Privacy Policy
Health and Social Care (HSC) organisations respect the security and privacy concerns of users of this and all its websites. The Public Health Agency (PHA) is notified under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 and we confirm that we will comply with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act in all our dealings with your personal data.
The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform you of the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. By using the website you agree to and accept the terms of this privacy policy.
Before you submit any information via our Website, we will notify you as to why we are asking for specific information and it is up to you whether to provide it.
As a general rule, no personal information (ie. name, address, IP address, telephone number, e-mail address) is automatically collected from users of this website. However, there may be circumstances in which users voluntarily supply such information, for example in a feedback form contained in a 'Contact Us' section. In this event, any such information will be kept secure and confidential and will be used only for those purposes made known to you at the time the information is collected, or for the purposes specified in this privacy policy.
Where your data is stored
We store your data on secure servers in the UK.
Keeping your data secure
Sending information over the internet is generally not completely secure and we can’t guarantee the security of your data while it’s in transit. Any data you send is at your own risk.
Disclosing your information
We do not share data with other organisations unless the law permits or requires us to do so. We will share personal information only with our authorised data processors who must at all times act on PHA's instructions as the Data Controller under the GDPR and the Data Protection Act.
We won’t share your information with any other organisations for marketing, market research or commercial purposes, and we won’t pass on your details to other websites.
We use the information provided by you to see what is most effective about our websites and to help us identify ways to improve it and make it more effective.
Before you submit any information, we will notify you as to why we are asking for specific information and it is up to you whether to provide it.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them, see our cookie policy.
Links to other websites
Any other websites that our website links to are third party sites and we have no control over the way these sites use your information. If you choose to access these sites via the links provided, you should read their privacy policies to ascertain what information they may collect from you and how they may use it in accordance with their privacy policies.
Queries
If you have any queries about this privacy policy, please contact our Data Protection Officer Stephen Murray
at 028 9536 3534 or dpo.pha@hscni.net.