Last Updated 5th December 2021
Who we are
Our website address is: https://eecivilservice.org. We are a network of civil servants.
This notice sets out how Exploring Economics will use your personal data, and your rights under Articles 13 and/or 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Categories
The personal data which is collected, if you provide it, includes:
Name
Email
Purpose
We collect data to enable our users to interact with our website, access our events, receive our communications and improve our offering.
Legal basis of processing
The processing is legitimate as it is necessary to fulfil the requirements of membership of the GES.
Data Controllers and Data Processers
Aside from the Name data category, data relating to all other personal data categories listed above will not be shared outside of the parties listed below. Any data breach in this regard (i.e. sharing of this information outside of parties listed below) would constitute a potential breach of the General Data Protection Regulations.
- Website Administrators for Exploring Economics
Data Analysis
Anonymised, non-identifiable summary level analysis – using the personal data set out above, may be carried out to achieve the purposes set out above.
Name Data Category – Recipients
Your Name data category will only be shared with relevant administrators in Exploring Economics to deliver against the purposes set out above.
Retention
Your data will only be held for as long as necessary for the delivery of the purposes set out above. The data subject can unsubscribe from Exploring Economics Membership at any point by contacting:
[email protected] with “UNSUBSCRIBE” in the subject heading.
YOUR RIGHTS
You have the right to request information about how your personal data are processed, and to request a copy of that personal data.
You have the right to request that any inaccuracies in your personal data are rectified without delay.
You have the right to request that your personal data are erased if there is no longer a justification for them to be processed.
You have the right in certain circumstances (for example, where accuracy is contested) to request that the processing of your personal data is restricted.
You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where it is processed for direct marketing purposes.
WHERE TO SUBMIT A DATA SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST (DSAR)
If you would like to enact your rights, you can do so by submitting a Data Subject Access Request at:
[email protected]
COMPLAINTS
If you consider that your personal data has been misused or mishandled, you may make a complaint to the Information Commissioner, who is an independent regulator. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
0303 123 1113
[email protected]
Any complaint to the Information Commissioner is without prejudice to your right to seek redress through the courts.
Website Specific Privacy Policy
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your data will only be held for as long as necessary for the delivery of the purposes set out above. The data subject can unsubscribe from Exploring Economics at any point by contacting: [email protected] or by clicking the link in your newsletter email.
If you wish for your details to be removed from the website: All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
- You have the right to request information about how your personal data are processed, and to request a copy of that personal data.
- You have the right to request that any inaccuracies in your personal data are rectified without delay.
- You have the right to request that your personal data are erased if there is no longer a justification for them to be processed.
- You have the right in certain circumstances (for example, where accuracy is contested) to request that the processing of your personal data is restricted.
- You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where it is processed for direct marketing purposes.
