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SCAD
Independent Publishing values our relationship with you and recognizes the
importance of respecting and protecting your personal information and privacy.
This
policy (together with any other resources referred to in it) set out the basis
on which any personal information you provide to us (or data we collect about
you from other sources) will be processed (meaning collected, stored, and
otherwise used) by us.
Please
read this policy carefully as it sets out what you can expect from us and gives
your our contact details if you wish to ask any questions or raise concerns
about how we are processing your personal information.
Your
rights
Data
protection legislation gives you a number of rights to protect you against an organization
mishandling your personal information. It is important that you
understand your rights and in this document, we have set out what those rights
are and how you can exercise your rights in respect of SCAD Independent processing
of your personal information.
How
We Collect Your Personal Information
Information you provide
to us – you may
provide us with information when you are:
Accessing
our websites. This includes information that you provide when you
register to use any of our websites, products or services, subscribe to one of
our services, search for a product, place an order, participate in a discussion
group, request a complimentary copy of a book, make an application for
employment or report a problem with our site or request content or other
information from us.
Corresponding
with us by post, telephone, email, or otherwise.
The
information you give us may include your name, email address, mailing address,
telephone number, financial or credit card details, academic institution,
affiliation, job title, subject specialism.
Information we collect
about you – we may
also, process certain personal information about you which you have not provided
to us yourself. In limited circumstances, we may collect data that you have
made available in the public domain, such as your contact details, research
interests, courses that you teach, and the institution that you are based at.
When we do this, we carefully consider whether do so is in your interest and
any impact on your rights and we will inform you as soon as practically
possible about our use of your data and your right to object to this and to
unsubscribe from any communications from us.
Information from other
sources – we also
work with third parties and may receive information about you from them.
We
work with business partners, such as web-hosting providers, email service
providers and list brokers, to deliver our products, services and
communications and they may provide us with additional information about you.
This could include details of the content that you have viewed or requested through
their websites, or details of which email communications from us you viewed or
clicked on.
We
may obtain your personal details as a result of a journal transfer or business
acquisition, or from societies and associations that we work with.
Cookies – When you visit our websites we
automatically collect technical information from your computer or other devices.
We
use cookies (small text files that are placed on your computer) to give you the
best possible experience when visiting our websites, as described in our global
Cookies Policy. You can disable cookies through your web browser’s
settings and still access our websites – although certain functionality may not
be available to you in those circumstances.
The
information we may collect about you in this way may include the Internet
Protocol (IP) address used, your browser type and version, the type of device
used, and time zone setting, etc. We may also collect information about
each visit you make to our website, including which website you were on
immediately before you navigated to our sites, and how you have progressed
through and from our sites – as well as content you have searched for or viewed
on our sites.