Privacy

Personal information can be retrieved from:

Anyone who has given consent;

staff and students who are part of CMAC;

Subscribers to the CMAC members area of the website;

Research staff and students who are part of CMAC;

admin, including communications;

business contacts (Tier 1 members, Tier 2 members and National Facility Contacts) who have provided consent;

PhD applicants.

Personal information includes:

Contact details (name, organisation, position within organisation, email address, phone number);

consents;

special category data (optional);

Emailed News Updates;

website members area

Shared folders

Researcher reports

data stored about you relating to your research activities;

information about academic progress and research outputs;

data stored about you relating to your research and training activities;

email (business/project discussions, news, events, update on services);

administration of CMAC PhD recruitment;

data stored about you relating to your PhD application (CVs, cover letters, academic transcripts).

Where it is necessary to process sensitive information, also known as special category data which may include physical or mental health (in this case your dietary requirements and additional access needs), we will request you freely input these data on the registration form (optional).

This includes keeping records up to date, seeking your consent when we need it to contact you.

Your personal information helps us deliver:

Open data available online;

data stored about you relating to your research and training activities;

communicate with you and administer our relationship with you and to conduct business and/or training activities

This includes keeping records up to date, seeking your consent when we need it to contact you, being efficient about how we fulfil our legal/contractual duties to you, complying with regulations/conditions that apply to us.

communicate with you to inform you of business and promotional event activities/opportunities at CMAC;

contact details (name, organisation, position within organisation, email address, phone number);

monitor training and assessment;

report research outputs to funding bodies as required by them;

to progress your application and make it available for academic review of possible CMAC studentships.

events organised by CMAC;

progress your registration, prepare for your arrival on campus or at a third party venue, and to safely administer your attendance at events (produce a name badge, add you to a registration list, ensure we cater for your requirements and support any additional access needs you may have);

send you CMAC News via email

This includes keeping records up to date, seeking your consent when we need it to contact you.

Who we share your data with

We do not share your personal data with third parties.

How long will we retain your data for?

The University of Strathclyde will retain your personal data as long as is necessary for the purposes described above.

Your data

We store this information securely, in accordance with applicable data protection law. Personal information will only be shared with authorised third parties where appropriate. The information will not be shared for marketing purposes.

Your rights

You have the right to:

  • request a copy of the personal information about you that we hold.

  • ask us to delete inaccurate information.

  • in some cases, you may ask us to restrict how we use your personal information.

  • withdraw consent (where you provided it for accessibility reasons).

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact: dataprotection@strath.ac.uk

Complaints

We seek to resolve directly all complaints about how we handle personal information, but you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office https://ico.org.uk/concerns/