This notice explains how we collect, process, transfer and store your personal information and forms part of our accountability and transparency to you under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and any superseding Data Protection laws.
Information collection
If you register with this website, or fill in a form on this website, you may be asked to provide information about yourself including your name and contact details. This information is personal information that can be used to identify you.
We may also collect information about your usage of this website as you and others browse and use our website (see section on cookies), as well as information about you from messages you post to the website and emails or letters you send to us.
Disclosure of information
The information you provide to us will be held on our computers, or the computers of one or more of our suppliers. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing and processing.
Use of the information we collect
Your personal information will be used for several general purposes, including: providing information that you have requested, handling your enquiries, personalising your experience on the website, providing access to some areas of the website, and keeping you up to date with services which may be relevant to you. We may need to share this information with our service providers or associated agencies.
Accessing the information we hold about you
You can request a copy of the details we hold about you at any time. Please email us at [email protected] to obtain these or to update us on any changes you’d like to request.
The Data Protection Act
All personal information about individuals is kept securely, whether in physical records or on computer systems. The Data Protection Act requires all information to be kept safe and provides individuals with certain rights, including:
- The right to access the information we hold about you.
- You have the right to ask for us to correct incorrect data.
- The right to restrict processing of your personal data, under certain circumstances.
Any requests around patient data please refer to Alder Hey privacy notice.
General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act
Under the new GDPR and existing Data Protection Act, we have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We safeguard your data and keep strict security standards to protect against any unauthorised access to it.
Changes to our policy
If our privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing the page ensures you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.
Contact usIf you have any questions about this privacy policy, please email us at [email protected].