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Privacy Policy: Data Protection Act 1998 and The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003
1. This Privacy Policy covers the treatment of personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998) which you submit to us. We will process any personal data you provide in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will also comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
2. Collection of personal data
In order for you to request or submit information to us, we may ask you to provide personal data such as your name, postal address, telephone, fax number and e-mail address. When you submit personal data to us, you understand and agree that this data will be supplied to UK Trade & Investment and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform who will take appropriate steps to ensure that personal data is protected from unauthorised use and kept in a secure manner either electronically or on manual records.
3. The data is to be collected for the purpose of promoting UK business competitiveness, to help secure overseas sales and investments and to support and develop UK inward investment.
4. In order to provide you with advice, further information or support, the personal data may be passed to your local UK Trade & Investment team in England (or your equivalent in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland) or the Regional Development Agencies in England (and the Development Agencies for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) or to a carefully selected UK based Trade Association or Chamber of Commerce.
5. When you submit personal data to us, you understand and agree:
- This may involve the information being used by UK Trade & Investment or the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reforms for direct marketing and other activities for trade and investment purposes.
- Your local UK Trade & Investment Team (or your equivalent in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland), the Regional Development Agencies in England (and the Development Agencies for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), or a selected UK based Trade Association or Chamber of Commerce may also contact you directly in the future in relation to offering related services.
- It may also involve the transfer of data outside the European Economic Area to our overseas offices.
- UK Trade & Investment may send you marketing information about UK Trade & Investment by e-mail.
6. If you do not want your details to be used in any of the ways described in paragraph 4 or 5 above please select the appropriate button on the registration page.
7. Updating your personal information
You have the right to access, correct or remove the personal information retained. Should you wish to do this, please contact:
Judith Rooney
UK Trade & Investment
Kingsgate House
66-74 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6SW
Tel: +44(0) 207 215 8115
creative@ukti.gsi.gov.uk
8. Change to Privacy Policy
We may revise this Privacy Policy at any time and publish the revised policy on the creative industries marketing tool kit website.
9. Data Controller
The data controllers are the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. You can write to the BERR's nominated Data Protection Officer at:
Room LG139
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0ET
Image copyright notice:
Please note that the low-res images which appear throughout the Creative Industries website are copyright protected and are not available for use. To access a wide range of hi-res images which may be downloaded for use, free of charge, please select ‘Marketing Materials' in the menu bar, then select ‘Images' and follow the viewing and download prompts.
Information Charter:
We need to handle personal information about you so that we can provide services for you. This is how we look after that information. When we ask you for personal information, we promise:
• to make sure you know why we need it ;
• to only ask for information proportionate to what we need;
• to protect it and make sure nobody has access to it who shouldn't;
• to let you know if we share it with other organisations to give you better public services - and if you can say no;
• to make sure we don't keep it longer than necessary; and
• not to make your personal information available for commercial use without your permission.
In return, we ask you to:
• give us accurate information; and
• tell us as soon as possible if there are any changes, such as a new address.
This helps us to keep your information reliable and up to date.
You can ask for more information on:
• how to find out what information we hold about you and how to ask us to correct any mistakes;
• agreements we have with other organisations for sharing information;
• our instructions to staff on how to collect, use and delete your personal information;
• how we check the information we hold is accurate and up to date; and
• how to make a complaint.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Duncan Packer
Email: duncan.packer@ukti.gsi.gov.uk
In abiding by these commitments, we will keep to the law, including the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. For independent advice about data protection, privacy and data-sharing issues, you can contact the Information Commissioner at: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Phone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45 Fax: 01625 524510.
Website: www.ico.gov.uk