Privacy Policy for First International Data Union (FIDU)

Cookies

1.1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember your preferences, and in some cases gather statistics or track users.

1.2. How FIDU Uses Cookies

FIDU only uses cookies where strictly necessary to operate the website or provide core functionality. We do not use cookies for analytics, advertising, or tracking.

We use the following types of cookies:

a) Strictly Necessary Cookies

These are essential to make the site work properly, including:

• Session management
• Security features
• Your cookie preferences

These cookies do not require consent and cannot be disabled through our cookie banner.

1.3. Cookies We Do Not Use

FIDU does not use:

• Analytics cookies (e.g. Google Analytics, Matomo)
• Advertising or third-party marketing cookies
• Social media tracking cookies
• Personalised or behavioural targeting cookies

We believe in ethical digital infrastructure. Your data is not used for long-term tracking or commercial profiling, and no cookies are set for that purpose.

1.4. How to Manage Cookies

When you first visit our site, you'll see a cookie notice. You can:

• Accept all cookies
• We do not currently use any extra 'optional' cookies so the option to reject them is not enabled
• Adjust your preferences via the banner or settings link at the bottom of the site

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Manage cookies
• Firefox: Manage cookies
• Safari: Manage cookies
• Edge: Manage cookies
• DuckDuckGo (App & Extension): Web tracking protection
• Brave: Cookie settings
• Tor Browser: About cookies
• Vivaldi: Cookie settings

Other Browsers:
If you're using a privacy-focused or developer-oriented browser (e.g. Firefox Developer Edition, Ungoogled Chromium, GNOME Web, QuteBrowser), refer to that browser's documentation for cookie and tracker controls.

Please note: disabling certain cookies may affect how our website functions.

2. Data Collection

2.1. Passive Data Collection

We collect some data passively when you visit our website, in order to:

• Calculate aggregated usage metrics and patterns
• Measure the effectiveness of our social media or advertising
• Identify and fix bugs and errors

This data is not personally identifiable, used solely for internal purposes and never shared with any third parties. It is collected, stored, and used exclusively by FIDU.

The data we collect includes:

• Your IP address
• Your browser type and version
• Your operating system
• The pages you visit

This is NOT linked to your account.

Your page views are connected together to show usage patterns, but only if page views are within 30 minutes of each other.

2.2. Account Data

If you choose to create an account with us, we will collect the following data:

• Email address (for account identification and login)
• Name (as provided during registration)
• Profile information (display names you create within the app)

How we store this:

• Account information is stored securely in our Identity Service database
• Authentication tokens are stored locally in your browser (memory, localStorage and cookies)
• Tokens are encrypted in transit using HTTPS/TLS

3. Marketing Communications

We would like to send you information about our products, offers, and news that we think may be of interest to you. If you have agreed to receive marketing, you may always opt out at a later date.

You have the right at any time to stop First International Data Union from contacting you for marketing purposes.

If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, you can:

• Access your account via the membership portal (https://identity.firstdataunion.org/) and change your contact preferences,
• Click the 'unsubscribe' link in any of our emails,
• Email us at hello@firstdataunion.org

We will never share your marketing information with third parties outside of our group of companies without your consent, unless required by law.

3.1. Legal Basis for Processing (Marketing)

Under UK data protection law, we rely on your consent to send you marketing communications. You can withdraw your consent at any time by following the opt-out instructions above.

3.2. How We Store Your Data

Your marketing preferences and contact details will be securely stored on HubSpot. We will retain your details for marketing purposes until you withdraw consent.

4. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time (e.g. for legal compliance or functional updates). Significant changes will be noted on our site.

5. More Information

The deployment and use of our data is at the heart of FIDU's existence. For more details about how we collect, use, and protect our members' personal data, including your rights under data protection law, please read our Privacy Policy.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy or your data privacy rights, please contact: