Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Unit DX Ltd (trading as Science Creates Incubators) and Science Creates staff (employed by Science Creates Services Ltd) use and protect any information that we collect about you.

Unit DX Ltd / Science Creates Incubators / Science Creates Services is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified, you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Unit DX Ltd / Science Creates Incubators / Science Creates Services may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page occasionally to ensure that you are happy with any changes.

What data we collect

We may collect the following information:

• Name and job title
• Work email address
• Work postal address
• Work phone number
• Email exchanges between you and Science Creates Ltd staff
• Job role and personal interests
• Notes from meetings and phone calls
• Engagement with our marketing content
• Photographs from Science Creates events

How we collect the data

We collect your information from the following sources:

• Email exchanges between you and Science Creates Services Ltd staff
• Your online business, research or professional profile
• Referral
• Market research tools such as surveys
• Analytics reports
• Phone calls
• Through face-to-face meetings
• Via you subscribing to our mailing list
• Events attendance

Where we securely store the data

We are committed to ensuring that the information we collect about you is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we only store your personal data on secure systems. Outside of our secure servers, we use the following software to handle data:

• Email software: Google Mail and Microsoft Outlook within email exchanges
• Marketing automation software: Mailchimp
• Member’s Platform software: Nexudus
• Visitor management software: Envoy
• Integration service: Zapier

Please refer to the privacy policies of these individual systems for more information:

https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-gb/privacystatement

https://policies.google.com/privacy

https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

https://help.nexudus.com/docs/privacy-policy

https://envoy.com/privacypolicy/

https://zapier.com/privacy/

https://www.typeform.com/help/a/security-privacy-standards-at-typeform-9350912237844/

https://www.airtable.com/security

What we do with the data

We will use your information for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping
• To improve our service
• To facilitate market research
• To send our monthly e-newsletter. These will only be sent where prior consent has been given.

How long we keep the data

We will keep your information as long as is necessary for the purpose of processing by the means described above and will be securely disposed of thereafter.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used on our website. We use Google Analytics to identify which pages are being used. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users’ computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. Google will store this information. Google’s privacy policy is available at www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

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