Privacy Policy
References in this privacy policy to "we", "our" and "us", etc. are references to us, The Midlands Energy Consortium (comprising The University of Loughborough, The University of Birmingham and The University of Nottingham).
We are committed to protecting your privacy and respecting the confidentiality of information which you provide when you visit our website at www.megs.ac.uk. At the same time, we want to try to ensure that you obtain full value from our website and from the services which you may want to receive via our website.
You should read this privacy policy in conjunction with our website terms of use, of which this privacy policy forms a part. By agreeing to our terms of use, you are consenting to our processing of your personal data in accordance with this privacy policy. Any changes to this privacy policy will be posted on our web site and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail.
The information we collect
It is possible to use our website without providing any personal data. However, in some areas of our website we may ask you for personal data, such as your name, address and e-mail details, that will enable us to make your site visit a more rewarding experience for you and/or to contact you after your visit. Examples of this might be where you complete an online form asking for information or where you subscribe to an online newsletter or request information updates.
How we may use this information
We will not disclose any of your personal data collected via our website to any third party, other than in circumstances set out in this privacy policy and/or where you have given us permission to do so, unless we are required to do so by law.
We may use personal data collected from you via our website to manage and monitor use of our website. Otherwise, we will only use this personal data for the purposes for which it was collected, unless you have given us permission to use it for other stated purposes. For example, if you supply us with your name and address so we can send you a prospectus for a particular department, and at the same time you agree that we may send you similar information in the future, we may subsequently invite you to an open day at that department.
If at any time you want to withdraw any permission you have given us to provide you with services, or to use your personal data in any other way, please inform us by e-mail at info@megs.ac.uk .
Security
Our website and our computer systems have security measures in place with the aim of protecting the loss, misuse or alteration of personal data held by us.
Other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites which are outside our control and are not covered by this privacy policy. We are not responsible for the privacy policies of any such linked websites.
Comments or questions
Please send any comments or questions relating to this privacy policy to us at info@megs.ac.uk