Privacy Policy
When you view orkneyenergytrail.co.uk your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Privacy Statement and our Disclaimer.
Islands Centre for Net Zero recognises the importance of protecting the privacy of anyone who visits the Website. This Privacy Statement sets out the policy adopted by Islands Centre for Net Zero towards the collection and use of information obtained from those visiting and using this site.
Islands Centre for Net Zero (referred to as "we", "us" or "our" in this privacy notice) is the data controller and as such is responsible for your personal data.
By providing us with your information you confirm that you are over 13 years of age. If you have any queries, please get in touch with us.
1. Introduction
This notice informs you of our policy regarding information we hold and record about you. It sets out the conditions under which we may process personal information that you provide to us. It covers information that could identify you ("personal information") and information that could not identify you. In the context of the law "process" means to collect, store, transfer, use or otherwise act on information.
We take the protection of your privacy and confidentiality seriously. We understand that all visitors to our website are entitled to trust that their personal information will not be used for any purpose unintended by them, and will not accidentally be transferred to a third party.
We undertake to preserve the confidentiality of all information you provide to us, and trust that you reciprocate.
It is very important that the information we hold about you is accurate and up to date. Please let us know if at any time your personal information changes by contacting us.
Our policy complies with UK law including the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulations and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
2. Who We Are
| Organisation | Islands Centre for Net Zero |
| Website | orkneyenergytrail.co.uk |
| Contact | Contact us |
3. How We Process Information About You
The law requires that we process personal information under one of six defined bases and to notify you of the basis for each category. If a basis on which we process your personal information is no longer relevant then we shall immediately stop processing your data.
If the basis changes then, if required by law, we shall notify you of the change and of any new basis under which we have determined that we can continue to process your information.
4. Information We Process With Your Consent
Through certain actions when there is no contractual relationship between us, such as when you browse our website or ask us to provide you with more information about our work, you are providing your consent to us to process information that may be personal information.
Wherever possible, we aim to obtain your explicit consent to process this information. Sometimes you might give your consent implicitly, such as when you send us a message by email to which you would reasonably expect us to reply.
Except where you have consented to our use of your information for a specific purpose, we do not use your information in any way that would identify you personally. We may aggregate it in a general way and use it to provide information, for example to monitor the performance of a particular page on our website.
We continue to process your information on this basis until you withdraw your consent or it can be reasonably assumed that your consent no longer exists. You may withdraw your consent at any time by instructing us.
5. Information We Process for the Purposes of Legitimate Interests
We may process information on the basis there is a legitimate interest, either to you or to us, in doing so. Where we process your information on this basis, we do so after having given careful consideration to whether the same objective could be achieved through other means, whether processing might cause you harm, and whether you would expect us to process your data.
For example, we may process your data on this basis for the purposes of:
- record-keeping for the proper and necessary administration of our organisation
- responding to unsolicited communication from you to which we believe you would expect a response
- protecting and asserting the legal rights of any party
- protecting your interests where we believe we have a duty to do so
6. Information We Process Because We Have a Legal Obligation
Sometimes we must process your information in order to comply with a statutory obligation. We may be required to give information to legal authorities if they request it or if they have the proper authorisation such as a search warrant or court order. This may include your personal information.
7. Sending a Message via Our Website
When you contact us through our website, we collect the data you have given to us in order to reply with the information you need. We record your request and our reply in order to increase the efficiency of our communications. We keep personally identifiable information associated with your message, such as your name and email address, so as to be able to track our communications with you and provide a high-quality service.
8. Complaints Regarding Content on Our Website
If you complain about any of the content on our website, we shall investigate your complaint. If we feel it is justified or if we believe the law requires us to do so, we shall remove the content while we investigate.
9. Cookies and Browsing Data
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by your web browser when you visit any website. They allow information gathered on one web page to be stored until it is needed for use on another, allowing a website to provide you with a personalised experience and the website owner with statistics about how you use the website so that it can be improved.
Our website uses cookies placed by software that operates on our servers and by software operated by third parties whose services we use. Full details of the cookies we use are set out in our Cookie Policy. Your web browser should allow you to delete or restrict cookies at any time.
Personal Identifiers from Your Browsing Activity
Requests by your web browser to our servers are recorded. We record information such as your geographical location, your Internet service provider and your IP address, as well as information about the software and device you are using to browse. We use this information in aggregate to assess page popularity and server performance.
10. Disclosure and Sharing of Your Information
Information We Obtain from Third Parties
Although we do not disclose your personal information to any third party (except as set out in this notice), we sometimes receive data that is indirectly made up from your personal information from third parties whose services we use. No such information is personally identifiable to you.
Service Providers
We may use the following third-party service providers to process and store your data:
| Google Inc. | We may use Google Analytics to help collect data on how users use this website. Their privacy policy can be found at policies.google.com/privacy. |
| Netlify Inc. | We use Netlify to provide website hosting services. Their privacy policy can be found at netlify.com/privacy. |
Data May Be Processed Outside the United Kingdom
This website is hosted in the United Kingdom. We may use outsourced services in countries outside the UK from time to time. Accordingly, data obtained within the UK could be processed outside the UK. We use appropriate safeguards with respect to any such data transfers in accordance with applicable data protection law.
11. Access to Your Own Information
Your Rights
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal information for marketing purposes. If you do not wish to receive further communication from us, please contact us.
Access to Your Personal Information
To obtain a copy of any information we hold about you, please send us a request. After receiving the request, we will confirm receipt and will provide you with the information within the 28-day period required by law.
Removal of Your Information
If you wish us to remove personally identifiable information, please contact us. This may limit the service we can provide to you.
Verification of Your Information
When we receive any request to access, edit or delete personal identifiable information we shall first take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or otherwise taking any action. This is important to safeguard your information.
12. Other Matters
Links
When you click on links on our website, they may direct you away from our site. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites and encourage you to read their privacy statements.
Use of Site by Children
If you are under 18, you may use our website only with consent from a parent or guardian.
Encryption
We use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates to verify our identity to your browser and to encrypt any data you give us. You can check that data is being transferred securely by looking for a closed padlock symbol in your browser's URL bar.
How You Can Complain
If you are not happy with our privacy policy or have any complaint, please contact us. If you are in any way dissatisfied about how we process your personal information, you have a right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office at ico.org.uk/concerns.
Retention Period for Personal Data
We keep your personal information only for as long as required by us to provide you with the services you have requested, to comply with the law, or to support a claim or defence in court.
Compliance with the Law
Our privacy policy has been compiled so as to comply with the law of every country or legal jurisdiction in which we aim to operate. If you think it fails to satisfy the law of your jurisdiction, we should like to hear from you.
Review of This Privacy Policy
We will update this privacy notice from time to time as necessary. The terms that apply to you are those posted here on the day you use our website. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Further Information on GDPR
For up to date information on your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation, please check the website of the Information Commissioner: ico.org.uk.