please note that if you are a member but you ask us not to send you information you will not receive regular news updates, including valuable information on childcare issues, or be notified of member benefits to which you may be entitled.

Non-members completing online forms, should look for a box which you can click to indicate that, depending on the circumstances, you do or do not want the information to be used by PACEY for particular purposes. 

Both Members and Non-Members can change their mind at any time by writing to PACEY, Royal Court, 81 Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent BR1 1TG or emailing us at info@pacey.org.uk

As a matter of principle, we will not sell, distribute or lease your Personal Information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. We may use your Personal Information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen. We  will only share your details with selected third parties to the extent that they need the information to provide the products or services we are promoting and providing to you. 

You may request details of Personal Information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please write to PACEY, Royal Court, 81 Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent BR1 1TG. If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will use reasonable efforts to supply, correct or delete personal information about you on our files.

Want to be part of PACEY? Join online here or if you’re already a member login to MyPACEY