SCI - Online Data Privacy Policy
Important: By using this website you give your consent that
all personal data submitted by you may be processed by SCI for the
purposes set out in the following Online Data Privacy Policy
SCI takes care to protect the privacy of its Members and will do
the same for users of this website and any of SCI's subsidiary websites.
This Policy, regarding the collection, retention and use of your
Personal Information, explains how we process information about
Member and non-Member website visitors.
SCI's Policy regarding the collection, retention and use of your
Personal Information is as follows.
-
Why SCI needs your Personal Information
-
How SCI collects Personal Information
-
Your Right to Access the Personal Information
SCI holds
-
Disclosure of your Personal Information
-
The legal framework within which this Policy is
held
1 Why SCI needs your Personal Information
SCI is concerned to deliver services and information of direct
and useful relevance to its Members and non-Member Site Visitors.
Such services or products may include newsletters, email alerts,
message boards, correspondence, surveys, or competitions.
From time to time you will therefore be asked to submit personal
information about yourself in order to receive the full benefit
of SCI membership, products and services. We will only collect and
retain personal data to the extent that it is strictly necessary
for our purposes.
If you are or if you become a Member of SCI, or an online user
of an SCI product or service, we may use the information you have
submitted in additional ways. Full details can be obtained by emailing
us at web@soci.org.
Personal data submitted by you to this website will be used for
the purposes set out in our Data
Protection Notification and for the following purposes:
-
We use the IP addresses of computers that access SCI websites
to help diagnose any problems with our server, to administer
our website, and to gather broad demographic information
-
We will never wilfully sell or rent for consideration any personally
identifiable information about you or your business to any third
party without first receiving your permission
-
We may use non-personally identifiable demographic information
in connection with our advertisers and other service partners
2 How SCI collects Personal Information
The most common way SCI collects information online is through
the receipt of emails and the completion of electronic forms and
surveys. We do not use cookies to track your use of this website,
but reserve the right to do so in the future.
3 Your Right to Access the Personal Information
SCI holds
Upon receipt of your written request, we will disclose to you your
personal data held by us, we shall correct or delete inaccurate
details, and notify any third party recipients of the necessary
changes. We regularly delete data which is no longer required. Please
send your request to:
SCI Member Services Dept.
14/15 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PS
UK
4 Disclosure of your Personal Information
Personal data which we collect about you when you visit this website
will be disclosed only to SCI and third parties who act on our behalf,
or in connection with our business, for further processing in accordance
with the purposes for which the data was originally collected or
for purposes to which you have subsequently consented, within the
European Economic Area (EEA).
This website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible
for the privacy practices of other websites. We may make chatrooms,
forums, message boards, and/or new groups available to our Members
and others. Please remember that any information that is disclosed
in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise
caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.
5 The Legal Framework within which this Policy
is held
SCI complies with the UK Data Protection Act 1998. To access the
principles set out in the current Data Protection legislation click
here.
To search for a copy of our registration/notification under the
Act, click
here.
This Privacy Policy reflects our current policy and practices.
We reserve the right to modify our Privacy Policy and practices
at any time, effective upon posting of the modified Privacy Policy
here.
This Policy forms part of our Terms of Use for Online Activity
and as such shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of England. You agree to submit any dispute arising our
of your use of this website to the exclusive jursidiction of the
courts of England. To see SCI's Terms of Use for online activity,
please click here.
|