www.BristolRoboticsLab.com Privacy Policy
Introduction
Our Privacy Notice explains what types of personal information will be processed by UWE Bristol (the data controller) when you visit our website(s) or use our digital services (including social media), and how this information will be used.
What information do we collect?
Information you supply
As you use this website or other digital services, you may be asked to provide personal information by entering it on a web page and submitting it to the University by clicking a button or link (this includes discussion boards and feedback forms).
Information we gather
When you access our website, certain information you provide will automatically be recorded by the University through the use of cookies. Please refer to our cookies policy for further information regarding our use of cookies. We may also automatically record visits to our website.
Information collected through cookies and session recordings is stored and used for aggregated and statistical reporting with the purpose of improving our services.
Information collected will include your IP address, browser type, and information relating to the page(s) you visited such as mouse events, key presses and text typed on web forms.
Information collected from third parties
In some instances we will receive similar information from third parties whose web services you have used (including UCAS, WhatUni, the StudentRoom).
How we use your information
We will only process your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Notice and applicable data protection legislation:
- Where you have freely given your informed consent for your information to be processed for specified purposes.
- Where it is necessary to enter into and perform a contract with you, including the operation and delivery of any services you have requested.
- When it is necessary to carry out tasks in the public interest (for example the provision of teaching and research).
- In pursuance of our legitimate interests where those interests do not override your individual rights and freedoms (for example maintaining the security of our digital services).
Web metrics
To maintain and improve the quality of our website we use the web metrics services listed below:
- Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. ("Google") which records how visitors use the website using cookies.
- If you visit our website by following a Google Adwords link, Google will set a cookie to confirm that you have used their service. The UWE Bristol website will support confirmation that the Adword has been used.
Digital marketing and remarketing
You may receive targeted marketing using information gathered through your online activity on our website or on third party websites based on a range of criteria including demographic information, location, interests and past browsing behaviour.
We use a remarketing service to advertise to previous visitors of this website on third party websites. Information gathered could include browsing behaviour, demographics or interests. This is shared with Google and in some instances social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. Remarketing activity could be in the form of an advertisement on a search results page, or on a third-party website that is part of the Google Display Network (or other network). See our cookie policy
for details about managing your cookie preferences.
Social media
UWE Bristol maintains a presence on a number of social media. A list is available on the Social Media Channels webpage. When entering your personal information on these channels you understand and acknowledge that your data will also be subject to the privacy policies of the third party providers as well as this Privacy Policy.
Children
We may need the consent of your parent or guardian if you are under 16 years of age and wish to access our services by entering your personal information into this website or any of our digital services. Parents or guardians should first email dataprotection@uwe.ac.uk for further guidance.
How long do we keep your data for?
We will not store your personal information for longer than is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. UWE Bristol will ensure that third parties with whom we share your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy will delete your personal information when they no longer require it to fulfil the service they provide.
Who we share your information with
Service providers
We will share personal information with third party organisations (such as software providers), who provide services such as event booking. Where this is the case, we will always ensure appropriate security and contractual data processing agreements are in place.
Marketing and advertising partners
We may share information with third parties for marketing and advertising purposes. This may include Google Analytics Advertising Features, and creating customer audiences via Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Google.
We use the following Google Analytics features:
- Create Remarketing Audiences - based on specific behaviour, demographic and interest data
- Create Segments - based on demographic and interest data
We also use the following social media channel features:
- Facebook Custom Audiences
- Twitter Tailored Audiences
You can opt-out of Google Analytics Advertising Features using their opt-out tool or the Network Initiatives consumer opt-out. You can set your ad preferences in Facebook and Twitter by accessing your privacy settings.
Law enforcement purposes
We may disclose your personal information if required by law for example to comply with a court order.
International transfers
Your personal information may be transferred by us or our third party data processors out of the European Economic Area (EEA). We will always ensure that such transfers will be safeguarded by appropriate transfer mechanisms including the terms of standard data protection clauses adopted by the European Commission. Any queries regarding specific transfers should be addressed to dataprotection@uwe.ac.uk.
UWE Bristol email privacy
The following relates to emails that link to this page at their base. Using the information that you provided on registration, UWE Bristol may from time to time contact you by email. UWE Bristol uses dotMailer to send such emails. dotMailer uses unique identifiers in those emails to perform tracking functions. We use the tracking data they collect to ensure our emails are both relevant to your interests and to ensure we do not email you needlessly. Information on how to disable this can be found online or in your email program instructions. You may choose to opt out of emails sent by UWE Bristol using the link provided on the email.
UWE Bristol does not send unsolicited email. If you appear to have received unsolicited emails from us please use the unsubscribe link on the email or contact us
and we will remove you from our lists.
Your rights and choices
In respect of your personal data held by us, you have the following qualified rights to:
- access it
- rectify it if it is not accurate or complete
- erasure
- data portability
- restrict its processing
- withdraw any consent provided or otherwise object to its processing
- prevent automated decision making, including profiling
- complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
To find out more or to exercise any of these rights please contact the Data Protection Officer (dataprotection@uwe.ac.uk)
Further information/helpful links:
Updates or amendments to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to periodically amend or revise the Privacy Policy; material changes will be effective immediately upon the display of the revised Privacy policy. The last revision will be reflected in the "Last modified" section. Your continued use of the Platform, following the notification of such amendments on our website, constitutes your acknowledgment and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.
Last Modified 07/02/2019
