1. The website
1.1 This website is administered by
Epilepsy Research UK (referred
to as "the Charity", "we"
or "us" as appropriate), whose
office is at 261A Chiswick High Road,
London W4 4PU, United Kingdom. References
below to "you" or "your"
means the person using this website
or supplying information to this site
1.2 This Website Data Privacy Statement
describes what we do with information
("personal data") about you
that is collected when you visit and
use or send emails to this website and
is subject to change from time to time.
2. Data collection
2.1 When you visit this website we may
collect information about you, either
directly (e.g. where you provide data
to us by email) or through technical
means (e.g. internet access logs which
automatically collect your Internet
address).
3. Use of personal data
3.1 The personal data which we collect
will be processed for the purpose of
fulfilling your requests submitted through
the website and generally to enable
us to operate, administer and monitor
use of the website. Data may also be
retained by us for general research
or statistical purposes. We may disclose
your personal data to staff of the Charity
but we will not disclose your personal
data to third parties outside the Charity
other than service suppliers acting
on our behalf.
3.2 We do not generally seek to collect
sensitive personal data through this
website. By providing us with unsolicited
sensitive personal data, you consent
to our using the data subject to applicable
law for the purposes described in this
Website Privacy Statement. The references
to "sensitive personal data"
are to the various categories of personal
data identified by European and other
data privacy laws as requiring special
treatment, including in some circumstances
the need to obtain explicit consent.
These categories include personal data
about race, religion, physical or mental
health, genetic code, criminal activities
or sexual life.
3.3 The provision of information by
you to this website is voluntary. To
the extent that you supply us with personal
data about third parties you confirm
that you are entitled to disclose such
data to us and that we are entitled
to use such information in the same
way that we use information about you
as described in this Website Privacy
Policy. You are entitled to request
access to information that we hold about
you and to require it to be corrected
if it is inaccurate. You can do this
be sending an email message to the Charity.
4. Third party websites
4.1 We are not responsible for the practices
or policies or the content of websites
other than this website, including any
websites that are accessible using a
link from this website. Information
processing through such websites does
not necessarily adhere to this Website
Data Privacy Statement.
5. Data security
5.1 We take steps to maintain the security
of your data on the website.
5.2 You should be aware that the Internet,
being an "open network", is
not completely secure. If you choose
to send any electronic communications
to us by means of the Internet, you
do so at your own risk. We cannot guarantee
that such communications will not be
intercepted or changed or that they
will reach the intended recipient safely.
6. Consent
6.1 By clicking or otherwise using this
website or sending emails or personal
data to us you consent to the collection
and processing (including disclosure
and international transfer) of personal
data about you as described in this
Website Privacy Statement. In particular
you consent to use of data as described
in paragraph 3.1 of this Website Privacy
Statement. You can withdraw this consent
at any time by sending an email message
to the Charity.
