IMMQAS

Introduction and General Terms

UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy respects your privacy. Any information you give us or non personal details which are gathered automatically help us to provide you with the best possible services.

We are committed to protecting your personal information when you are using UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy services. We want our services to be safe and an educational environment for our audience. This Privacy Policy relates to our use of any personal information you provide to us through the immqas.org.uk website.

In order to provide you with the full range of UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy services, we are sometimes required to collect information about you.

This privacy policy explains the following:

what information UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy may collect about you;
how UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy will use the information collected about you;
when UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy may use your details to contact you;
whether UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy will disclose your details to anyone else;
Offensive or inappropriate content on the UKNEQAS Immunology Interpretative Scheme website;
The use of cookies on the immqas website and how you can reject these cookies
Policy changes
Contacting UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy about this Privacy Policy

What information UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy may collect about you.

When you register for the UKNEQAS Immunology Interpretative scheme or webservices we will ask for personal information about you. This can consist of information such as your name, e mail address, postal address and job role.

By entering your details in the fields requested, you enable UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy to provide you with the services you select.

How UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy will use the information collected about you

We will use your personal information for a number of purposes including the following:

for "service administration purposes", which means that UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy may contact you for reasons related to the service you have signed up for (e.g. to provide you with password reminders or to notify you that a new case has been released);
to contact you about a submission you have made to the websites, including any content you provide
to personalise the way in which the UKNEQAS Immunology Interpretative scheme content is presented to you ;
IP addresses may be used to identify the location of users, the number of visits from different countries and also to block disruptive use; and
to analyse and improve the services offered on immqas.org.uk. e.g. to provide you with the most user-friendly navigation experience.
Where UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy proposes using your personal information for any other uses we will ensure that we notify you first. You will also be given the opportunity to withhold or withdraw your consent for your use other than as listed above.

When UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy may use your details to contact you.

UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy may contact you:

in relation to the functioning of any service you have signed up for in order to ensure that we can deliver the services to you;
where you have opted to receive further correspondence;
to invite you to participate in surveys/cases

Whether UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy will disclose your details to anyone else.

Registration information, raw result data and performance details are confidential between the individual participant, the Deputy Director and designated UK NEQAS staff. The performance details (and some relevant raw result data) of any UK participant may be shared with the relevant National Quality Assurance Advisory Panel (NQAAP) under defined circumstances as part of the reporting of persistent poor performers. We will keep your information confidential except where disclosure is required or permitted by law. Generally, we will only use your information within UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy.

Offensive or inappropriate content on the UKNEQAS Immunology Interpretative Scheme website

If you post or send offensive, inappropriate or objectionable content anywhere within the UKNEQAS Immunology Interpretative Scheme, or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on immqas.org.uk, UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy may use your personal information to stop such behaviour.

Where UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy reasonably believes that you are or may be in breach of any of the laws of England or Wales (e.g. because content you have posted may be defamatory), UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy may use your personal information to inform relevant third parties such as your employer, /Internet provider or law enforcement agencies about the content and your behaviour.

The use of cookies on the immqas website and how you can reject these cookies

As set out above, UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy is committed to safeguarding your personal information. Whenever you provide such information, we are legally obliged to use your information in line with all laws concerning the protection of personal information, including the Data Protection Act 1998 (these laws are referred to collectively in this Privacy Policy as the "data protection laws").

The website contains hyperlinks to websites owned and operated by third parties. These third party websites have their own privacy policies, including cookies, and we urge you to review them. They will govern the use of personal information you submit or are collected by cookies whilst visiting these websites. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the privacy practices of such third party websites and your use of such websites is at your own risk.

Policy changes

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time so you may wish to check it each time you submit personal information to the immqas.org.uk website. The date of the most recent revisions will appear on this page.

Contacting UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy about this Privacy Policy

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy please contact
UKNEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry & Allergy
Northern General Hospital
Immunology Department
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
ukneqas@immqas.org.uk

Policy created : July 2008