Privacy

This statement covers the services provided by the Science City York website: The Data Controller for this website is Science City York.

The purpose of this statement is to inform users of the Science City York website, which is managed by Science City York, about what information is collected about them when they visit this site, how this information is used, if it is disclosed and the ways in which we protect users' privacy.

Confidentiality and security

Any information you provide will be held securely and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. For those receiving funded assistance from SCY and its partners, beneficiary data will be provided to funding providers for the purpose of discussing, monitoring and evaluating the progress of the services to enable SCY to comply with the terms of the said funding.

As a business network member, only information you have specified as being happy to share with other users will be released to third parties. You can, at any time, change this information or request to be removed.

Information we collect from visitors

We collect several kinds of information from visitors to Science City York depending on the part of the site being visited: feedback, e-mail enquiries, e-mail addresses, site usage information and, in a few cases, personal details such as your name and postal details if you register to attend pre-ticketed events.

1. Feedback
If you provide feedback on the Science City York website, we will only use this information to develop and improve the site.

2. Comments and questions
If you send an enquiry by e-mail to a specific contact on the Science City York website it may not always be possible for Science City York to provide the information requested directly. In such circumstances we may pass your enquiry to another government department so that they can fulfil your information request.

3. E-mail alert services sign up
If you sign up to receive e-mail alerts we will use the information you give us to provide the service(s) you have requested. We may occasionally contact e-mail alert subscribers to help us evaluate and improve the service that we offer.

If you have used an on-line form on the Science City York website to sign up for an e-mail alert service, you can correct, update or remove any personally identifiable information directly, via our Internet pages.

If you sign up for a subscription e-mail service, we will hold the information you have provided for as long as you require access to the service requested. If you inform us that you wish to cancel a subscription we will remove you from our mailing list.

Changes to this privacy policy

If this privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures that 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.

August 2007