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Website Terms and Conditions The South West of England Regional Development Agency (South West RDA) is committed to protecting your privacy. This South West RDA Statement of Privacy applies to all South West RDA websites. Collection of your Personal Information At some websites, the South West RDA collects personal information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. The South West RDA may also collect demographic information, such as your postcode or ZIP code, preferences, and interests. Information collected by the South West RDA may be combined with information obtained from other RDA sources and other companies. The South West RDA also collects certain information about your computer hardware and software. This information may include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by the South West RDA for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of South West RDA websites. The South West RDA keeps track of the pages our users visit within our websites in order to determine what pages are the most popular. Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personal information through South West RDA discussion forums, this information may be collected and used by others. The South West RDA encourages users to review the privacy statements of websites linked to from South West RDA websites so that you can understand how those sites collect, use and share your information. The South West RDA endeavours to include links to organisations that will give satisfactory service to visitors; however the South West RDA has no control over the nature content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them. Use of your Personal Information The South West RDA and its partners collect and use your personal information to operate South West RDA and South West Region websites and to deliver the services you have requested. The South West RDA may also use personal data to provide you with information and to conduct market research surveys. The South West RDA does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. The South West RDA will occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf such as handling the processing and delivery of mailings, or performing statistical analysis of our data. The South West RDA will only provide those companies with the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose. The South West RDA may access and/or disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on the South West RDA or the website; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of the South West RDA including its websites; or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the South West RDA's websites, or the public. Personal information collected on this website may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which the South West RDA maintains facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any such transfer of information. Whenever you provide personal information, the South West RDA will act in accordance with current legislation and aims to meet current Internet best practice. Control your Personal Information Users of South West RDA websites can choose not to receive marketing material from the South West RDA or from third party business partners. Users can also unsubscribe from South West RDA services at any time and can have their personal information deleted from South West RDA databases. In addition, you may visit South West RDA websites to view, edit or delete your personal information from the South West RDA database. Not all sites are represented on this RDA User System at this time; additional South West RDA websites will be added to the User System in the future. Security of your Personal Information The South West RDA is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide on computer systems with limited access that are located in controlled facilities. Use of Cookies The South West RDA may use "cookies" to help personalise your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of South West RDA websites you visit. Changes to this Statement The South West RDA will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy. When the South West RDA posts changes to this Statement, you will see the word "updated" and the date at the top of this page. If there are material changes to this Statement or in how the South West RDA will use your personal information, the South West RDA will prominently post such changes prior to implementing the change. The South West RDA encourages users to periodically review this Statement. Contact Information We welcome your comments on this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that the South West RDA has not adhered to this Statement, please contact the South West RDA's Knowledge and Information Manager at the address below: Knowledge and Information Manager
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