Privacy statement for oshresearch.co.uk

Data protection and privacy

This website oshresearch.co.uk belongs to the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), The Grange, Highfield Drive, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 1NN
Your right to privacy is very important to us and we recognise that when you choose to provide us with information about yourself, you trust us to act in a responsible manner. We are committed to protecting the privacy of those using our Site and the confidentiality of the personal information that our members and Site users provide. We take appropriate technical and organisational security measures to safeguard your personal information as indicated in our Data Protection Policy.
We are registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 and comply with the Act in all our dealings with your personal data.

Any personal information provided by you to IOSH through your use of and / or registration with this Site will only be used for the following purposes, either by IOSH or IOSH Services Ltd:
- defining areas of interest to you and improving the Site to meet users' needs
- compiling information relating to users' movements across the website
- communicating with you about any technical problems relating to the website or your suggestions for improvements

IOSH cannot accept responsibility for confirming the on-going accuracy of your personal data.
Any personal information you provide to us will only be used by IOSH and by its agents and service providers. IOSH does not sell personal information or share personal information with third parties unrelated to it.
Your information will only be disclosed where permitted or required by law.
By proceeding to register with any part of this Site, you consent to the processing of your personal data for the purposes set out.
This privacy policy relates solely to the information provided by you on this Site. When registering for online services, you will be sent a password. The services and information available to you will be governed by the relationship you have with us.

You are responsible for maintaining confidentiality of your password. You agree to indemnify any costs, claims and liabilities suffered by IOSH arising from or related to your access to/and or use of the Site and/or other person or entities use of the Site where such a person was able to access the Site using your password.

You have the right to a copy of the personal information IOSH holds about you and to have any inaccuracies corrected. We charge £10 for information requests. Please address requests to The Data Protection Officer, IOSH, The Grange, Highfield Drive, Wigston, Leicestershire, LE18 1NN.

oshresearch.co.uk contains links to other websites. This privacy policy applies only to our Site. When you move to another site, you should read the privacy statement of that website.

This Site uses cookies in very specific ways that are intended to help you, the user. Cookies are used on this Site to allow users to use personalised services associated with those parts of the Site that have logins.

A cookie is a small file containing an identity code. A cookie is written by the website server of the website you are visiting. They are stored on your computer and can only be read by the server that writes them

Session cookies are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file on your computer until you leave our website. Session cookies are used:
- to help us authenicate you as a registered user, giving you access to your user details and certain otherwise inaccessible areas of the website,
- to enable basic personalisation of some areas of the website.

Persistent cookies stay in the cookie file of your computer for as long as the length of time allocated to them. We use persistent cookies:
- to enable more advanced personalisation of the Site.

If cookies are disabled, any personalised services cannot be provided to the user and as a result, you may not be able to access certain areas or take full advantage of all the Site's features.
Users are able to set their computers to accept all cookies, notify them when a cookie is issued or to opt not to receive cookies at any time. Each Internet browser is different so to organise your cookies, please check the 'Help' menu on your browser.

IOSH recognises that your privacy is important to you. Should you have a complaint, please contact the Data Protection Officer at support@iosh.co.uk

We may revise this statement at any time by updating this posting. You should visit this page from time to time to review the then-current statement.

December 2006