We take your privacy very seriously. The policies on this page are kept to so that your information is secure and safe.

When you register on our site you may give as much or as little information as you like. The information you provide is used in your profile and any information you supply is displayed to other members, unless otherwise stated.

The information harvested during the registration process is used to create your own unique identification as a site visitor/ user and enable us to undertake the various administration processes necessary.

This identification is provided in the form of a member name and password. It is important that you keep this identification secret to avoid unauthorized use of your account.

The information we collect about you enables us to:

- improve our service to you
- stay in touch with you through other media as you require
- complete the internal administration necessary to register you and maintain our service to you

You can check the accuracy of our records and make modifications at any time in your 'forum profile information' area.

You can immediately delete any information we hold about you by using the facilities in the 'forum profile information page. But please remember that deletion of key information may affect your status as a registered user.

No information will be provided to any other party without your express permission. When approached by the appropriate authorities, information about you, or your account usage may be disclosed but only when legally required under European Law.

We take all reasonable precautions to protect information about you from loss, misuse and alteration.

You can download an update to the default browser we recommend you use with this site, Internet Explorer 5 or above, which will give you 128 bit encryption. Manual destruction of files, records and computer print-outs containing sensitive data are carried out in a secure way by internally shredding.

Your registration details are very important - please keep your password and member name secret. It is better for other users to register separately than to share your account access information. We will never write to ask for your login details - be cautious of anyone asking for this information.

Some non-personal information may be collected automatically, such as the computer operating system and the type of browser software you are using, along with special codes that tell us which pages you have visited. Some information is stored in the form of a 'cookie', a small file which remains on your computer but which acts as a reminder about any preferences you have selected when visiting our sites.

We only use 'cookies' to improve our service to you. We may also store your log in details on your computer, but only if you explicitly request us to do so. Remember that if you opt for us to do this, any other user of the same computer can access your account. You can delete this 'cookie' by clicking the Log Out link at the top of any page.

Cookies are required in order to become a member of GaySwansea.com, or to use the GaySwansea.com Services.

This Privacy Promise does not apply to any third parties over whom we have no control. We reserve the right to change this statement at any time without warning to meet any statutory requirements or changes in the nature of our activities and services. This privacy statement does not form the basis of any contract between any party. We caution you against giving out personally identifiable information (such as national insurance number, credit card numbers, names and addresses, driver license numbers, passwords) to strangers online, which may be used for illegal or harmful purposes. Some personal information you provide to GaySwansea.com may be stored outside of the country in which you reside.