1. Information about us and this policy
1.1 The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology is a wholly owned research centre of the Natural Environment Research Council. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
1.2 This policy (together with any other documents referred to in this policy) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us.
1.3 Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting honey-monitoring.ac.uk you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.
1.4 For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998, the data controller is Centre for Ecology & Hydrology of Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh, Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB.
2. Information we may collect from you
We may collect and process the following data about you:
2.1 Information you give us. You may give us information about you by filling in forms on our site or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise.
2.1.1 This includes information you provide when you
2.1.1.1 search for a product or service,
2.1.1.2 subscribe to our newsletter;
2.1.1.3 contact us through our site;
2.1.1.4 when you report a problem with our site.
2.1.2 The information you give us may include your:
2.1.2.1 name;
2.1.2.2 address;
2.1.2.3 e-mail address;
2.1.2.4 phone number.
2.2 Information we collect about you. With regard to each of your visits to our site we may automatically collect the following information:
2.2.1 technical information, including:
2.2.1.1 the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet;
2.2.1.2 your login information;
2.2.1.3 browser type and version;
2.2.1.4 time zone setting;
2.2.1.5 browser plug-in types and versions;
2.2.1.6 operating system; and
2.2.1.7 Platform.
2.2.2 Information about your visit, including:
2.2.2.1 the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through and from our site (including date and time);
2.2.2.2 products you viewed or searched for;
2.2.2.3 page response times,
2.2.2.4 download errors,
2.2.2.5 length of visits to certain pages,
2.2.2.6 page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page; and
2.2.2.7 any phone number used to call our customer service number.
3. Uses made of the information
We use information held about you in the following ways:
3.1 Information you give to us. We will use this information:
3.1.1 to send you our newsletters, where you have subscribed;
3.1.2 to respond to any enquiry you make;
3.1.3 to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us;
3.2 Information we collect about you. We will use this information:
3.2.1 to administer our site and for internal operations, including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes;
3.2.2 to improve our site to ensure that content is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer;
3.2.3 as part of our efforts to keep our site safe and secure;
3.2.4 to make suggestions and recommendations to you and other users of our site about goods or services that may interest you or them.
3.2.5 to identify and analyse usage trends, including for the purpose of research, audits, reporting, and paying royalties and licence fees to third party organisations.
4. Disclosure of your information
4.1 We may share your information with selected third parties including:
4.1.1 The Natural Environment Research Council.
4.1.2 Analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our site.
5. Where we store your personal data
5.1 All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers or those of other members of the Natural Environment Research Council. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
5.2 Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
6. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them see our cookie policy.
7. Links
Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks, advertisers and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites and any services that may be accessible through them have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies or for any personal data that may be collected through these websites or services. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites or use these services.
8. Access to information
The Data Protection Act 1998 Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with that Act.
9. Changes to this policy
Any changes we may make to this policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.
10. Contact
Questions, comments and requests regarding this policy are welcomed and should be addressed to Centre of Ecology & Hydrology at Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh, Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB or enquiries@ceh.ac.uk