Our Privacy Policy is given belowand is available for download as a PDF file.
We take privacy issues seriously and we are committed to
protecting your personal information. This privacy policy explains
what information is being collected about you, how personal
information is being used, to whom personal information is being
disclosed and how this personal information is stored and
protected. This privacy policy has been developed in accordance
with our legal obligations.
(a) What information is being collected?
Please note that our web server collects certain information such
as:
(i) IP addresses;
(ii) host names;
(iii) domain name;
(iv) the time and date information is
requested;
(v) the browser version and platform when
information is requested;
(vi) a record of which pages have been
requested.
We use this information to produce aggregate visitor statistics in
relation to which pages are being accessed. We may also use it to
monitor usage patterns on this website in order to improve
navigation and design features to help you get information more
easily. This information is collated and provided to us as daily
log files. In order to help us develop the website and our services
we may provide such aggregate information to third parties. These
statistics will not include information that can be used to
identify any individual.
(b) To whom will personal information be
disclosed?
We will not disclose your personally identifiable information to
third parties unless we are required to do so by law. Despite our
best efforts, unfortunately no data transmission over the Internet
can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive
to protect your personal information, we cannot warrant the
security of any information you transmit to us from our online
products or services, and you do so at your own risk. Once we
receive your transmission, we make our best efforts to ensure its
security on our systems.
(c) The use of cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information stored by a web server on
your computer when you visit a website. The information stored by a
web server is in the form of a small data file written to your hard
drive. These small data files contain information which enables our
web server to personalise your future use of our site. Access to
our website is not dependent upon the use of cookies. Most browsers
allow the user to control the cookies, including whether or not to
accept them and how to remove them. If users disable cookies on
their computer, some of the more sophisticated features of our
website will be unavailable to them.
(d) IP addresses
Each time you use the internet, an IP address is assigned to your
computer via your Internet Service Provider. This number may either
be the same or different each time. Each time your computer
requests information from our website, we log your IP address on
our server. We may use this information in order to gather
information about website traffic.
(e) Your consent
By submitting your information you consent to the use of that
information as set out in this policy. If we change our privacy
policy we will post the changes on this page, and may place notices
on other pages of the website, so that you may be aware of the
information we collect and how we use it at all times.
(f) UK Data Protection Act 1998
Cohesion Medical Ltd. is committed to protecting the rights
and privacy of individuals in accordance with the Data Protection
Act 1998. Cohesion Medical Ltd processes information
about its staff, clients and other individuals it has dealings with
for a range of administrative purposes (e.g. to recruit and pay
staff, deliver services and comply with legal obligations to
government). In order to comply with the law, information about
individuals must be collected and used fairly, stored safely and
securely and not disclosed to any third party unlawfully. All
"processing" of personal data (includes collection, holding,
retention, destruction and use of personal data) are governed by
the Data Protection Act 1998. The Act applies to all personal data
- whether they are held on a computer or similar automatic system
or whether they are held as part of a manual file. Personal data is
defined as information relating to an identifiable living
individual and can be held in any format, electronic (including
websites and emails), paper-based, photographic etc. from which the
individual's information can be readily extracted. Under the 1998
Act, all organisations that process personal information are
required to notify the Information Commissioner's Office. Cohesion
Medical Ltd's Notification describes the various types of
processing of personal information and defines the persons or
bodies to which the information may be disclosed. Full details of
our notification can be found at
http://www.ico.gov.uk/what_we_cover/register_of_data_controllers.aspx
- the registration number is Z3314235.