Privacy notice

Introduction

CELCIS at the University of Strathclyde is committed to transparency and to complying with its responsibilities under data protection legislation. This privacy notice sets out important information regarding how we will use your information and your rights under the legislation. It is important that you read this notice prior to providing your information.

Data controller and the data protection officer

The University of Strathclyde is a data controller under data protection legislation. Any enquiries regarding data protection should be made to the University’s Data Protection Officer at dataprotection@strath.ac.uk.

The information being collected and used

CELCIS Website

Our site uses some cookies to store information on your computer. Please see our Cookie policy for further details.

Keeping in Touch

Your email address provided in the 'Keeping in Touch' sign up form will be used solely to communicate with you for the options you select.

The record of your organisation will only be used to enable us to understand the scope of our communications, and may occasionally be used to send relevant information to you. IP Address information will be used solely to identify the country your subscription came from.

Education Forum

Your email address provided in the Educational Forum membership sign up form will be used solely to communicate with you for the options you select. Your job title and Employer organisation will only be used to monitor the forum membership to ensure spread and coverage.

Purpose of the processing and legal basis

CELCIS Website

Under data protection legislation we are required to identify our legal basis for processing. In this situation we ask for your consent to process your data for the stated purposes.

Keeping in Touch

Under data protection legislation we are required to identify our legal basis for processing. In this situation we ask for your consent to process your data for the stated purposes.

Education Forum

Under data protection legislation we are required to identify our legal basis for processing. In this situation we are using Contract as the legal basis for processing your details as a member of the forum.  

Details of transfers to third countries and safeguards

We partner with Campaign Monitor, a leading provider of email contact services, to manage our subscriber base. Information supplied in the Newsletter subscription form will be stored on Campaign Monitor’s servers in San Jose, US.

As a leading provider of services, Campaign Monitor has in place all necessary security measures required under the GDPR and industry codes of practice.

Retention period or criteria used

Keeping in Touch

We will hold your personal details for as long as you wish us to. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in a received email or update your preferences or change your email address at any time, using the link in an email.

You can also email celcis.comms@strath.ac.uk to unsubscribe or have your preferences updated. We will ask you to refresh your consent periodically to ensure your details and preferences are up to date.

Education Forum

We will hold your personal details for as long as you are a member of the Education Forum. If you leave the forum we will retain your details for statistical purposes for up to one year after leaving

Data subject rights

You have the right to access your personal data held by the University. Please contact dataprotection@strath.ac.uk to exercise this right.

Keeping in Touch

You have a number of other rights: you may withdraw consent for us to use your data for the purposes set out above at any time; if you withdraw consent you also have the right to have your data erased; you are entitled to have personal data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete.

You can also opt out of marketing at any time.

To do this you can click ‘unsubscribe’ on any of the emails we have sent you, manage your preferences on the Campaign Monitor system, or contact CELCIS at celcis.comms@strath.ac.uk

Right to complain to supervisory authority

If you have any concerns/issues with the way the CELCIS at the University of Strathclyde has processed your personal data you can contact the Data Protection Officer at dataprotection@strath.ac.uk.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint against the University regarding data protection issues with the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Education Forum

You have a number of other rights: you may stop being a member of the forum at any time; if you leave the forum you also have the right to have your data erased; you are entitled to have personal data rectified if it is inaccurate or incomplete. You can also opt out of marketing at any time. To do this you can click ‘unsubscribe’ on any of the emails we sent you. You can have your details updated by using the preferences link on any of the emails we sent you. You can also contact CELCIS at celcis@strath.ac.uk to exercise any of these rights.

Last updated May 2018