Privacy policy.
Last updated November 15th 2022
We are the Progressive Veterinary Association (“PVA”, “we”, “us”, “our”), a Private Limited Company by guarantee without share capital and use of 'Limited' exemption, incorporated in England and Wales under registration No 13061868, whose registered office is at Woodberry House, 2 Woodberry Grove, North Finchley, London, N12 0DR.
Access to and use of our website www.pva.vet (the “Website”) is provided by the PVA and we respect the privacy of our website users (“you”, “your”). This privacy policy describes how we collect information when you visit our Website, what we do with this information, and what controls you have over your personal information.
We may update this policy from time to time, so please check back frequently. The date of the most recent update will be included at the top of the privacy policy.
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at info@pva.vet.
What information do we collect?
Personal information provided by you
If you are purchasing membership or other items from us, we will usually collect basic personal information from you. This may include your: name; phone number; email address; mailing address; PVA membership category; RCVS registration number if you are a veterinary surgeon or veterinary nurse, or equivalent evidence of your status as a veterinary surgeon or veterinary nurse; evidence of student course enrolment if you are a student; username; password; billing address; debit/credit card number; the expiry date and security code of your debit or credit card; and other similar information.
All payment data is stored by Paypal and/or Stripe. You may find their privacy policy link(s) here: https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full and https://stripe.com/en-gb/privacy
If you have professional membership of the PVA, we may collect data from you regarding your animal welfare-related concerns.
All personal information that you provide to us must be accurate. Please notify us of any changes to your personal information.
Automatically collected information
We may automatically collect certain information when you visit our Website. This information will help us to maintain the security and operation of our Website, and help us to understand how and when you use our Website.
This information may include your IP address, device information, browser type and settings, referring URLs, information about your activity in the Website (such as the date/time associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches and features used), device event information (such as system activity, error reports and hardware settings), and your device’s location.
Contact details (name, phone number, email address, mailing address)
– Enables us to send administrative information to you, for example, regarding your membership subscription, or any other product or service that you have purchased. To fulfil a contract between us.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information collected from you for a variety of business purposes, including for legitimate business interests, compliance with our legal obligations, and to enter into or perform a contract with you.
Please note that you can opt-out of our direct marketing communications at any time by contacting us at info@pva.vet (please also see the “What are your rights?” section below).