UBIRC
takes the lawful and correct use of personal
information as being seriously important to our successful operations and
to the maintenance of confidence of those with whom we come in contact.
As such this statement will apply equally to all of our offices irrespective
of where they are based in the world.
We will ensure that our staff and those acting on our behalf obtain, use
and disclose personal information lawfully and correctly. To this end we
fully endorse and adhere to the principles of data protection, as set out
in the UK Data Protection Act 1998. We shall apply the Act
globally, except where part or all of any local law is stronger.
In particular we will:
* observe the conditions in the Act regarding the fair collection and use
of personal information (please see below regarding personal information
collected via our website);
* meet our legal obligations to specify the purposes for which we process
personal information, this information being set out in our data
protection notification particulars which can be found on the
Data Protection Commissioner’s website at http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk
* collect and process appropriate personal information, only to the extent
that it is needed to fulfill our operational needs or to comply with any
legal requirement;
* ensure the accuracy of any personal information kept by us;
* apply checks to determine the length of time personal information is
held by us;
* ensure that the rights of people about whom personal information is
held, are able to be exercised fully under the Act;
* take appropriate technical and organizational security measures to
safeguard personal information;
If we collect personal information via our website, prior to finally
submitting any personal information to our website, we will endeavour to
ensure that you are informed as to:
* the purpose for collecting the information
* what the information will be used for
* the identity of anyone else to whom the information will be given and
what they will use it for
* how you can request copies of any personal information we hold on you.
Please note that where our website contains links to other websites, we
are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites and this
statement applies solely to any personal information collected by our
website.
IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information. We
only use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer our website, track
general user movements, and gather broad demographic information for
aggregate use.
Furthermore please be aware that we use cookies on our website. We use
cookies to track the interests of our users so that we can subsequently
enhance their experience on our website. If your browser rejects a cookie,
you may still use our website.
