Heriot-Watt University a charitable body registered in Scotland (registration number SC000278) and having its main administrative offices at Riccarton, EDINBURGH EH14 4AS, acting on behalf of CONVERGE CHALLENGE (“We”) are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
This policy (together with our terms of use and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
Any personal data or sensitive personal data provided by you to Converge Challenge through your use of this website will be held and processed in accordance with the data protection principles set out in the Data Protection Act 1998. This data is used for the purposes of meeting the legitimate interests of Converge Challenge and its partners.
This policy only applies to this website. Third party websites which are linked to on this website are not covered by this policy. If you have any queries concerning your personal information or any questions on our use of the information, please e-mail info@convergechallenge.com.
For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS.
INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU
We may collect and process the following data about you:
- Information that you provide by filling in forms on our site www.convergechallenge.com (our site). This includes information provided at the time of registering to use our site, entering our competitions, posting material or requesting further services. We may also ask you for information when you report a problem with our site.
- If you contact us, we may keep a record of that correspondence. We may also ask you to complete surveys that we use for research purposes, although you do not have to respond to them.
- Details of transactions you carry out through our site.
- Details of your visits to our site including, but not limited to IP address, operating system, browser type, traffic data, location data, weblogs and other communication data. This is statistical data about our users’ browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual. The data is used for system administration and to report aggregate information.
COOKIES
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them see our Cookie Policy
WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA
The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, administration and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.
All information you provide to us is stored on our secure servers. Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.
Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.
USES MADE OF THE INFORMATION
We use information held about you in the following ways:
- To ensure that content from our site is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer.
- To provide you with information, and services relating to the Converge Challenge programme that you request from us.
- To maintain statistics for administrative and PR purposes.
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our service, when you choose to do so.
- To notify you about changes to the Converge Challenge programme.
DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may disclose your personal information to third parties:
- In accordance with the Converge Challenge programme Terms and Conditions.
- If we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our Terms and Conditions or other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Converge Challenge, our contacts, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction.
YOUR RIGHTS
You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes in accordance with the Converge Challenge programme Terms and Condition. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at info@convergechallenge.com.
Our site may, from time to time, contain links to and from the websites of our partner networks and affiliates. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
The Act gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a small fee to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.
CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY
Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you via a prominent announcement on the website.
CONTACT
Questions, comments and requests regarding this privacy policy should be addressed to info@convergechallenge.com.
