PRIVACY POLICY
By accessing or using this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. We are committed to respecting the privacy of users entering this site and we recognise the importance of the responsible use of information collected on this site. The purpose of this policy therefore is to explain to you rather than appraise you the nature of the information we record and store about you and the way in which it is used. We reserve the right to alter the policy from time to time at our sole discretion.
We are fully registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and ensure that we comply with all protection the Act affords to you. Further information on the Act is on the internet at www.dataprotection.gov.uk
To protect your privacy, we have adopted the following principles:-
Personal Information
We collect personally identifiable information in the following circumstances:
1. When you wish to contact us via the website. In this instance, the information we collect about you will include your name, position, company name, address, post code, County, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address.
2. If you wish to apply to become a Fellow of SPEED through the website. In this instance, the information we collect about you will include your company name, legal status, address, post code, number of employees, contact name, position, telephone number, fax number, e-mail address and website address.
3. If you make contact with us by other means and provide your contact information to us
Why we collect information
We retain data about you in order to:
We do not use the logs to identify you personally and we do not connect them to individuals who actually browse the site.
Information will be provided by any form of communication for which you have given us your contact details. This may include post, e-mail, text, pager, pop up window, fax and telephone.
Sharing your Data
We will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to anyone.
Recording Data and Security
Your data is stored electronically on computer systems and your account information is password protected for your privacy and security.
We may record or monitor any telephone calls between us or any e-mails that you send to us for security purposes.
Data Protection Act 1998
The Data Protection Act defines the legal responsibilities of data users such as ourselves. The Act governs the collection, storage, use and transfer of personal data, for example, name, address, e-mail, age, etc.
Accuracy
We will do our best to maintain the accuracy of the personal information you supply to us. You have the right to access and correct your personal information at any time and if you wish to do so please contact us at:
Further Information
Our site may be linked to other relevant sites and where this is the case, this Privacy Policy will not apply to those other sites once you have entered them. We are not responsible for the content or the privacy practices of other sites.
Feedback
On our website we may provide space for your comments and/or provide a short survey for you to complete. This is used only to help us refine the content and relevance of our website. It is not re-used or re-applied for any other purpose.
Cookies
We may track your visit to our site by giving you a cookie when you enter. Cookies
are pieces of information sent to your browser on a web server and stored on your computer’s hard drive for record keeping purposes. We use Cookies to make visiting our site easier. Cookies allow us to save passwords for you so that you will not have to re-enter them the next time you visit. Cookies cannot be used to obtain other information from your hard disk. The Cookie is used to collect statistical information and is not used to identify individuals.
Most browsers are initially set up to accept Cookies. If you prefer you can reset your browser either to notify you when you have received a Cookie or to refuse to accept Cookies.
It is important to note that if you choose not accept Cookies, or you set your browser not to accept Cookies, you may not be able to use certain features on our site.
Newsletters
We maintain a strict “no – spam” policy. Your e-mail address will not be sold to a third party if you sign up for one of our Newsletters or Discussion Lists on our website, which we may offer from time to time, you will receive only the e-mail Newsletter or Discussion List you have requested. You may receive on occasion an offer to sign up for a Newsletter or Discussion List, but you will not receive additional Newsletters or Discussion List mailings unless you specifically request them.
Aggregate Data
In general, our service automatically gathers certain usage information about the numbers and frequency of visitors to our website. We only use such data as aggregate. This collected data helps us to determine how much our customers use parts of the site, so we can improve our site for your use.
IP Address
We may collect and track traffic by IP address. An IP address is a number assigned to your computer when you use your browser on internet. We log this information, but this information is never linked to any personally identifying information. It is used to audit the number of visitors coming to our website.
Opt Out
You can choose not to receive optional information by letting us know on the Registration Page when you sign up for the product or service. You will be given the option to opt-out every time you receive promotional communications from us.
Privacy Policy Changes
If we decide to change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information and whether we will disclose it to anyone.
This page was created on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:05:24 +0100
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