LRQA UK Website Privacy Statement
Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited understands and respects the rights of individuals’ privacy and is committed in providing on-line data security.
This privacy statement explains how data is handled whilst you browse and submit information through the website and your options regarding the ways in which your data is used.
Cookies
Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer’s hard drive for record keeping purposes. Cookies contain information that can be used on particular sites and to tailor a visitor’s experience on the website, or provide data that can be used for analysis by our web servers.
This website uses ‘Cookies’ to monitor website usage, and store your preferences for the site. Gathering statistical information allows us to manage and develop our website(s), for example to improve usability, or measure the popularity of a given web page. The information gathered does not identify you personally. Cookies cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites or damage your system.
Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you would prefer, you can set your browser to disable cookies or to inform you when they are set. However you may not be able to take full advantage of the features of our website if you disable them.
You can find out more about the way cookies work and how to disable them on www.allaboutcookies.org
Registration & Completing forms
You will be asked to provide contact details such as your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address when you complete forms to access our consultant and client extranet, making an enquiry or completing a training booking form.
The information gathered will only be used for completing your request, unless specifically stated on a particular form, which may include passing information to other members of the Lloyd’s Register Group.
Information provided by you will be handled in accordance with the United Kingdom’s Data Protection legislation. We maintain strict security standards and procedures with a view to preventing unauthorised access to your data by anyone, including our staff.
Data for Direct marketing
At each point of data collection individuals are given the opportunity to opt-out of receiving direct marketing activity. Where individuals do not want to opt-out of such communication, we may provide information on:
- services and products that may be interest
- changes and improvements to the website.
Should you decide to change your mind on not receiving such communications, please e-mail: dpa@lrqa.co.uk
Transfer of data / sharing
We will not disclose your personal information unless we are obliged to do so or allowed to do so by law, or where we need to do so in order to run our organisation (for example where other people process data for us). Should this be the case, we will ensure confidentiality agreements are in place.
Amend/Update Information
If you believe that any information held by us about you is incorrect or incomplete, you should write to the Data Protection Officer at the address given below. Any information which is found to be incorrect will be corrected as soon as possible.
Submitting a CV online
Any CV applications submitted online will be used for employment consideration only and stored by HR staff for a timeframe of six months.
Links to and from third party websites
Our web site may contain links to other web sites which are outside our control and are not covered by this privacy statement. The operators of these sites may collect information from you which will be used by them in accordance with their privacy policy, which may differ from ours.
Notification of changes to the Privacy Statement
We may change the content or service found on our site at anytime without notice, and consequently our privacy policy may change at any time in the future. You are therefore recommended to revisit this page regularly and your continued access to or use of the site will mean that you agree to the changes.
Access rights
You have the right to access personal data that is held about you. To obtain a copy of the personal information we hold about you please write to the address given below.
Contact details
If you have any queries or comments regarding this privacy statement, please write to :
The Data Protection officer, Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited, 71 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4BS or telephone 0207 423 2089.
Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance • A member of the Lloyd's Register Group
