Privacy Policy
This privacy policy relates to your use of our website, and also serves as a general notice as to how we use your personal data which we may collect other than through our website
Throughout our website we may link to other websites owned and operated by certain trusted third parties to their websites, such as our . These other third party websites may also gather information about you in accordance with their own separate privacy policies. For privacy information relating to these other third party websites, please consult their privacy policies as appropriate.
Our collection of your personal information
We collect personal information about you when you access our website, register with or join with us, contact us, send us feedback, email us or publications from us.
We collect this personal information from you either directly, such as when you register with or join with us, contact us or purchase products or services or indirectly, such as your browsing activity while on our website (see ‘Cookies’ section) or subscribe to ours services or publications or provide personal information by reason of you doing any of the above through an organisation you work for
The personal information we collect about you depends on your particular activities. Such information includes:
• Identity Data includes first name, maiden name, last name, username or similar identifier.
• Contact Data includes your address, email address and telephone numbers.
• Technical Data includes IP address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access our website.
• Usage Data includes information about how you use our website, products and services.
• Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and of third parties (if applicable) and your communication preferences.
Our website is not intended for use by children and we do not knowingly collect or use personal information relating to children.
We do not collect any Special Categories of Personal Data about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health, and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.
Our legal basis for processing your personal information
When we use your personal information we are required to have a legal basis for doing so. There are various different legal bases upon which we may rely, depending on what personal information we process and why.
The legal bases we may rely on include:
• consent: where you have given us clear consent for us to process your personal information for a specific purpose
• contract: where our use of your personal information is necessary for a contract we have with you, or because you have asked us to take specific steps before entering into a contract
• legal obligation: where our use of your personal information is necessary for us to comply with the law (not including contractual obligations)
• legitimate interests: where our use of your personal information is necessary for our legitimate interests or the legitimate interests of a third party (unless there is a good reason to protect your personal information which overrides our legitimate interests)
Further information—legal basis for processing your information
Under GDPR, we may only process your personal information if we have a “legal basis” (i.e. a legally permitted reason) for doing so.
We will only use your personal information for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us.
If we need to use your personal information for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
Please note that we may process your personal information without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.