Privacy policy
This page explains how the Red Squirrel of the Highlands and the Forestry Commission, uses any information you give to us through our website, and the ways in which we protect your privacy.
The Forestry Commission is a data controller under the Data
Protection Act. Under the Act, we have a legal duty to protect any
information we collect from you. We safeguard your data, and keep
strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it.
We do not pass on your details to any third party or other
government department (except to process on our behalf) unless you
give us permission to do so.
What information do we collect?
We collect different kinds of information from visitors to our website:
You can send us your feedback directly through the website or by e-mail, post or phone. If you use the website form you do not need to give any personal information unless you wish a response from us. We do not pass on any of your personal information outside our organisation when dealing with your enquiry. We will not use any information you supply for any other purpose without first seeking your permission.
We need to record your personal contact details to be able to
respond to your sighting report, if needed. If you use the Report a
Sighting form on the website the minimum personal information
required from you is an e-mail address or telephone contact number.
We do not pass on any of your personal information outside our
organisation when dealing with your enquiry, unless you have given
us permission to do so. We will not use any information you supply
for any other purpose without your permission.
If you register an interest in receiving regular updates from the
site your details will be kept indefinitely. You have the option to
check the details supplied by you, to update these details, or to
remove your name from any mailing lists by contacting us.
Although most of our site does not require you to register there are a few areas which do. The details you supply will only be used for these purposes unless you give us permission for other uses (for example to be included in mailing lists).
Cookies are pieces of data that can be automatically created on your computer when you visit a website. We do use cookies in some parts of this site but only to help you to use the site (for example, in the picture library to keep your lightbox for your next visit). We do not collect any information about you using cookies.
Log files allow us to record visitors' use of the site which we use to make changes to the layout of the site and to the information in it, based on the way that visitors move around it. Log files do not contain any personal information about you or information about which other sites you have visited.
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.
www.forestry.gov.uk contains links to other websites, both those of government departments and of other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our site, so you should always be aware when you are moving to another site and read the privacy statement of any site which collects personal information. We do not pass on any personal information you have given us to any other site.
You can change your registration information by contacting us. If you wish to see our records of any correspondence you have sent to us, or if you have a query or complaint about this privacy policy or about the site, you can contact us by e-mail, phone or post:
e-mail: juliet.robinson@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
Phone: 01349 860916
Post:
Juliet Robinson
Red Squirrel Conservation Officer
See Red Highland
Forestry Commission Scotland
Highland & Islands Conservancy
'Woodlands'
Fodderty Way
Dingwall IV15 9XB
Phone: 01349 860916
Mobile: 07920213704
If this privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an
updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures
you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it
and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other
parties.
March 2010
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