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Definitions
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Section ID : 7574
References to "You" mean a user of the Space for Health Website, at www.spaceforhealth.nhs.uk and https://publications.spaceforhealth.nhs.uk ("the Website")
"We", "Us", Our", mean the UK Health Organisations (The Department of Health, Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Health Facilities Scotland and NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership – Facilities Services).
Introduction
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Section ID : 7570
We are committed to protecting Your privacy and using Your personal data with respect.
We may invite You to supply personal information in order for Us to provide You with Services (including but not limited to access to registered-user-only Services and e-bulletins). In order to deliver such Services, We will need to process and store Your personal information. By the act of submitting Your personal information, You consent to such processing and storage in connection with such Services and for any other purposes to which You consent at the time You provide the information, or as provided in this Privacy Policy.
If You disagree with this Privacy Policy, You should not submit Your personal information on Our Website.
This privacy policy (together with our Terms of Use, at: http://www.spaceforhealth.nhs.uk/index.php?q=terms-and-conditions) sets out the basis on which Your personal data will be processed by Us as the Data Controller of Your personal data for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 ("the Act"). Please read the following carefully to understand how We will process Your personal data.
Note: We are not responsible for any Website referred to or linked to from the Website. If You visit such websites, please be aware that such sites have their own privacy policies, and Your personal information might be used by others in ways that do not conform to the terms of this Privacy Policy. We cannot and will not accept any responsibility or liability for any consequence arising from Your use of such a Website.
Information that we may collect from you
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Section ID : 7571
Note that transmitting information over the Internet may not always be secure. We cannot ensure the security of data transmitted by You to the Website. Once Your information has been received by Us, We and Our agents will use security procedures and mechanisms to prevent unauthorised access to it.
The type of information We may collect about You includes:
- Your name
- Your job title
- Your email address
- Other information that You provide by completing forms on the Website, including information provided at the time of registration or at the time of posting material or requesting further Services.
- Details of Your visits to the Website and the material that You access.
In addition:
- If You contact Us, We may keep a record of that correspondence.
- We may also ask You for information when You report any problem with the Website, or when You register any objection to material on the Website.
- Payment details, including credit card or bank account details necessary for purchasing Our Services, or access to Our Content.
Uses made of the information
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Section ID : 7572
Subject to what is laid out below, We will not pass Your personal details to any third party.
We may use information held about You in the following ways:
- to ensure that the Website's Content is presented in the most effective manner for You and for Your computer;
- to provide You with information about Space for Health that You request from Us or which is relevant to Your use of the Website, unless You have requested not to receive such information;
- to provide You with access to Services and Content that You have purchased;
- to allow You to participate in interactive features of Our Service where You choose to do so;
- to notify You about changes to Our Service.
Disclosure of your information
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Section ID : 7573
We may disclose your personal information to third parties if:
- substantially all of Our assets are acquired by a third party, in which case personal data held by Us about Our users will be transferred to such third party;
- We are required to disclose or share Your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation including Court Orders, any order of a regulatory body of competent standing such as the Information Commissioner or the Scottish Information Commissioner or in order to enforce or apply Our Terms and Conditions or any other agreement; or protect Our rights, property, or safety, Our users, or others.
Cookies
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Section ID : 7246
Cookies are small data files issued to Your computer when You enter a Website. We use cookies to provide a faster and more personalised browsing experience to Our users – for instance, to avoid the need for users to enter their username and password on every visit to the Website.
We use two different types of cookie:
- session cookies, which identify usage patterns and other data without linking this to personal data;
and
- general cookies, which identify Your personal information including Your IP address, and use this for various purposes, such as recognising Your browser and remembering Your previous visits to the Website.
Cookies and the information contained in Your IP address enable Us:
- to estimate Our audience size and usage patterns;
- to store information about Your preferences and so allow Us to customise the Website according to Your individual interests;
- to offer auto-complete details for Your text entry fields, including search boxes;
- to recognise Your browser when You return to the Website.
You are not obliged to accept cookies, and You may at any time amend Your browser’s settings to prevent it from accepting cookies. Information on cookies, including how to disable them in browsers, is available at: http://www.aboutcookies.org. To find out how to disable cookies, please use the Help function on Your web browser. However, cookies are used as part of Our login process, to allow You access to the Website, so We cannot guarantee that You will be able to log into the Website and access Our Services and Content without accepting them.
Your rights
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Section ID : 7247
You have the right to ask Us not to process Your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform You (before collecting data) if We intend to use Your data for such purposes, or if we intend to disclose Your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise Your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms We use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting Us at: help@spaceforhealth.net.
Access to information
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Section ID : 7248
The Data Protection Act 1998 gives You various rights including the right to access information held about You and to correct it if necessary. Any access request may be subject to a small fee, to meet Our costs in providing You with details about the information We hold about You. Questions about this privacy policy, including requests for a copy of the information held about You, can be addressed to help@spaceforhealth.net or to the official Data Controller:
The Secretary of State for Health
Security & Data Protection Programme
NHS Information Authority
15 Frederick Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 1JD
Tel: 0121 625 2711
Fax: 0121 625 1999
