Privacy policy

Disclaimer

We seek to ensure that the information published on our website is up to date and accurate. However, the information on the website does not constitute medical, legal or professional advice and therefore we cannot accept any liability for actions arising from its use. We cannot be held responsible for the contents of any pages referenced by an external link.

The information and publications on Sandyford (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)'s website are subject to Copyright. Material may be reproduced without formal permission or charge for personal or in-house use only. For other use or if in doubt, please contact the Communication Team, Sandyford, 2-6 Sandyford Place, GLASGOW G3 7NB

Guidance notes on publishing and copyright, are available at the Intellectual Property Office http://www.ipo.gov.uk

NHS staff should contact their local Copyright Champion. More information on copyright responsibilities for staff is available from StaffNet http://www.staffnet.ggc.scot.nhs.uk/Info%20Centre/Library/Pages/Copyright.aspx

External copyright may exist for some images used in our website. These will be shown beside the image where possible, however where this is not possible, they will be listed in our Additional Copyright Notices.

Privacy

Any personal data collected through this website will be treated as confidential in line with the principles of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Collection and Use of Personal Information:

Information Collection

Sandyford (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde) is the sole owner of the information collected on www.sandyford.org. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde processes personal data for the purposes of aiding its work to improve the health and well-being of Greater Glasgow and Clyde and its people.

Registration

A user does not have to register to use Sandyford website, but a user must register if they wish to receive news, information and updates via email.

The registration information we require to allow a user to register is the full name and email address of the user if they wish to receive email updates.

This information is stored securely on our database until such time as a user chooses to unsubscribe from receiving updates. Users who no longer wish to receive our newsletters and other updates may opt-out of receiving these communications by clicking unsubscribe option on any email communication received or the user may contact us to opt-out.

Sharing:

Legal Disclaimer

Though we make every effort to preserve user privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when required by law wherein we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our Web site.

Users of our site are always notified when their information is being collected by any outside parties. We do this so our users can make an informed choice as to whether or not they should proceed with services that require an outside party.

Links

This Website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, Sandyford (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde), are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Website.

Surveys

From time-to-time our site requests information from users via surveys or contests. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and address), and demographic information (such as postal code). Contact information will not be shared with any third parties unless we give prior notice and choice. Though we may use an intermediary to conduct these surveys or contests, they may not use users' personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.

Correcting/Updating/Deleting/Deactivating Personal Information

If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as postal code, phone, email or postal address), we provide a way to correct, update or delete/deactivate users' personally identifiable information. Please use the Contact Us page.

Under the Data Protection Act, individuals registering for news and information from Sandyford (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde), have the right make a subject access request for their personal data processed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for those purposes.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us via the methods outlined in our Contact Us page.