Privacy Statement This statement covers the services provided by the BNSC website: www.bnsc.gov.uk
The Data Controller for this website is the British National Space Centre.
The purpose of this statement is to inform users of the BNSC website, which is managed by the British National Space Centre, about what information is collected about them when they visit this site, how this information is used, if it is disclosed and the ways in which we protect users' privacy.
Confidentiality and security Any information you provide will be held securely and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Your personal details will not normally be disclosed to third parties. In some circumstances however we may need to disclose your personal details to a third party so that they can provide a service you have requested, or fulfil a request for information. Any information about you that we pass to a third party will be held securely by that party, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998, and used only to provide the services or information you have requested.
You have a right to request a copy of your personal details at any time to check the accuracy of the information held. If you wish to do this, please write (explaining that your interest is in www.bnsc.gov.uk) to the:
Data Protection Officer Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Open Government and Data Protection Unit 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET
Information we collect from visitors
We collect several kinds of information from visitors to dti.gov.uk depending on the part of the site being visited: feedback, e-mail enquiries, e-mail addresses, site usage information and, in a few cases, personal details such as your name and postal details if you order publications from publications@dti.gsi.gov.uk.
Comments and questions If you send an enquiry by e-mail to a specific contact on the BNSC website it may not always be possible for the BNSC provide the information requested directly. In such circumstances we may pass your enquiry to another government department so that they can fulfil your information request.
Log files Log files allow us to record visitors' use of the site. BNSC puts together log file information from all our visitors, which we use to make improvements to the layout of the site and to the information in it, based on the way that visitors move around it. Log files do not contain any personal information about you.
Linking to another site from the BNSC website Our website contains links to other sites, mainly those of other government departments, but also to those of other third parties. BNSC is not responsible for the privacy practices within any of these other sites. You should be aware of this when you leave the BNSCi.gov.uk site and we encourage you to read the privacy statements on other websites you visit.
Changes to this privacy policy If this privacy policy changes in any way, we will place an updated version on this page. Regularly reviewing this page ensures that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with other parties.
