Privacy Policy

20/01/2020

Union Media trading as Scottish Business News, registered office at Unit 16, Innovation Centre, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, AB23 8GX (“We” Or “Us”) is committed to preserving your privacy.

Please read the following privacy policy, to understand how we use and protect the personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1988) (“Data”) that you provide us.  By submitting your Data to us, you consent to the collection, storage, use and transfer of your information under the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Data That We Collect From You

When you request services or otherwise provide us with your personal details (such as your name, contact details, e-mail address etc); and from your usage of the Scottish Business News website and any other information you post on the Scottish Business News website, e-mail or otherwise send to us.

Use Of Your Data

To enable us to supply you with the goods, services and information which you have requested;

To analyse the information we collect so that we can administer, support and improve and develop our business and services we offer; and

To contact you in order to send you details of our goods, services, or other information which may be of interest to you.

If you change your mind about being contacted by us in the future then please let us know.

Subscribing

You can subscribe on the Scottish Business News website to receive further information from us including news and events update, membership updates, event details, blogs and press releases.  You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking on the ‘click here to unsubscribe’ link provided in our emails or by contacting us directly.

Disclosure Of Your Data

The Data you provide to us will be treated as confidential. However, we may disclose your Data to other third parties who act for us for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy or for purposes approved by you.

In addition, if our business enters into a joint venture with or is sold to or merged with another business entity, your Data may be disclosed to our new business partners or owners.

Unless required to do so by law, we will not otherwise share, sell or distribute any of the Data you provide to us without your consent.

Security

We employ security measures to protect your Data from access by unauthorised persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction or damage.

Please help us keep our records updated by informing us of any changes to your e-mail address and other contact details.

Cookies

A “cookie” is a piece of software that attaches to the hard drive of your computer and remembers information about the configuration of your computer.

We use this information to track your movements through our Scottish Business News website, to find out how it is being used and to assess its usefulness. Personal information about you is not collected during the tracking process.

You can disable the cookies that we attach if your browser supports this. For further information on how to do this, please refer to www.allaboutcookies.org. However, you should bear in mind that if you exercise this option, you may be unable to use some of our on-line services.

Third Party Websites

Because we want your experience of our Scottish Business News website to be as informative and useful as possible, we provide a number of links to websites operated by third parties (“Third Party Websites”). Please be aware that we do not control such Third Party Websites and that such Third Party Websites may send their own cookies to users, or otherwise collect data or solicit personal information. We assume no responsibility for the information gathering practices of Third Party Websites that you are able to access through our Site, and we encourage you to review each Third Party Website’s privacy policy before disclosing any personally identifiable information.

Changes To Our Privacy Policy

We may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes we will notify you by posting a prominent notice on our Site.

Your Rights

You have the right to ask for a copy of the Data held by us in our records. You also have the right to require us to correct any inaccuracies in your Data. You can do this by emailing editorial@unionmedia.news.

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