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This privacy notice sets out the basis on which we will process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us.

1. Who we are

Biosecurity for LIFE is a not for profit partnership project between RSPB, National Trust and National Trust for Scotland.

We are funded by EU LIFE and co-funded by Scottish Natural Heritage, Natural England and Department for Environment, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland)

2. Why are we collecting your information?

Biosecurity for LIFE is collecting your personal data in order to administer, run and share results of reported invasive predator incursion on UK islands. When you contact us your name and email address will be submitted along with your message. You may be contacted with queries about the records you provide for the purpose of validating and verifying the information.

We will collect the following personal data about you:

• Name
• Email address
• Location and date and any further information you provide in your message

In data protection terms we are using the ‘legal basis’ of ‘public task’ for collecting, processing and sharing your personal data.

In addition to the information we ask you to provide through the website, we also collect information automatically about visits to the site using Google Analytics and in our server logs. This does not include any personal data but does include

• Your IP address
• The pages you request, when you request them, and how you interact with them
• The type of device and browser you use

We use this information to support our work in various ways including monitoring performance, improving design, protecting against malicious behaviour and supporting funding applications.

3. How are we storing your information and will we share it?

All of your personal data that we collect will be stored securely in a database for as long as you are signed up to receive communication from Biosecurity for LIFE. If you no longer wish to receive communication from us then please follow the unsubscribe button. We will keep a record of any sightings that you have submitted.

Sharing your email address with others

Except where we have a legal obligation to so do, we will not share your personal data with anyone else, nor will we transfer your data outside the European Union.

4. Your rights and our contact details

You are entitled to access any of your personal data that we hold. Please contact biosecurityforlife@rspb.org.uk with as much detail as possible on the information you would like us to provide and we will aim to respond within one month.

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data where we have relied on public task as the lawful basis for processing. You also have the right to request that we restrict or stop processing, rectify or delete your personal data. Where the personal data we hold has not been supplied by yourself, you are entitled to ask how we obtained the personal data.

If you have any concerns about how your personal data is being used, we will try to answer any questions you have. You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. You also have the right to an effective judicial remedy against decisions of the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Terms and Conditions

By using this service provided by Biosecurity for LIFE you agree to these terms and conditions

Anyone may view the website to use for their own personal use only and not for reproduction on any other website or for commercial gain.

Any links to the Biosecurity for LIFE website must be notified and approved by Biosecurity for LIFE before they are created.

The information contained within the website includes content that is either owned or controlled by Biosecurity for LIFE and content that is owned or controlled by third parties and licensed to Biosecurity for LIFE.

By signing up to our newsletter or submitting a contact us for you agree for us to contact you and process you data in line with our privacy policy.

Complaints

If you wish to make a complaint about our website or the service you have received from Biosecurity for LIFE, please contact biosecurityforlife@rspb.org.uk.

In the event that we cannot resolve any dispute between us, we can consider various methods of dispute resolution. The EU provides an online dispute resolution platform which exists to assist the resolution of disputes between online traders and consumers. The platform, and more information about it, can be accessed here: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/