Privacy Policy

The Faraday Institution – Protecting Your Privacy

Privacy Notice v1.1 (January 2019)

  1. Introduction

We want you to be clear about your rights and how we use your personal data under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the DPA 2018.

This Privacy Notice explains the categories of personal data we may collect about you, it also explains the purpose of processing your data and how we keep it safe.

For your convenience we have split the information into manageable sections which we hope will answer any questions you have but if not, please do get in touch with us, details are shown in the contact section of this notice.

 This notice may be updated periodically.

  1. What is the Faraday Institution?

The Faraday Institution is registered charity and is the UK’s independent institute for electrochemical energy storage science and technology research, training, and analysis.

For the purposes of the GDPR we are the data controller and you can contact us at: [email protected]

The following link will provide you with further details of the Faraday Institution: https://faraday.ac.uk

  1. Explaining the legal basis for processing your personal data

The lawful bases on which we process your data are:

  1. When do we collect your personal data?
  1. Categories of Personal Data we may collect
  1. Name
  2. Address
  3. Contact details (e.g. email, mobile, landline, etc.)
  4. Demographic data
  1. Bank account details.
  2. Credit referencing
  1. Social security details
  2. Next of Kin details
  3. Health information
  4. Qualifications
  5. Institution/s you studied/worked at

 

  1. Why we use your Personal Data?

To ensure that we provide you with the information and service you need we sometimes combine the data we have about you.  This is allowed as part of our legitimate interest to provide you with the optimum service, but we will not use data beyond its original purpose without reference to you.

If you wish to change how we use your data, you’ll find details in the ‘What are my rights?’ section below.

If you choose not to share your personal data with us, or refuse certain contact permissions, we might not be able to provide some or all of the services you’ve asked for.  In this case we will contact you to confirm your request.

The reasons we use your personal data include:

  1. How we look after your Personal Data

We know how much data security matters. We will treat your data with the utmost care and respect and take all appropriate steps to protect it.

  1. How long do we keep your Personal Data?
  1. Who do we share your data with?

We sometimes share your personal data with trusted third parties to provide services and business functions.

We set very clear directions and expectations for those organisations in our contracts to ensure the safety and protection of your privacy and personal data, including:

The types of third parties we work with include:

We may also share your data with third parties in very specific circumstances, for example:

  1. Processing and Transferring your Personal Data
  1. Your rights over your Personal Data explained 

 You have the right to:

For any of these requests please contact: [email protected].  We will examine your request and respond to you as quickly as possible.

  1. Withdrawal of consent

Whenever you have given us your consent to use your personal data, you have the right to change your mind at any time and withdraw that consent. 

  1. Legitimate interest

In cases where we are processing your personal data on the basis of our legitimate interest, you can ask us to stop for reasons connected to your individual situation.  We will consider your request balancing your individual rights against our legitimate interests

  1. Marketing

You have the right to stop the use of your personal data for marketing activity through all channels, or selected channels.

  1. Questions or Issues you may have

If you require any further information, we will be pleased to assist.  If you are contacting us to complain about an alleged breach of this Privacy Notice or our legal privacy obligations, please provide us with as much detail as possible in relation to your complaint so that we can deal with your concern quickly and effectively.  

We will take every privacy complaint seriously and assess it with the aim of resolving all issues quickly and efficiently.  We’d be grateful for your cooperation with us during this process by providing us with any relevant information that we may need.

 

  1. Website cookies

We use cookies to support Google Analytics, that allows us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. 

  1. Our Contact Details

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +44 (0) 1235 425300

The Faraday Institution

Quad One

Becquerel Avenue

Harwell Campus

Didcot OX11 0RA

U.K.

  1. Contacting the Regulator

If you feel that we have not handled your data correctly, or you are unhappy with our response to any requests regarding the use of your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office, (ICO), in the UK, or your National Supervisory Authority or data regulator if you are outside the UK at the time of your complaint.

You can contact the ICO by calling +44 303 123 1113 or go online to www.ico.org.uk