Privacy policy

How we handle email and "Contact us" messages
We may preserve the content of any email or "Contact us" or other electronic message that we receive.  Any personal data contained in those messages will only be used or disclosed in ways set out in this Privacy Statement.  The message content may be monitored by our service providers or our employees for purposes including compliance auditing and maintenance or where email abuse is suspected.

Links
This newsletter may, from time to time, contain links to the websites of other organisations which may be of interest to you.  Linked websites are responsible for their own privacy practices and you should check those websites for their respective privacy statements.

Use of Information Collected
Unless you ask us to and you consent by ticking the appropriate boxes in our feedback forms, we will only use the information you provide to us in order to send you information you have requested.  Non-personal data may also be used and stored with other persons.  We do not sell or transfer any personal information outside Scientifics other than where explicit reference is made and approval obtained from you when you provide the information, or where passing that information to third parties is necessary to provide you with the information or service requested.

Data Protection
By supplying us with information you confirm that you do not consider use of your information in accordance with this Privacy Statement to be a breach of any of your rights under the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999.  By entering information on forms or providing us with any personal information you are consenting to us processing that data for our own business use and holding it on our server.  You should also be aware that if we are requested by the police or any regulatory or governmental authority investigating suspected unlawful activities to provide your personal details and/or information concerning your activities whilst visiting this site, we shall do so.

Security
We use a number of mechanisms to protect the security and integrity of personal data.  Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed as completely secure.  So while we strive to protect such information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information transmitted to us and individuals do so at their own risk.  Once any personal data comes into our possession, we will take reasonable steps to protect that information from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.