Privacy Policy

Last updated Sept. 15 2018.

Who we are

We are Autistic Empire, whose registered address is at Kemp House, 160 City Road, EC1V 2NX.  We have activities throughout the world and online but all are part of our organisation.

Autistic Empire is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and security.  Whenever you provide us with your personal information we will treat that information in accordance with this statement, our terms and conditions and current data protection legislation.

Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.  This statement may change from time to time, so please check this page periodically.

Who will see your personal data

• We promise not to share your details with any other organisation unless there are immediate concerns about potential abuse or physical harm or where an indictable offence may have been committed.  Then, and only then, we may share details with the relevant agencies upon the authorisation of the Director of Imperial Trading and Services Limited.
• In providing assistance through our Information & Advice Service we may need to contact other agencies on your behalf – your signed authorisation will always be sought before we do this.
• We will never give your data away or sell it to anyone.

What information we keep and why?

• We process personal data relating to Citizens, supporters, staff, and volunteers of our organisation.  This is to allow us to offer services, products and help and guidance to our Citizens and to be able to keep people up to date with our work and plans.
• If you are in receipt of one or more of our services we will hold your data for six years after you cease to receive a service.  At this time all paper records will be destroyed and computerised records will be anonymised.
• If you are a supporter of Autistic Empire we will hold information about your donations but two years after you stop supporting us or as soon as you withdraw your consent we will anonymise your data.  This means that details of your donations will be kept but your personal data will be deleted.  This is for historical and statistical purposes only and it is not possible to identify an individual from this data.

Unsubscribing from communications or changing the way you wish to hear from us

• You can unsubscribe from communications from us at any time by writing to us at Imperial Trading and Services Limited, Kemp House, 160 City Road, London, EC1v 2NX,  emailing us at team@autisticempire.com.
• If you change your preferences of the way you would like to hear from us, eg you would prefer to receive an email rather than by post, you can do so by either emailing us at team@autisticempire.com or Whatsapping us on 07522421220.

Security

• If you use your credit or debit card to make a payment or a donation to us online, your card information is collected by Paypal, who specialise in the secure online capture and processing of credit/debit card transactions encrypted and protected with 128 Bit SSL encryption.

Your rights

• You have the right to ask to see any data that Autistic Empire holds about you in either paper or computerised formats.  You should put your request in writing to:
Imperial Trading and Services Limited
Kemp House
160 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
• We will respond to your request within 30 days.
• You have the right to expect the data we hold about you to be accurate and can ask for any inaccuracies to be corrected.
• You have the right to erasure of personal data (aka the ‘right to be forgotten’).
• You have the right to lodge a complaint and can do so by writing to:
Imperial Trading and Services Limited
Kemp House
160 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX

Or you can email us on team@autisticempire.com

Alternatively, you can contact the Information Commissioners Office on 0303 123 1113.

Use of ‘cookies’ on our website

• Like many other websites, the Autistic Empire sites use cookies.Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow). These cookies enable the site to recognize your browser and, if you have a registered account, associate it with your registered account. We use cookies to understand and save your preferences for future visits and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.

What happens when visitors link to another site?

• Our site contains links to other websites.  This privacy statement applies only to our site, so visitors should always be aware when they are moving to another site and read the privacy statement of any site which collects personal information.  We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our site.

16 or Under

• If you are aged 16 or under, please get your parent/guardian’s permission beforehand whenever you provide personal information to the site.  Users without this consent are not allowed to provide us with personal information.

Contact Us

• If at any time you would like to contact us with your views about our privacy practices, or with any enquiry relating to your personal information, you can do so by sending an e-mail to team@autisticempire.com
Imperial Trading and Services, trading as Autistic Empire, is a registered company limited by shares (Company no. 11019483).  The registered address is Kemp House, 160 City Road, EC1V 2NX.

Changes to This Notice

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any changes, we will notify you by revising the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy and, in some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you an email notification).