PRIVACY POLICY
- healthvisitors.com & midwivesonline
is required to comply with data protection requirements in the way in
which it uses any personal information collected from you in your use
of this Website and in relation to any services provided to you by healthvisitors.com
& midwivesonline. This requirement is in compliance with the Data
Protection Act 1998 and certain other legal requirements which put into
effect various pieces of European law.
- At healthvisitors.com &
midwivesonline, we therefore take very seriously your rights in relation
to the way in which we use your personal information and the security
of that data which you provide to us is very important.
- In various places on this Website,
you may be asked to provide to us certain personal information about
yourself such as contact information for example a name and e-mail address
or for example a CV if you wish to apply for a position with this organization.
Any submissions which you make on a Chartroom, Discussion Forum or the
"Tell Us your Story" section may also include personal data.
- The personal data which we collect
from you will be held and used for the proper administration of our
business and in order to provide information services to you or to answer
any questions which you may raise. We will retain copies of any communications
which you send to us (including copies of any e-mails) in order to maintain
accurate records of the information which we have received, such as
queries and requests for advice as well as information and stories which
you have submitted to us. This information will also be used to give
us a better understanding of who is using our site and the types of
subject areas which are of interest. The personal data which you supply
to us will also be used for the purposes for which you supplied it for
example if you wish to apply for a position within healthvisitors.com
& midwivesonline and send us your CV, your CV will therefore be
used for the purpose of assessing your application for a position with
healthvisitors.com & or midwivesonline. For specific uses for which
personal data will be used in any particular case, please refer to the
specific notices which are included on the pages of the Website at which
personal information is collected.
- Some of the information which
you may submit may include what is known under the relevant legislation
as "sensitive personal data". This includes for example information
relating to trade union membership, your health, any disability which
you may have or your race or ethnic origin. Should you supply any such
information (including any photographs) in particular for example in
the "Tell Us Your Story" section or Discussion Forum you specifically
consent to our use of that information which you submit?
You’re Rights
The Data Protection Act 1998 gives every individual a number of rights.
In brief, you have the right to:
- Access information held about
you - please note: in accordance with the Act a fee may be charged for
this service
- Prevent processing of information
likely to cause distress
- Prevent use of information about
you for direct marketing
- Correct and inaccurate record
- Seek compensation if you suffer
damage
- Have an assessment made if your
think the Act has been contravened
We undertake to respect these rights.
Our Obligations
The Data Protection Act 1998 imposes a number of obligations on our services.
In brief, these are:
- Information about you will be
processed fairly and lawfully
- Information will be used solely
for planning and delivering health advice and will not be used
in a inappropriate way
- The information recorded about
you will be adequate and relevant
- You can request a copy of all
information we hold about you
- Information will be kept no
longer the necessary
- All of the information will
be processed within the service in accordance with your rights
- We will take all necessary measure
to prevent unlawful processing, accidental loss, damage or destruction
- Personal data will be stored
in a secure and protected environment. This includes a secure building,
locked offices, and password protected computers with authorized and
selective access by MWOL Ltd staff.
Your Personal Data
- In using this Website, it may
be necessary for us to collect certain information about you. The Website
will make clear when you are being asked to submit any information about
yourself and how that information will be treated. The use of any personal
information will be in accordance with our Privacy Policy which forms
part of these Terms and Conditions and which is set out below.
Direct Marketing
- When you submit your contact
details to us, you will be asked on the relevant pages of the Website
whether you would like to receive information about the services offered
by healthvisitors.com & midwivesonline. We will only send such information
to you if you specifically state that you wish your details to be used
for that purpose by ticking the appropriate box. You may at any time
indicate that you wish to stop receiving such information by e-mailing
info@healthvisitors.com.
Cookies
- This Website uses cookies to
track your use of the web and to assist the functionality of the Website.
A cookie is a small file of text which is downloaded onto your computer
when you access our Website. This allows us to recognize when you as
the same user come back to the Website]. Cookies are used for the purpose
of allowing us to understand who is accessing our site and helping to
gain a picture of use volume. They are also used to help recognize those
users who are repeated users so that we can gauge your interest in the
site.
Disclosure of your Information
- From time to time it may be
necessary for us to pass your details on to carefully selected third
parties for example who are used to provide services to us to ensure
the proper functioning and design of our Website. Similarly, there may
be services offered on this Website which mean that we necessarily have
to provide your details to a third party. By submitting your information
to us you specifically consent to our disclosing such information to
third parties as necessary from time to time.
- On occasion it may be necessary
for us to transfer your personal information overseas and in particular
outside of the European Economic Area (this includes the member states
of the EU plus Liechtenstein,
Norway and Iceland).
Where this is the case, by providing the information you specifically
consent to our disclosing this information outside of the EEA in order
for us to provide a proper service to you in accordance with the functions
on this site.
Accessing Your Data and Making Sure
it is Accurate
- You have the right to be informed
of the information which we hold on you and if you have any queries
in this regard please email info@healthvisitors.com. We may request
from you a small fee of £10.00 to cover our administration charges of
supplying this information to you. You also have the right
to request us to update any records which we hold about you should the
information become inaccurate or out of date. Therefore if you wish
to update your details please email: info@healthvisitors.com.
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London EC4A 2HS.
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