Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy sets out how Sussex MS Centre uses and protects any information that you give when you visit this website.

Sussex MS Centre is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Sussex MS Centre may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 11 July 2019.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

  • full name
  • contact information including email address
  • demographic information such as post code
What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

  • internal record keeping
  • to respond to your enquiries
Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure.

In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily.

However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question. 

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:

  • whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
  • if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at [email protected]
  • Your information may be shared with third parties for education, training, employment and well-being related purposes, including for research. This will only take place where the law allows it and the sharing is in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998.
  • We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless required by law and by our funding bodies – please see the privacy notice below issued by our funders.
How We Use Your Personal Information

Your information is for the sole use of Sussex MS centre.

Your information will not be shared with third parties for well-being related purposes, including medical research. 

Requesting details of personal information we hold about you

You may request details of personal information which we hold about you under the Data Protection Act 1998.

Any request is free of charge. If you would like a copy of the information held on you please ask to fill out a Subject Access Request Form. If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

Cookies

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.

We use cookies for analytics so that we can see the number of people who have visited the site. We use cookies to aid accessibility, for example, changing the text size. We use cookies to enable you to share information on social media.