Information about our organisation and website
Information and communication technologies play a fundamental role in the activities
of an organisation like TWI Ltd. We are based in the UK.
Our principle activities are:
- Engineering consultancy
- Engineering research
- Engineering training
- Professional engineering society
- Events
Our privacy policy covers TWI Ltd’s websites:
This privacy and cookie use policy explains how we use any personal information
we collect about you when you use these websites.
Anonymous Access
You can access our websites' home pages and browse much of our site without
disclosing your personal information.
Other websites
Our websites include links to external websites and a link to:
Such third party web service providers may collect personal information about our
visitors. This privacy and cookie use policy only applies to these websites so when
you link to other websites you should read their own privacy and cookie use policies.
Cookies
A cookie
is a small amount of data which is sent to your browser from a website's computer
and is stored on your device's hard drive. These pieces of information are used
to improve services for you.
What we
do use cookies for
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ensuring the websites
work as you’d expect
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enabling a service
to recognise your device with your permission so you don’t have to give the same
information several times during one task
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recognising that
you may already have given a username and password so you don’t need to do it for
every web page requested anonymously measuring how many people are using services, so they can
be made easier to use and there’s enough capacity to ensure they are fast
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allowing you to
share pages with social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter
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personalising our
site to you to help you get what you need faster.
What we
do not use cookies for
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collecting personally
identifiable information unless you have given your express permission and consent
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collecting personally
sensitive information unless you have given your express permission and consent
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pass data onto
third party advertising networks
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pass personally
identifiable data onto third parties
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paying sales commissions
or trading in your personal and web session data.
Cookie
notice for users
By continuing
to use our websites, you are agreeing with us that we can place the types of cookies
as described on your device.
If you
do not agree with the use of cookies as described in this section, please follow
the steps for controlling and deleting cookies provided in 'How to control and delete
cookies' below and navigate away from our website.
Cookies
set by us for improving our service to you
The following cookies
are used by Google Analytics, and are applied to every page of the TWI site. Google
Analytics set cookies to help TWI accurately estimate the number of visitors to
the website and volumes of usage. This is to ensure that the service is available
when you want it and fast.
Name:_utmz
Purpose: logs where
a visitor came from, e.g. a search engine or from another website
Typical content:
no personal information about you, only a randomly generated identification number
linked to information about your computer and your browser
Domain: .twi.co.uk;
twitraining.com; nsirc.co.uk
Expires: 6 months
after it was last set on your device
Name:_utma
Purpose: logs each
user’s number of visits, the time of the first visit, the previous visit and the
current visit
Typical content:
no personal information about you, only a randomly generated identification number
linked to information about your computer and your browser
Domain: .twi.co.uk;
twitraining.com; nsirc.co.uk
Expires: 2 years
after your last visit to the website
Name:_utmb
Purpose: logs when
a user starts their visit
Typical content:
no personal information about you, only a randomly generated identification number
linked to information about your computer and your browser
Domain: .twi.co.uk;
twitraining.com; nsirc.co.uk
Expires: 30 minutes
after your visit or after 30 minutes of inactivity
Name:_utmc
Purpose: logs when
a user ends their visit
Typical content:
no personal information about you, only a randomly generated identification number
linked to information about your computer and your browser
Domain: .twi.co.uk;
nsirc.co.uk
Expires: when you
close your browser
For further details
on the cookies set by Google Analytics, please refer to the Google Code website.
Name: ASP.NET_SessionID
Purpose: session
identifier cookies are set if you have login credentials after registering with
our website and agreeing our terms and conditions. The cookie recognises your movement
around the site as being from one computer.
Typical content:
information about the session but the cookie itself does not contain any personal
information
Domain:.twi.co.uk;
twitraining.com; nsirc.co.uk
Expires: when you
close your browser
Name: RememberMe
(2 cookies)
Purpose: after
entering your username and password in the login page, you can check this box allowing
the website to remember your login details on your next visit so that you do not
have to repeat the login process. These are ‘persistent cookies’ which are only
set by your actions.
Typical content:
username and password and a session verification cookies to authenticate your login
details against our login database.
Domain:.twi.co.uk/login/?ReturnUrl=/home/
; nsirc.co.uk/login/?ReturnUrl=/home/
Expires: never
until the logged in user clicks the ‘log out’ option
Cookies
set by third-party services
Throughout the
site we use the services of external service providers to enhance the visitors’
experience. They set cookies to enhance their service or to track usage or to validate
users. These cookies are only set when the page that uses that service is visited
for example when you select a link and opt in to
such a service. TWI is not responsible for the content of third party websites and
does not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the relevant
third party website for further information.
Google
Analytic cookies for improving our service
Google Analytics
is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google stores the information
collected by the cookie on servers in the United States. Google may also transfer
this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such
third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google does not associate
your IP address with any other data held by Google. To give you additional control
over Google Analytics cookies, Google provides an opt-out plug-in for most common
website browsers.
For further details
on the cookies set by Google Analytics, please refer to the Google Code website.
Cookies
set by ‘Share This’
The ShareThis widget
places the following cookies on your computer to make their service easier to use
and to measure the size of our website’s audience.
