The Kingswater Institute for Technology and Society
When you supply any personal information to the Kingswater Institute for Technology and Society (“the Institute”), we have legal obligations toward you in the way we handle that data. We collect information fairly that is, we explain how we intend to use it and tell you if we plan to share it with anyone else.
In general, any personal information you provide to us will only be used within the Institute and by our trusted service providers. It will not be shared with anyone outside the Institute without your consent, unless we are legally required or permitted to disclose it. This applies to your name, email address(es), personal details, and any correspondence you send to us.
If you post or send offensive, inappropriate, or otherwise disruptive content on our website or to the Institute, and such behaviour is considered serious and/or repeated, the Institute may use any information available about you to prevent further misconduct. This may include informing relevant third parties, such as your employer, educational institution, or email provider, about the content and your behaviour.
We will retain your personal information on our systems only for as long as you use the service you have requested. Once the purpose for which the information was collected has been fulfilled, it will be securely removed. If personal information is held for individuals who are not registered users but have participated in other Institute-related services (for example, surveys or events), that information will be retained only as long as necessary to ensure smooth administration of the service.
All personal information provided to the Institute is stored securely and handled in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the UK Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
If you are informed on the Institute’s website that your information may be used to allow us to contact you, this means that we may reach out for purposes directly related to the service you have signed up for for example, to provide password reminders, confirm registration details, or notify you of temporary maintenance.
We will not contact you for marketing or promotional purposes (such as informing you about new services or updates) unless you have explicitly agreed to receive such communications when submitting your information or by subscribing separately at a later time.
If you have any questions about how your data is handled, please contact us at:
privacy@kingswaterinstitute.org