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Privacy Statement
This privacy statement was last updated: December 2005. The website for SCOPE series 3 is being hosted on www.rte.ie. However it contains numerous links to www.science.ie and the sites for SCOPE series 1 and 2 and www.primaryscience.ie. The Science.ie and SCOPE websites are part of the Discover Science & Engineering National Integrated Awareness Programme that is managed by Forfás. Forfás is registered as a Data Processor with the Data Commissioner with registration number 0177/A This page sets out Forfás' policy with regard to the privacy of the users of the Science.ie and SCOPE websites. By visiting these websites you are agreeing to the terms of this privacy statement. If you are not happy with the terms of this privacy statement and do not wish your information to be recorded, you may wish to leave this site. Forfás respects the rights of its users and, except for the following list, does not collect personal information through the Science.ie and SCOPE websites:
An archive of these website log files and associated analysis and reports are retained indefinitely in Forfás as a way of measuring patterns of website traffic over the years and in order to facilitate future planning. Cookies A cookie is a block of data that a web server places on a user's PC. Typically it is used to ease navigation through the site. However, it is also a useful means of the website tracking the user's path through the site, and identifying repeat visits to the site by the same user (or same user's machine). This can then help the website owner to, for instance, identify common navigation paths taken through the website or to draw a user's attention to previously unvisited content. The Science.ie and SCOPE websites use session cookies which store information in the form of a session identification that does not personally identify you. This is used by the server to improve technical delivery of the website pages. Session cookies do not store any personal information about you and are deleted when you close your browser. The Science.ie and SCOPE websites do not use persistent cookies (cookies that remain on your computer between visits). If you do not want to accept cookies you can adjust your browser settings as most browsers can be set to prevent them being downloaded. Information provided voluntarily through website forms. Some pages of these websites allow you to subscribe to the Science.ie and other email newsletters and to enter competitions or submit enquiries and requests. Science.ie newsletter If you use the subscription form to subscribe to the Science.ie newsletter your email address is automatically added to the subscriber database. Alternatively, if you send an email request to subscribe to these alerts, your email address is received by a member of the Communications Department in Forfás who adds your name to the subscriber database. Use of email addresses We will only use your email address for sending you communications for which you have specifically subscribed or requested. On occasion Forfás may also contact subscribers to advise of further developments in relation to a new series of the SCOPE television programmes. All email newsletters include details of how you can unsubscribe. Website forms A minimal amount of information is usually required by the website form in order to complete your subscription, request or competition entry. However, some optional fields may also appear on the form. Where you voluntarily provide additional information on the website form (such as name, address or job description) this information will either be deleted or used for statistical purposes. Storage of subscriber lists and personal information Subscriber lists and any personal information submitted are kept on a server belonging to and administered by Forfás or an agent of Forfás who provides the email alert software. This agent of Forfás is registered with the Data Protection Commission and has provided written confirmation to Forfás that they will comply with the relevant data protection obligations by keeping information secure and not using it for any purpose other than for which it was provided. For backup purposes, copies of email Alert subscriber lists are stored on secure servers to which
Your mobile phone number will not be made available to any third party other than Phorest Ltd and AMAS Ltd, companies contracted by us to operate and provide text communication services and which may not use this information for any other purpose. We will only use your mobile phone number for the purposes for which you provided it to us. You can unsubscribe from these mobile services at any time. Details of how to unsubscribe are provided in the same location on this website as the details of how to subscribe. Disclosure of personal information Some personal information that is submitted through the website forms may be published on the website. For instance, the names and schools of those who have submitted Discover Spider Challenge spider sightings are listed on the website. In the case of website forms from which information is not to be published on the website, Forfás will not disclose a user's personal information to any other party, unless
Due to the nature of the internet we cannot guarantee the security of any information whilst it is being transmitted to us via the internet. However, we take our security responsibilities very seriously and take all reasonable steps (both technical and organisational) to protect your personal details once they have been received by Forfás. Staff who have access to personal information gathered from the websites are made aware of Data Protection responsibilities. Names of the Forfás staff members who have access to this information are available on request. Information that is no longer in use is retained on backup tape for no longer than 1 year. Your right of access to personal information You may inform us of any changes in your personal data and in accordance with our obligations under the Data Protection Acts 1998 and 2003 we will update or delete your personal data accordingly. To find out what personal data we hold on you or to have your personal data updated, amended or removed from our files please contact us using the details below. Privacy statements on third party websites Where the Science.ie and SCOPE websites provide links to third party websites (for instance from the 'Science Links' section), these links are provided for information purposes only and Forfás is not responsible for the content, copyright or privacy policies of these websites. Contacts Should you have any concerns about your privacy or any of the issues covered in this statement, please contact Josephine Hughes or Loretta Mulvihill at: privacy@[removethis]forfas.ie or Web Specialist Communications Department Forfás, Wilton Park House Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland Tel: +353 1 6073000 |
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