Privacy Policy and Data Protection

Data Collection

UKeiG only collects personally identifiable information that is voluntarily provided by visitors to the UKeiG site. Purposes for which identifying information is collected include:

registration for member-only areas of the site
requests for further information
booking a place on a UKeiG seminar/workshop
membership application
newsletter subscription

UKeiG has links to other web sites; we are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those web sites.

Opt-out Consent

In accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998, we provide the opportunity for you to opt out of certain types of usage of your personal data when supplied to us via registration and order forms. Should you wish your personal data to be removed from our records or updated at a later date, you can request this by contacting Val Skelton. Verification of identity will be requested from the data subject before data is removed or amended.

Use of data

Any data gathered through the UKeiG web site is usually used for internal purposes only. UKeiG does, from time to time, conduct mailings on behalf of other library and information organisations. These are incorporated into the regular hard copy flyers mailings. These mailings are handled by UKeiG's distribution agents and no data is disclosed to other organisations. If you do not wish to receive this additional marketing material, please tick the appropriate box on the relevant forms or contact our administrative person, Val Skelton.

UKeiG does not use personal data for unsolicited marketing activities.

E-mail newsletters

If you choose to receive the UKeiG newsletter, or other communications in electronic form, you will be given the opportunity with each mailing to opt out of receiving future e-mail communications. UKeiG does not sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third party without your explicit consent.

Cookies

Cookies may be used on some pages of our site. “Cookies” are small text files placed on your hard drive that, for example, can be used to store registration information. You do not have to accept cookies in order to use the UKeiG site. Further information about cookies and how to selectively accept or reject them can be found on Aboutcookies.org

Information collected by Web servers

The UKeiG web servers automatically record general information on all users who browse the content of the UKeiG Web site. They gather:

your IP address
the internet domain for your Internet service, such as company.com or school.edu
the pages you visit on the UKeiG web site and any files you download
the date and time of your visit
your user name when you enter a password protected area

The logs are periodically summarised and analysed to study site usage in order to help us improve the site's organisation and usefulness. They may be analysed at an individual level in order to identify and rectify any problems that a visitor may have experienced. They are also monitored to ensure that there is no unauthorised access to restricted areas of the site.

Copyright and usage information

The owner of the copyright on material that UKeiG publishes is displayed at the bottom of each page of the web site. Requests for permission to reprint must be submitted by letter, fax or email. Anyone is welcome to link to UKeiG 's public web pages (pages not protected by usernames and passwords).

If you have any questions about UKeiG 's Privacy and Data Protection Policy, please contact:

Val Skelton, UKeiG Administration; e: val.skelton@ukeig.org.uk t: 020 8691 0246