This privacy policy sets out how the Scottish Civic Trust uses
and protects any information that you give the Scottish Civic Trust
when you use this website.
The Scottish Civic Trust is committed to ensuring that your
privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain
information by which you can be identified when using this website,
then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance
with this privacy statement.
The Scottish Civic Trust may change this policy from time to
time by updating this page. You should check this page from
time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes.
This policy is effective from 1st January 2010.
What we collect
For the purposes of the SCOTTISH CIVIC TRUST MY PLACE AWARDS we
will collect information that is pertinent to the awards
competition and will only use this information in relation to the
awards.
What we do with the information we gather
We require this information in order to manage and organise the
MY PLACE AWARDS.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is
secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure
we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial
procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect
online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on
your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added
and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you
visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to
respond to you as an individual. The web application can
tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by
gathering and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being
used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and
improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs.
We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and
then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by
enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do
not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or
any information about you, other than the data you choose to share
with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web
browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify
your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This
may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites of
interest. However, once you have used these links to leave
our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that
other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the
protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst
visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy
statement. You should exercise caution and look at the
privacy statement applicable to the website in question.
Controlling your personal information
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information
to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by
law.
You may request details of personal information which we hold
about you under the Data Protection Act 1998. A small fee
will be payable. If you would like a copy of the information
held on you please write to the Scottish Civic Trust, The Tobacco
Merchants House, 42 Miller Street, Glasgow G1 1DT.
If you believe that any information we are holding on you is
incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as
possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any
information found to be incorrect.