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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how we, European Mycotoxins Awareness Network (EMAN), use the personal information we collect about you and how you can instruct us, if you prefer, to limit the use of that information and the procedures we have in place to safeguard your privacy.

1. Information collected and use of information

You may browse the EMAN website on an anonymous basis as no personal information (names, addresses email addresses etc) is collected until you register on the website. Any personal information which you provide to us including your registration information and email address will be treated as confidential and will be used (a) to improve the quality of our services, (b) to keep you informed of any newsletters, new products or services that we are able to provide.

We may also use your details for the purposes of providing statistical analysis for the use of this website. We may share this information with other companies in our group, potential purchasers of the business and their advisers, but we will not disclose your personal information with any other third parties unless we are permitted to do so by law or if you have given your prior consent.

Whilst we will make every effort to ensure that we will keep your information secure on our own systems, we cannot guarantee that any information sent to us by you via the internet will be 100% secure. By submitting your registration information you consent to the use of your personal information in the manner set out in this policy.

2. Information security

The Internet is not a secure medium. However, we have put in place various security procedures as set out in this policy.

Please be aware that communications over the Internet, such as emails/webmails are not secure unless they have been encrypted. Your communications may route through a number of countries before being delivered - this is the nature of the World Wide Web/Internet. We cannot accept responsibility for any unauthorised access or loss of personal information that is beyond our control.

We believe that we have appropriate policies, rules and technical measures to protect the personal data that we have under our control (having regard to the type and amount of that data) from unauthorised access, improper use or disclosure, unauthorised modification, unlawful destruction or accidental loss.

All of our employees and data processors that have access to, and are associated with, the processing of your personal information are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors' information. We ensure that your information will not be disclosed to government institutions or authorities except if required by law or when requested to by regulatory bodies or law enforcement organisations.

3. Your rights in relation to your information

You can write to us at any time to obtain a copy of your information and to have any inaccuracies corrected. Where appropriate, you may have your personal information erased, rectified, amended or completed. Please write to the address the details of which are set out in paragraph 6.2. Please quote your name and address. We should be grateful if you would also provide brief details of the information of which you would like a copy or which you would like to be corrected (this helps us to more readily locate your data).

We will require proof of your identity before providing you with details of any personal information we may hold about you.

4. Updates

As a registered user you may from time to time receive further communications on and news of other products or services which may be available from us, including by electronic means. If you would prefer not to receive such communications or updates, please send an email message to us detailing the addresses to which such further communications should not be sent, including email addresses for electronic communications. If you wish to cease receiving any electronic communications, please send a message back to us at the address referred to below or on the relevant communications with the words "unsubscribe" in the header of your message. Please also provide details of the email address to which further electronic communications should not be sent.

5. Your consent

By submitting any personal information to us you consent to the use of information as set out in this policy. We reserve the right to amend or modify this Privacy Policy and if we do so we will post the changes on this page. It is your responsibility to check the Privacy Policy every time you submit information to us or place an order. Use will signify that you agree to any such changes.

In the event the purposes for processing change, then we will contact you as soon as practicable and seek your consent where such notification relates to a new additional purpose for processing.

Owing to the global nature of the Internet infrastructure, the information you provide may be transferred in transit to countries outside the European Economic Area. Countries outside of the EEA may not have similar protections in place regarding your data and its use as set out in this policy. However, we have taken the steps outlined above to try and protect the security of your information.

6. Changing/Modifying your details or preferences

This site gives users the following options for changing and modifying information previously provided, or to notify us of your preferences:

If we make any material changes to our privacy policy we will post the changes on this page and may place notices on the pages of the website so that you may be aware of any information we may collect and how we may use it. Your continued use of the website would signify that you agree to any such change.

7. Information collated by use of cookies

We make use of cookies to collect information about your use of our Website. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) provides independent guidance for Internet users on the use of cookies at: www.allaboutcookies.org.

Before we write a cookie to your PC we will request your permission to do so. When you first visit this part of the Website, we send you a cookie. A cookie is a small data file that webservers send to your browser so that the webserver can identify you as you use the site.

We may use sessional cookies to collect statistical information about your use of the Website. These sessional cookies are deleted from your computer once you have completed your order or use of the site, and they do not store, collect or relate to any of your personal information.

8. Contacting the Website

If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Website, you can contact our privacy practitioner by using the contact details provided above. Our privacy practitioner is Jonathan Gordon-Smith.

Where appropriate we will endeavour to respond to e-mails with 3 days of receipt, but we cannot and do not guarantee to respond to e-mails. E-mails will generally be stored for 12 months after which time they will automatically be deleted. An e-mail sent to the incorrect destination is liable to be deleted immediately.