Privacy Statement (Public site)We are firmly committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement relates to our website 'Society for Vascular Technology of GB & I' (the "Website") and does not extend to your use of the Internet outside of the Website. You can access the Website home page and browse our site without disclosing your personal data. However, if you do give us your personal details, you are accepting these terms. If you do not agree with the Privacy Statement, do not give us your details.
The Privacy Statement is part of our Terms and Conditions. We may need to update the Privacy Statement from time to time. What personal information may we collect from you?Personal information is any specific information which can be used by us to identify you. It may include details such as your name, e-mail address, postal address and even your mobile number. If you wish to purchase goods from us, you need to provide us with the following information:
How will your personal information be used?Quite simply, we use your personal information to provide you with the information and services you ask for; be it delivering a product to your specified address or answering your letters. We may also use your personal information to notify you about changes to our service or allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so. Your personal information is not shared with third parties or used in any other way (other than described in this policy or as required by law). Should you have any questions about the protection of your data by the Society, please write to the Society for Vascular Technology of GB&I, c/o The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PE. How will your personal information be stored?All information you supply us with except for payment data is stored on our UK based servers. Payment data is stored by Worldpay, our payment service provider. Worldpay provides a secure payment gateway (Level 1 PCI DSS), processing payments for thousands of online businesses, including ours. Once on the Worldpay systems, all sensitive data is secured using internationally recognised 256-bit encryption standards. Worldpay is PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) compliant to the highest level and maintains regular security audits. They are also regularly audited by the banks and banking authorities to ensure that their systems are impenetrable. In addition, you know that your session is in a secure encrypted environment when you see https:// in the web address, and/or when you see the locked padlock symbol alongside the URL. So when buying through our site, you can be sure that you are completely protected. CookiesLike most other websites, we use 'cookies' to collect information about your computer and help us to personalise your web-experience. A cookie is a small electronic file that the Website places on the hard drive of your computer to help us remember you at a later stage. Cookies can also be used to collect information about your IP address, operating system and browser type. We may use this information to collect information about our users' browsing actions and patterns as well as help us to administer our Website. Cookies help us to improve our site and deliver a better and more personalised service. You can control the use of cookies on your computer by either enabling or disenabling them yourself. However, if you do turn cookies off you may be unable to access certain parts of our site. For more information about cookies, please see www.allaboutcookies.org. Disclosure of InformationWe may disclose your information to third parties if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use; or to protect the rights, property or safety of the Society. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for fraud protection and credit card risk. Third Party LinksOn occasion we include links to third parties on this website. Where we provide a link it does not mean that we endorse or approve that site's policy towards visitor privacy. You should review their privacy policy before sending them any personal data. Access to InformationYou have the right to access information held about you by us in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Any access request will be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our administrative costs in providing you with details of the information that we hold about you. ContactPlease feel free to contact us with any questions, comments or queries regarding this privacy policy. All questions should be directed to the SVT of GB&I c/o The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Lincoln's Inn Fields London WC2A 3PE. The Society reserves the right to change the privacy statement at any time. |