Name: _uset
Purpose: identifies
when a user had had a cookie set on their computer so that the task is not repeated
in the next eight hours
Typical content:
contains the text ‘true’ or ‘false’ depending on whether you have enabled cookie
sharing
Domain: .sharethis.com
Expires: 8 hours
after being set on your device
Name: _stid
Purpose: identifies
users with topics of interest, based upon the content they consume and share
Typical content:
a randomly generated number identifies the session
Domain: .sharethis.com
Expires: 1 year
after the cookie is set on your device
Name: _UID
Purpose: measures
the website’s audience size
Typical content:
a randomly generated number identifies the session
Domain: .scorecardresearch.com
Expires: 1 year
after the cookie is set on your device
Name: _UIDR
Purpose: measures
the website’s audience size
Typical content:
a randomly generated number identifies the session
Domain: .scorecardresearch.com
Expires: 1 year
after the cookie is set on your device
Other cookies
set by third party sites
The TWI website also hosts
links to various social media portals and offers options to ‘share’ information.
When selecting a link and opting in to such a service, you may be presented with
a cookie. TWI is not responsible for the content of third party websites and does
not control the dissemination of these cookies. You should check the relevant third
party website for further information. If you do not agree, do not use links to
third parties
How to
control and delete cookies
Most web browsers
automatically accept cookies but you do not have to accept cookies and you can,
should you choose at any time, reject or block the use of cookies and delete all
cookies stored on your device.
TWI does not use
cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you. We use them to
help us provide you with a better service. However, if you wish to restrict or block
any cookies you can do this through your browser settings. The Help function within
your browser should tell you how.
For example, this
is how it can be achieved in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0:
You can also delete
cookies in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 by:
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Selecting 'Tools/Internet
Options'
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Clicking on 'Delete'
in the Browsing History section
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Then select 'delete
cookies'.
In addition to
this, options to accept, block, or require notification for the use of cookies are
found under:
Please be aware
however that if you choose to block cookies you may not be able to access certain
features of this web site. For rejecting and deleting cookies on other web browsing
platforms and mobile devices you may need to refer to your software or device manual.
AboutCookies.org or
www.allaboutcookies.org
are independent sites which offers a
guide to the use of cookies online. You can find more general information about
how to delete and control cookies through your browser at these sites. Please note
that TWI is not responsible for the content of third party website sites but has
provided these links in good faith to help you make an informed decision about your
online privacy and cookie settings.
It may be that
your concerns about cookies are related to malicious spyware. Rather than switching
off cookies in your browser you may find that anti-spyware software achieves the
same objective by automatically deleting cookies considered to be invasive.
Collection, use and security of your personal information
What information do we collect about you and how do we use it?
We collect personal information that you may volunteer while using our
services.
We do not collect personal information about our visitors from other sources, such
as public records or bodies, or private organisations.
To access the table of personal information collected and purposes for which they
are used, please click here.
We do not collect or use personal data for any purpose other than that indicated
in the table below.
If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, we shall
offer you the means to consent to this new purpose, by indicating in a check box
at the point on the site where personal information is collected. Alternatively
we will notify of our intentions to use your personal information for a different
purpose from which it was originally collected and give you an opportunity to agree
or disagree with this change.
We do not disclose our visitors’ personal information to third parties but may pass
relevant anonymous data to appropriate project partners or, in the case of examination
candidates, to the appropriate certifying body.
How do we secure your information?
We do not give visitors to our websites the option of using a secure transmission
method to send us their personal data other than where the Barclays / RBS WorldPay
secure server is used for e-commerce transactions.
We have implemented security polices, rules and technical measures to protect the
personal information that we have under our control from:
- unauthorised access
- improper use or disclosure
- unauthorised modification
- unlawful destruction or accidental loss
All our employees and data processors, who have access to, and are associated with,
the processing of personal information, are obliged to respect the confidentiality
of our visitors’ personal information.
We ensure that your personal data will not be disclosed to State institutions and
authorities except if required by law or other regulation.
Access to your information and correction
You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about
you. If you would like a copy of some or all of your personal information, you can
contact us by:
We will provide you with a readable copy of the personal data which we keep about
you within 40 days, although we may require you to provide proof of your identity
before we disclose your personal data. We may charge up to £10 for this.
We want to make sure that your personal information is accurate and up to date.
You may ask us to correct or remove personal information that we hold on you which
you think is inaccurate.
Privacy and cookie use compliance
Our privacy and cookie use policy complies with the following UK instruments
and their amendments:
- Data Protection Act 1998
- Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003
Changes to our privacy and cookie use policy
We keep our privacy and cookie use policy under regular review and we will
place any updates on this webpage. This privacy and cookie use policy was last updated
on 23 July 2013.
How to contact us
If you have an enquiry or concern about our privacy and cookie use policy,
please contact:
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Data Controller
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Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AL, UK
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+44 (0)1223 899000
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01223 892588
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| Email address:
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data.protection@twi.co.uk
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Primary personal data / Business information
X = Volunteered by each visitor
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Primary personal data
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Technical administration
of the website
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Research and development
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Customer Administration
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Marketing
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Trading in personal data
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Contact from TWI
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Business Information
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Identifiers
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Business Information
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Customer Administration
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Marketing
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