Accessibility

 

Standards compliance

All web pages produced for the Save the Albatross website are written to the XHTML 1.0 Transitional standard, use Cascading Style Sheets for presentation and aim to meet the ‘AA’ conformance level of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. This means that the Save the Albatross website can be viewed in all modern browsers, regardless of platform or device.

Some older browsers (eg Internet Explorer 4 and Netscape 4) do not comply with these web standards. A minority of our visitors still use these browsers and, as a result, will not experience the site as we have intended. They will be able to read the pages and navigate the site, but the site will look basic in comparison.

Text size

If you find that the text is too small for you to read, you can change it to a size that you are more comfortable with:

• in Internet Explorer (PC), use the View, Text Size menu
• in Netscape 6 or 7 and Internet Explorer (Mac), use the View, Text Zoom menu

Access keys

Most web browsers support shortcuts called access keys that you can use to jump to specific areas of the site. If your browser supports them, press alt=""+ key (Windows) or CTRL + key (Macintosh) and then (in the case of links) Enter to use.

We follow the standard access keys as defined by the UK Government:

• 1 - Link to homepage
• 2 - Main content of this page
• 0 - Link to accessibility statement

 

Privacy

 

The Save the Albatross campaign (administrated by BirdLife International and the RSPB) is committed to protecting your privacy and security. Whenever you provide personal information, we will treat that information in accordance with this policy, current UK Data Protection legislation and Internet best practice.

Data protection

You can use almost all the features of this site without disclosing any personal information. A few optional features of this site, such as donations and email sign up forms, ask you to provide some personal information (eg name and address, e-mail address). This information will be used only by BirdLife International and their country partners (the RSPB in the UK) - we never sell your details to anyone else.

BirdLife International and their country partners (the RSPB in the UK) will share your details to update you about Albatross Task Force and their conservation, campaigning and fundraising work.

We will analyse information gathered from the website in an effort to determine which communications are most effective, to reduce administration costs and increase funds available for conservation.

If we wish to use your personal information for an additional purpose, we will always ask you to agree at the point of collection. If you have already supplied us with personal information, you can change your instructions at any time.

Users aged under 16

If you are aged under 16, please ensure you obtain your parent/guardian's consent before sending any personal information to this website. Please note that the Save the Albatross campaign will not accept online donations or orders for services from persons aged under 16 years.

Financial security

All Save the Albatross website forms which request credit card or bank details use the SSL (secure sockets layer) protocol for encryption. Most browsers (including current versions of Microsoft Explorer and Netscape Navigator) support SSL. The link between your browser and the server is secure if your browser displays a small padlock or key symbol somewhere in the frame, or the address bar shows a web address beginning 'https://' (rather than http://).

Links to third party websites

The Save the Albatross website contains hyperlinks to many other websites. This information is supplied in good faith, in case it is of interest or use to Save the Albatross website users. The Save the Albatross campaign administrators (BirdLife International and the RSPB) are not responsible for the content or functionality of any of these external websites. Visitors to the Save the Albatross website should be aware of the following:

* If an external website requests personal information from you (eg in connection with an order for goods or services), this information is supplied to, stored and used by the company concerned - it is not covered by the Save the Albatross campaign’s Data Protection Statement. It is good practice to read the privacy policy of any website at which you are considering registering any personal information.

In purchasing goods or services from any of the companies to which the Save the Albatross site links, you are forming a contract with the company(s) concerned (agreeing to their terms and conditions), not the Save the Albatross site.

 

Copyright

 

All material on this site is copyright BirdLife International and the RSPB, 2005, unless otherwise stated.

You are permitted to view the contents of this site on screen. You are also permitted to print one copy of reasonable extracts from the site for your personal use or private study and to save one copy of such reasonable extracts to your local hard disk for your personal use or private study.

It is strictly forbidden to copy any material from this website for commercial use (other than as necessary for the purpose of viewing the site in the course of business).

If you have any queries regarding use of material on this website, please e-mail albatross@rspb.org.uk.

Use of the BirdLife logo

The BirdLife International logo must not be used to link to our site or in other ways represent BirdLife International on other websites without explicit permission from the Web Editor. The only exceptions to this rule are for associated BirdLife Partners and Affiliates.

Use of the RSPB logo

The logo must not be used to link to our site or in other ways represent the RSPB on other websites without explicit permission from the Web Team Manager. The only exceptions to this rule are RSPB Local Group websites and RSPB Affinity partner sites.

Linking to material on the RSPB website

You are welcome to link to material on the RSPB website so long as appropriate credit is given in the link title. You may not link to images or other downloadable resources unless explicit permission from the Web Team Manager has been sought, or itfalls under the general copyright statement above.

Linking to material on the BirdLife website

You are welcome to link to material on the BirdLife website so long as appropriate credit is given in the link title. You may not link to images or other downloadable resources unless explicit permission from the Web Editor has been sought, or it falls under the general copyright statement above.

 

23 September 2005