Online Data Privacy Policy

Important: By using this website you give your consent that all personal data submitted by you may be processed by SCI for the purposes set out in the following Online Data Privacy Policy.

SCI takes care to protect the privacy of its Members and will do the same for users of this website and any of SCI's subsidiary websites. This Policy, regarding the collection, retention and use of your Personal Information, explains how we process information about Member and non-Member website visitors.

SCI's Policy regarding the collection, retention and use of your Personal Information is as follows.

• Why SCI needs your Personal Information
• How SCI collects Personal Information
• Your Right to Access the Personal Information SCI holds
• Disclosure of your Personal Information
• The legal framework within which this Policy is held

1. Why SCI needs your Personal Information

SCI is concerned to deliver services and information of direct and useful relevance to its Members and non-Member Site Visitors. Such services or products may include newsletters, email alerts, message boards, correspondence, surveys, or competitions.

From time to time you will therefore be asked to submit personal information about yourself in order to receive the full benefit of SCI membership, products and services. We will only collect and retain personal data to the extent that it is strictly necessary for our purposes.

If you are, or if you become a Member of SCI, or an online user of an SCI product or service, we may use the information you have submitted in additional ways. Full details can be obtained by emailing us at web@soci.org.

Personal data submitted by you to this website will be used for the purposes set out in our Data Protection Notification and for the following purposes:

• We use the IP addresses of computers that access SCI websites to help diagnose any problems with our server, to administer our website, and to gather broad demographic information
• We will never wilfully sell or rent for consideration any personally identifiable information about you or your business to any third party without first receiving your permission
• We may use non-personally identifiable demographic information in connection with our advertisers and other service partners

2. How SCI collects Personal Information

The most common way SCI collects information online is through the receipt of emails and the completion of electronic forms and surveys. We do not use cookies to track your use of this website, but reserve the right to do so in the future.

3. Your Right to Access the Personal Information SCI holds

Upon receipt of your written request, we will disclose to you your personal data held by us, we shall correct or delete inaccurate details, and notify any third party recipients of the necessary changes. We regularly delete data which is no longer required. Please send your request to:

SCI Member Services Dept.
14/15 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PS
UK

4. Disclosure of your Personal Information

Personal data which we collect about you when you visit this website will be disclosed only to SCI and third parties who act on our behalf, or in connection with our business, for further processing in accordance with the purposes for which the data was originally collected or for purposes to which you have subsequently consented, within the European Economic Area (EEA).

This website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. We may make chatrooms, forums, message boards, and/or new groups available to our Members and others. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

5. The Legal Framework within which this Policy is held

SCI complies with the UK Data Protection Act 1998. To access the principles set out in the current Data Protection legislation click here. To search for or a copy of our registration/notification under the Act, click here.

This Privacy Policy reflects our current policy and practices. We reserve the right to modify our Privacy Policy and practices at any time, effective upon posting of the modified Privacy Policy here.

This Policy forms part of our Terms of Use for Online Activity and as such shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England. You agree to submit any dispute arising our of your use of this website to the exclusive jursidiction of the courts of England. To see SCI's Terms of Use for online activity, please click here.