RSCs – Stimulating and Supporting Innovation in Learning
Under the Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Sunderland and the Higher Education Funding Council, HEFCE is the Data Controller and the JISC Regional Support Centre Northern is the Data Processor on behalf of HEFCE.
Any information that you provide to JOISC RSC Northern will be used for the purposes of our events and other services. It may also be shared with other JISC organisations under the terms of registration. The JISC RSC Northern maintains strict physical, electronic and administrative safeguards to protect personal information. HEFCE's registration code is Z6366707 and you can check at: http://informationcommissioner.gov.uk/eventual.aspx?id=319 to see the DP terms that HEFCE is signed up to.
JISC RSC Northern recognises the importance of protecting the privacy of anyone who uses the JISC RSC Northern services including visiting this website. This Privacy Statement sets out the policy adopted by JISC RSC Northern towards the collection and use of information obtained from those using the JISC RSC Northern services. Although the JISC RSC Northern website may be hosted by a third party, all information will be collected and used by JISC RSC Northern as set out in this Privacy Statement. By visiting or using this website and/or other JISC RSC Northern services, you consent to the collection and use by JISC RSC Northern of information about you in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Statement.
The JISC RSC Northern web server automatically collects standard information such as a users IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, etc.. JISC RSC Northernnbsp;does not use cookies to customise web page content. Cookies are small electronic files which a website can transfer to a users hard drive to identify a user and personalise their use of that website.
Any information collected indirectly will be used by JISC RSC Northern only:- to monitor the volume, type and pattern of traffic using this website; to develop the design and layout of the website; and for other administrative and planning purposes.
JISC RSC Northern collects personal information, such as a user's name and email address, which is provided voluntarily by a user when requesting any of the services provided by JISC RSC Northern . JISC RSC Northern stores such information in a user database.
All enquiries to JISC RSC Northern , whether by email, telephone, facsimile or otherwise may be recorded for the purposes of quality control. JISC RSC Northern will use such information as provided by you to answer enquiries and otherwise communicate with you. All communications from you and subsequent correspondence from JISC RSC Northern will be recorded and securely retained by JISC RSC Northern . JISC RSC Northern shall not retain the contents of any communications from you and subsequent correspondence for longer than is necessary having regard to the content and nature of such communications and correspondence. Contact details including your email address may be retained for the purposes of generally improving the services offered by JISC RSC Northern . This includes evaluation of the services provided by JISC RSC Northern.
Any information collected directly from users or visitors may be used by JISC RSC Northern for generally improving this website and the services offered by JISC RSC Northern.
Where you have provided your email address, JISC RSC Northern may occasionally send you, via email, information which JISC RSC Northern considers would be of use or interest to you. Such information may include details of changes or updates to the services provided by JISC RSC Northern via this website or otherwise. In any such email JISC RSC Northern will provide instructions on how to discontinue this service if you would prefer not to receive any future information from JISC RSC Northern.
This website contains hypertext links. JISC RSC Northern is not responsible for the privacy policies operated by the owners of those sites and does not accept responsibility for any information obtained by third parties as a result of use by you of such hypertext links.
JISC RSC Northern reserves the right periodically to update or modify this privacy policy. Any changes to this Privacy Statement will be posted on this website so that users are always aware of the information collected, the reasons for such collection and the purposes, if any, to which JISC RSC Northern may put such information. JISC RSC Northern encourages users who may have specific concerns about the gathering or use of any such information to view this Privacy Statement regularly.
Access to Information
JISC RSC Northern will provide you with a copy of all information JISC RSC Northern maintains about you upon written request to:
JISC RSC Northern
University of Sunderland
The Industry Centre
Colima Avenue
Enterprise Park West
Sunderland
SR5 3XB
Or by email to support@rsc-northern.ac.uk
Any user may require that this information be removed from the JISC RSC Northern database by writing to the above postal addresses. JISC RSC Northern will correct any inaccuracies in such information as soon as practicable after being notified of them in writing.
If you have any comments or queries regarding the JISC RSC Northern Policy Statement please contact us at support@rsc-northern.ac.uk
