PRIVACY POLICY
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TAGG use Google Analytics on our website (just like virtually everybody else) which is a service provided by Google. They gather anonymous data of how people are using this site and then provide us with visitor statistics, details of page views etc etc. You can opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics here. This helps us to provide better service
WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
WHO WE ARE
We are a team of thoracic anaesthetists running daily operating lists at the tertiary referral center for South East London, Guy’s Hospital. Our group is committed to providing education in anaesthesia requiring one lung ventilation. We run the Success in Single Lung Ventilation Course and also provide teaching on thoracic study days in our training education centre at least once a year for trainees. We also host national meetings in collaboration with other major thoracic centers in London for consultants and trainees. We offer an advanced training module/fellowship for 6 months, the details of which can be found in the fellowship section on this website.
What personal data we collect and how we use it
We will usually collect basic data about you like your name, postal address, telephone number, and email address when you want to attend an event. We will be very clear with you that we wish to collect such information and our reason for collecting such information, and we would only do so with your specific consent and permission.
Why we need it
We collect information depending on the relationship we have with you but typically this would be
When you attend events either online.
When you engage with us on social media
When you contact us by any means with queries, complaints etc
When you register for any kind of course or event with us
Photographs and videos of delegates attending our events
The information is either needed to fulfil your request or to enable us to provide you with a more personalised service. You don't have to disclose any of this information to browse our website. However, if you choose to withhold requested information, we may not be able to provide you with certain services. The personal data we collect may be used for the following purposes depending on the relationship we have with you:
Sending you information about our activities
Responding to correspondence you have sent to us
We are committed to ensuring that the information we collect, and use, is appropriate for this purpose, and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy.
The legal basis we use under the General Data Protection Regulation for the processing of personal data:
Your consent
Any legal requirement we may have
Data security
The information you provide will be held securely by us, whether the information is in electronic or physical format. We do not collect more information than we need to fulfil our stated purposes and will not retain it for longer than is necessary.
Sharing your information
We will never share your personal information to other organisations.
Retaining your information
We hold your information only as long as necessary for each purpose we use it.
Your details on the web: our cookie policy
We use web analytics tools provided by service partners such as Google Analytics to collect information about how you interact with our website or mobile applications, including what pages you visit, what site you visited prior to visiting our website, how much time you spend on each page, what operating system and web browser you use and network and IP information. We use the information provided by these tools to improve our services. These tools place persistent cookies in your browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit our website. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile phone when you browse websites. Our cookies help us:
Make our website work as you'd expect
Improve the speed/security of the site
Continuously improve our website for you
Granting us permission to use cookies
Each cookie cannot be used by anyone other than the service provider (eg: Google for Google Analytics). The information collected from the cookie may be transmitted to and stored by these service partners on servers in a country other than the country in which you reside. Though information collected does not include personal data such as name, address, billing information, etc., the information collected is used and shared by these service providers in accordance with their individual privacy policies.
Your privacy rights explained
At any point while we are in possession of or processing your personal data, you, the data subject have the following rights:
Right of access – you have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you free of charge
Right of rectification – you have the right to correct data that we hold about you that is inaccurate or incomplete
Right to be forgotten – in certain circumstances you can ask for the data we hold about you to be erased from our records
Right to restriction of processing – where certain conditions apply to have a right to restrict the processing
Right to object – you have the right to object to certain types of processing such as direct marketing
Right to object to automated processing, including profiling – you also have the right to be subject to the legal effects of automated processing or profiling
What personal data we collect and how we use it
We usually collect basic data about you like your name, postal address, telephone number, email address.
Why we need it
The information is either needed to fulfil your request or to enable us to:
Respond to correspondence you have sent to us
We are committed to ensuring that the information we collect, and use, is appropriate for this purpose, and does not constitute an invasion of your privacy.
What information is available and who can access it
None of the information will be available publicly
Only health professionals who are organising the course can access the database
Data security
The information you provide will be held securely by us and/or our data processors, whether the information is in electronic or physical format. We do not collect more information than we need to fulfil our stated purposes and will not retain it for longer than is necessary.
How to contact us in regards to your rights, or to make a complaint
In the event that you wish to make a complaint in regards to how your personal data is being processed, please contact us via email